"Ohtani was walked five times during Monday night's 18-inning thriller - four of which were intentional and one semi-intentional as he didn't see a strike- after his 4-for-4 outing that featured two doubles and two home runs. Ohtani will also be the starting pitcher on Tuesday evening, which speaks more to the absurdity of what he can accomplish on the diamond."
"The last time he pitched, he went 6+ innings, struck out 10 batters, and allowed just two hits. In addition to the pitching prowess, he unleashed three home runs, one of which left Dodger Stadium and is now commemorated by a plaque currently hanging in the pavilion. The decision to walk Ohtani so many times as the game soldiered on is one that was unconventional, but given the night Ohtani was having, made sense."
"Not to mention, the man who hit a walk-off home run to end the game on Monday night is right after Betts in the batting order, in superstar Freddie Freeman. Betts is hitting .250 this postseason, but has just two hits in 15 at-bats during the World Series. Freeman is batting .231 in the World Series with a .950 OPS, but had the biggest hit of the series thus far on Tuesday night."
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider has not decided whether to intentionally walk Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to lead off Game 4 of the World Series. Ohtani was walked five times during Monday night's 18-inning game, four intentionally and one semi-intentionally, after a 4-for-4 performance with two doubles and two home runs. Ohtani will start as the Dodgers' pitcher Tuesday, having previously gone 6+ innings with 10 strikeouts and two hits allowed. He also hit three home runs in the series, including one commemorated by a Dodger Stadium pavilion plaque. Walking Ohtani would place a runner for Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, both dangerous hitters.
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