Shohei Otani, who started as No. 2 and DH (designated hitter), recorded 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base in 4 at-bats. It was in the bottom of the 4th inning that I encountered an unusual scene. In his second at-bat, he walked and got on base, and successfully stole a base from the Mets battery. At that time, second baseman Jeff McNeil’s touch hit Otani hard in the back of the head. Otani crouched down holding his head, but after a while he took off his helmet and shook his head, smiling and emphasizing “no problems” to a worried McNeil.
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