[Impressive]What did Shohei Otani do for LOHAS? Freeman testified. What happened that day?

YouTube description section I would like to tell you about an action that Shohei Otani took for his teammates. April 7, 2025, the day the Dodgers were in Toronto preparing to play the Blue Jays. Forty minutes before the game, shortstop Miguel Rojas received a phone call. I received the news that my father, Miguel Rojas Sr., had a heart attack in Venezuela and passed away on the way to the hospital. A father was looking forward to his son’s game in front of the TV. It was a very sudden parting. There are no direct flights from Toronto to Venezuela, and he would not be able to make it in time for the funeral the next day. Rojas was unable to attend his father’s final moments or see him off. Managers Freeman and Roberts told him to take the day off, so he was absent that day. However, Rojas volunteered to be in the starting lineup the next day. “What my father wanted most was to be on the field.” The night before, a message arrives to Rojas, who is grieving. It was from Shohei Otani, who was about to take the starting pitching the next day. “Can I write my father’s initials on the hat tomorrow and throw it?” It was Otani’s own decision, and no one told him to do so. I went out of my way to ask permission from the person through an interpreter. Toronto the next day. On the right side of Otani’s hat was engraved “MR” in white letters. And Otani wasn’t alone. Freeman, Betts, Hernandez — Dodgers players appeared on the field one after another wearing the same “MR” in their hats. Rojas himself wrote his father’s nickname “MICKY” on his hat and returned as the No. 9 shortstop. Although Otani wasn’t at his best that day, he pitched tenaciously in the 6th inning, allowing only 4 hits and 1 run. Rojas also saved Otani from a pinch with a wonderful throw from shortstop to third, and in the 7th inning he raced home from second base. He excited the bench with his all-out play as if he was dedicating it to his father. Freeman says. “Shohei looks at each of his teammates individually.He’s one in 10 generations as a player, but he’s also one in 10 as a person.” Rojas also expressed his gratitude, saying, “Those two letters ‘MR’ are not something to display as a formal decoration. They are something that I will always carry in my heart.” The reason why Shohei Ohtani is loved by the Dodgers is not just because of his records and numbers. When your friends are in the most difficult times, be the first to be there for them, not with words but with actions. Before being a top-notch athlete, you must also be a top-notch person. That’s the real reason why it continues to be loved all over the world. ■About the production policy for this video (Important) The videos on this channel are original content that focuses on audio commentary, structure, and discussion. The videos, images, and audio materials used are structured with consideration to YouTube’s guidelines and the scope of quotation, and are based on the premise of short-term use, processing, editing, and contextual necessity. In addition, the narration uses a machine voice generated based on your own voice, and there is no intention to imitate or impersonate any specific real person. This video is an entertainment piece based on baseball, but includes production, composition, and consideration. Please understand that some of the content includes interpretations and production expressions. ■ Copyright/Right Notation The copyrights of videos, images, and sound sources belong to the respective rights holders. If a problem is confirmed, we will promptly take measures such as making it private or deleting it. *Unauthorized reproduction, copying, or reuse of this channel’s content (including explanatory text, structure, and narration) is prohibited. ■ Materials/Credit 🎧 Additional Track Elektronomia – Energy Watch: https://youtu.be/eW3gMGqcZQc Free Download / Stream: http://ncs.io/Energy Video @Dodgers Official X https://www.youtube.com/@MLB