Angels' Shohei Ohtani caught performing CPR on his bat to escape an early season slump
Baseball’s most exciting player hasn't had the most electric start to the season.
A year after the Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani proved the sport’s biggest stage is no match for his talent, the two-way star finds himself mired in a wee bit of a slump to begin his 2022 campaign.
Through five games and 21 at-bats, Ohtani has just three hits, five strikeouts and no walks. Considering he hits at the top of the Angels lineup, a .143/.143/.190 slash line isn’t what anyone wants to see at all. Especially not for an MVP favorite (+300 at Tipico). Ohtani knows this, too.
But not to worry, because the modern day Babe Ruth has a fix for his quiet bat.
That should do it!
Ohtani’s playful attitude here is exactly the right course. It’s the first week of the season and every one needs to take some deep breaths. He’ll be launching balls into orbit soon enough.
It’s not like he’s slumping on the mound, either. In his first start of the year, Ohtani went 4 2/3 innings pitched with nine strikeouts, one walk issued, one hit allowed and one earned run.
His bat will come around. Or surely the Angels have a defibrillator around the dugout Ohtani can use to wake it up.
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