A sinker who whiffed from one ball and one strike in three at-bats
■ Angels 6-1 Astros (11th Japan time, Houston)
Pitcher Shohei Otani of the Angels, who started the match against the Astros on the 10th (Japan time 11th) as “No. 3, pitcher and DH”. With a new ball sinker that was newly added to the ball, there was a scene that overwhelmed the 2017 Astros MVP Jose Altuve infielder and attracted the attention of fans.
“MVP Showdown” between MVP of 2017 and MVP of last season. In the third inning, he threw a ball against Altuve, who was at bat as the first batter, and even one of the best hitters in the major leagues was stunned. The third ball from one ball and one strike is a sinker of 98.5 miles (about 158.5 kg). 17 inches (about 43.2 cm) Altuve misses the ball that digs into the inside corner and smiles wryly.
Rob Friedman, a pitching analyst nicknamed “Pitching Ninja”, also introduced this one ball on Twitter. When I spelled “Shohei Ohtani, 99 mile sinker (Altuve was impressed)”, Japanese fans said, “What the hell is this…? What is it w”, “Seriously laughing”, “Altuve is too two-seamed and has a wry smile www”.