Fans Are Accusing MLB Of RIGGING Shohei Ohtani's Home Run Balls

[@iTalkStudios]

What are your thoughts?

[@trevor8307]

It’s possible. I remember in 98 when they pitched batting practice to McGwire in September (he didn’t even need the help). Sometimes a player’s accomplishments are so hyped that everyone wants to be involved, good or “bad”. Same thing with Pujols two years ago. With the best of the best, sometimes even opposing teams understand that the good of the game is more important than their own stats or ERA. It’s as though the league feels that the elite have earned their place and why not “let” it happen. I don’t think it takes anything away from their accomplishments; if the league thinks they deserve it, I can respect that. This being said, #52 from last night was one of the highest pitches I’ve ever seen go for a HR. Ohtani is not human.

[@jinlondzale4191]

Judge hits juiced balls Ohtani hits real balls. End of

[@laartwork]

If you know the manufacturering process then you know they aren't meddling with the balls. There is no magic dust they can put on it. The dead balls and juiced balls were due to inconsistency in this like the thickness of the seams. MLB was getting the balls. Then after complaints they had the manufacturer create new balls that didn't do whatever was the issue previous... then people complain it wasn't the same ball as last year... you know the balls they complained weren't like the balls the previous year.

[@1TightMinute]

I’m sure they knew about steroids also. They want records to be broken bc they want ratings. Like you said they juiced the balls for three years str8. I’d love to see it tested.

[@trevor8307]

I don’t involve myself in the juiced ball conspiracies. I don’t have knowledge of the process of producing and delivering baseballs, so it would be unfair for me to comment. I can comment on pitches. Now, the uneducated will talk about Ohtani’s third HR from the other night. They’ll say it was rigged. They don’t realize that in blowouts it’s pretty typical to see a position player throwing batting practice late in the game. This wasn’t necessarily “meant” for Ohtani, it just worked out that way. People will see what they want to see…confirmation bias (especially with casual fans or blinded haters).

[@sclapunk24]

everyone wanted him off the angels and now that he is gone, now they love to hate lmaooo🤣

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

Only because he went to the worst team possible

[@sclapunk24]

@@kurumauzamaki2731 and the dodgers are the worst team possible?? I say it’s an upgrade from any other team tbh🤣 coming from an A’s fan btw!!

[@losangeles6514]

Thank you Angelas 😂🎉

[@bobtuda]

As Denzel Washington said, "You'll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You'll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that."

[@losangeles6514]

@@bobtuda" Get your fkn hands off me * Denzel Washington.😂

[@WyvrnOnYT]

When Ohtani is so good that people think the league is conspiring to make him hit more home runs.

[@1TightMinute]

@@WyvrnOnYT it’s for ratings and to sale tickets. They only care about him as long as he is useful.

[@trevor8307]

lol good point!

[@Truckerdaddy]

Pujols 700 and Judge 62 were called goldylocks balls.

[@blqest125]

he's so good he had to go to the 2nd richest team in MLB to finally start winning.... more like when mlb decides to buy the company manufacturing their baseballs and juiced balls for their favorite teams like yankees and dodgers... the two biggest markets in the sport.

[@1TightMinute]

@@WyvrnOnYT they are conspiring for ratings bud.

[@josehiraldo5611]

People can never be happy for someone lol

[@Notjackpausner]

It’s just the reality mlb always rigs a ball for a milestone you just have to deal with it

[@Bobaman5400]

​​​@@Notjackpausner😂🤡🤡 schmuck

[@bcalvert321]

@@Notjackpausner PROOF PLEASE.

[@michaelfernandez3732]

@@Notjackpausneryall just be saying anything at this point

[@wackoutoftune]

In the days of the internet absolutely

[@TomVanPelt-j8o]

True baseball lovers just sit back and enjoy the Show.

[@ShadySam]

*Sho.

[@roscoecoltrane9523]

I hated baseball. Because of Shohei, MLB has gained a fan.

[@trevor8307]

True!

[@mannyperez28]

Forget baseball it sucks now

[@TomVanPelt-j8o]

@@mannyperez28Folks have been saying this for generations. Baseball hasn’t really changed, except for the awful DH, for generations. Some can sit back and enjoy the Show.

[@pogotheclown8913]

Last year, they did it with Acuña and his 70 stolen bases and they did it to Judge with him breaking the record. It's insane how haters can never just appreciate greatness.

[@irondome7334]

negative unhappy people everywhere and social media gives them a voice otherwise no one would care for these looney bins.

[@bcalvert321]

How do you rig a stolen base???

[@trevor8307]

Speaking of Acuña, a relatively unknown stat is the “power-speed number”. This was developed by Bill James and is considered the ultimate tool when measuring the combination of power and speed. AROD held the record of 43.91 for 25 years until Acuña broke it last season at 52.51. I assumed that record would stand the same amount of time…I was wrong. Ohtani is at 52.00 with 8 games remaining.

[@pogotheclown8913]

@bcalvert321 because of the new rule where the bases were bigger idk some people like to reach too much

[@mikefagan6840]

YES! And MLB raked in the $$$$$$

[@ViruszPlayz.5822]

Bruh this happens every single time someone does something historical. They’re always just mad about it Go Dodgers

[@carystorm1863]

Ikr I'm not a Dodgers fan but how can you hate on this guy, unless you're supremely racist.

[@tobyk460]

Most people hate him because he’s on the dodgers. And also many think his contract is bullshit including me.

[@DudeTotally1000]

​@@carystorm1863 They hate him because he's good on a good team, and it's popular to hate on what's good. I don't think it has anything to do with his race.

[@ViruszPlayz.5822]

@@tobyk460 bro your just mad

[@bobtuda]

@@carystorm1863 So true!

[@joshuakemblebluegrass838]

Why can’t people just be happy for him? SMH

[@ceruhermandez9651]

Jealously is why, they hate that someone as good as him isn't playing for their fav teams

[@iTalkStudios]

❗❗

[@NYCRick128]

Agreed 100%

[@trevor8307]

If he played for their team, they wouldn’t hate. Not that it should make a difference. I’ve never liked the Dodgers or Angels but have always rooted for Ohtani.

[@bjaobby7068]

Isn't everyone else happy for him? Why do you care so much about italk caring. He is just pointing out the scandal. I highly doubt he is going after Shohei because I bet he can even agree that that is crazy.

[@henryposadas3309]

For them it's impossible Othani did it fairly because they cant do it themselves. Typical jealous trolls.

[@edwardhernandez8774]

If Ohtani was in there team, they wouldn’t say anything 💯

[@mikem3789]

Next they will be accusing Ohtani of steroid use. Just wait….

[@jasonlowrey1096]

I was thinking at that in the beginning

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

​@@jasonlowrey1096 He's totally on steroids

[@e.j.l1920]

Fax and they won't say anything about aaron Judge

[@joenguyen4265]

Every professional athlete is probably on roids. LeBron, Tom Brady, Judge. Doesn't take away their greatness but these are world class athletes who are near super human. They're probably using PEDs

[@bmw128racer]

Not steroids. It's the ramen and sushi. 😉🤭

[@jph4852]

Why juice the balls for Ohtani to hit them on Miami? Would it have been better to set the mark in LA??? Some stupid people have too much free time on their hands thinking of these crazy theories.

[@daysandwords]

You can't make LA the ground that it would happen at... if the last time he played in LA he had needed like 4 HRs in one game and 3 stolen bases then he needs at least 7 at bats... This video is pointing out that they can slightly vary the odds, not that they completely write the narrative.

[@nerychristian]

Because even when you juice the balls, it's no guarantee that there will be a home run, or that he will break the record. So it's best to give the players more opportunities to break the record. Sometimes injuries happen, or players have slumps.

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

Americans are constantly lied to in most aspects of their society. And they are still jaded over the steroid era. So no wonder that they have low trust. But Ohtani is simply that good. Japan lives for baseball. And the training Japanese players go through is intense.

[@Johnnylowfive]

This may be the stupidest thing I've read today, congrats. I always speak up when people claim Asians are often some of the most racist people out there but guys like you pop up and bring up race real quick and with seemingly no idea how racist you actually are!

[@xrtdhoneybeast]

As soon as gambling was allowed, integrity of professional sports is nonexistent.

[@sunahamanagai9039]

If balls are rigged, doesn't that throw off the pitching??

[@christopherortiz9330]

As much I hate things being overhyped and pushed down our throats, credit must be given when it due. Those who earn massive credit also get unnecessary hate.

[@blqest125]

@@Pler1978 , "media" pushed the racial part of clark vs angel reese. it has worked. very reason why racism is always a subject matter in media of a country that is the richest and most powerful and most diverse yet the media cant stop calling half the country racist despite the millions of non POC who come here legally/ILLEGALLY to live better lives..

[@BakoSooner]

As a Dodger fan, I watch lots of Dodger games. And I was lucky enough to watch the game thanks to being retired. What Is aw was the best performance by any player in my lifetime. Ohtani is a very likable guy with super talent so I can see how some people might want to hate him. But to say that he was given a special treatment to break a record is simply dumb and only shows the idiocy of those naysayers. Ohtani deserves the stage as he has earned the spotlight. Now, let's go 60/60!

[@trevor8307]

It’s crazy to me that at the beginning of last month he was only in the 20/20 club. Fast forward 7 weeks and he’s established the 50/50 club! This guy is not human and 60/60 is not out of reach. But for me, I’d like to see him get to 400 total bases. This hasn’t been done since 2001 and in my opinion is very important when discussing all time best seasons.

[@bobtuda]

Those on this thread who hate are failures who cannot stand others being better than them. As Denzel Washington said, "You'll never be criticized by someone doing more than you. You'll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that."

[@blqest125]

@@bobtuda , i guess that explains all the hate trump gets right? or p diddy? or r kelly? or clinton? or obama? dont be obtuse. mlb bought the company that makes baseballs (rawlings) and was already caught juicing balls for aaron judge during his HR record chase. remember that. also remember, MLB is just another american corporation. PRONE to corruption.

[@Iron-King-Kong]

He was a pitcher, he did 20/20 that no other pitchers done before, now he is a hitter, 50/50 comes with no surprise

[@jackspalden5143]

The fact that he might now be toying with a 60/60 season is extremely alarming. If you don’t think there are ANY red flags, you are delusionally bias. Look at the “tags”, look at the absolute meatballs they’re throwing him too. It’s rigged. Baseball needs a story to save its livelihood.

[@greatloverofmusic1]

These fans are the same people that see Elvis and black helicopters everywhere they go.

[@joseburgos9654]

Yeah, like the unmarked black helicopters in North Carolina.

[@AntwanAntwanette]

How is this even a thing? Just be happy for him lol

[@iTalkStudios]

There's always something lol

[@Wolf-wc1js]

Dodger hate, that’s why. A similar accusation happened in 22 with MLB being accused of giving juiced balls to Yankee games so Judge could do his thing

[@basedjenny7362]

Because mlb has a history of shady behavior when it comes to the baseballs

[@graham5990]

@@basedjenny7362 Agreed. Has nothing to do with Dodger hate as Ohtani and the Dodgers have nothing to do with it. It's all the league wanting to generate hype around the league to get more eyes on the game. No different than refs rigging games in the NBA in the playoffs to get desired outcomes and favorable matches that will bring more eyes on the sport.

[@ceruhermandez9651]

Yankees, Mets and Braves fans are bitter af

[@bladeduffer]

Fans accusing MLB of rigging because they can . How predictable.

[@themlbchannel]

5:06 "Or Maybe They Mess With Ohtani's Balls"💀💀💀

[@EV_Warrior]

There are always haters either from jealousy or from bigots. I've learned to accept it and just laugh at these idiots.

[@Kotaro1326]

Nobody could have said it any better. Thanks!!!

[@blqest125]

so the people who hated on the astros for doing what the yankes, dodgers, and redsox did are also idiots? what about all the people who boo altuve despite the fact that altuve never really used the sign stealing scheme but since he is the face of the franchise has taken the brunt of the hate?

[@Xdpinky]

Very racist comment

[@Xdpinky]

Lmk if you wanna back those words up

[@Kotaro1326]

EV_Warrior I hope you don’t mind because I’m probably going to be using your quotes in some of those idiot videos.

[@bigprovos12]

Dang man people keep trying to cancel shohei 😂

[@Zyron22]

And he did nothing bad, except go and sign with my most hated MLB team.😞

[@CesarURamirez]

This is absurd that would mean that all the balls would be rigged so why didn’t all the other players go 6/6 with 3 home runs

[@turbokid99]

they didnt get those same balls pitched to them lol. Smarten up

[@BRLaue]

@@turbokid99So, because they have no way of knowing exactly when Ohtani will appear at the plate in any given inning, the umpire has separate pockets for the different balls. Find the video evidence of that and get back to us.

[@xfranchize]

@@BRLaue no the pitchers and the league is all scripted for entertainment they want you to come any enjoy yourself ensure the player you paid to watch succeeds it’s wwe

[@Xdpinky]

They have literally done this in baseball before the fk are u talking about

[@BRLaue]

@@Xdpinky but not for the express purpose of cheating.

[@JimmyJames562]

Even if the baseballs were rigged, Ohtani still did 99% of the work. I think theres a lot of people out there who can't stand that a Japanese player is dominating Americas pastime. As a Giants fan, i automatically despise the dodgers 😂 but I'm very happy with Ohtani's accomplishments in MLB. Got to see him pitch at Angels stadium once, and it was unreal. Dude got a standing ovation every time he walked out to pitch and every at bat. I've never seen anything like that before in baseball.

[@HammerJammer81]

There are ALWAYS a few in the crowd. Just cannot enjoy anything anymore can we?

[@bobtuda]

Those on this thread who hate are failures who cannot stand others being better than them. As Denzel Washington said, "You'll never be criticized by someone doing more than you. You'll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that."

[@OG-giku-zb8nj]

ALL PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ARE RIGGED , but hey we can still have a good time watching them and rooting for teams ......right??........ 🤔

[@Sassarai916]

Do they also think judges balls were rigged last season?

[@amifunnymynameisbob]

i think some did lol

[@Sassarai916]

@amifunnymynameisbob what is ironic is that Yankees fans probably think ohtanis are rigged but not judge

[@joerapo]

People thought the same for Pujols' chase of 700HRs.

[@followthewhiterabbit8561]

How man y position players did Judge hit homeruns off last season? Now that's a real rig.

[@mirikaku5811]

@@followthewhiterabbit8561All players have hit one or the other time from position players. Even Judge. So don’t be childish. Other players hit from the position player too, without getting hits nor HR. as if Ohtani can’t reach 50/50 without a position player pitching is your pathetic take. Same as Judge cannot reach 60 without juiced balls found in Yankees games.

[@odysseusdadon1234]

They just hating his greatness and that he’s not playing for their teams. Him being foreign doesn’t help either

[@theblackpanda5860]

Same people are going to accuse MLB of paying catchers to be inaccurate when Ohtani tries to steal 2nd.

[@daysandwords]

I mean if you watch the reviews and the decisions that MLB comes out with, it's pretty likely that MLB are up to some sketchy s**t.

[@Kirke182]

Imagine what these people must have been like as children.

[@daysandwords]

Critical thinkers. Imagine, children smarter than you are as an adult.

[@Kirke182]

@@daysandwords Whining about Ohtani? That's critical thinking to you??

[@m.i.aa.i.m383]

​@@daysandwords Critical thinking? Then think this through. If they rigged it they should have rigged it from the start. As in from the very first homerun. There are so many games left for Ohtani to achieve the 50/50. What I'm saying is even if Ohtani didn't make history on that day, it's only a matter of time. While on the other hand you are saying that everytime Ohtani made a homerun they are rigging it. You are thinking super critically that you think that MLB conspired to make this history from the very beginning of the season.

[@dataender96]

I will put nothing past multi billion dollar establishments

[@NEWKILM]

If this was rigged why wasn't the balls used until they got back to LA?

[@thunnuso6792]

What’s next? His bats were corked, the air was purposely thin out, the opposing pitchers were bought, man bunch of tin foilers…

[@letfreedomring43]

They don’t have to do any of those things. Most major league hitters can hit out on any pitch if it’s ball they can hit. Have you ever been to a game a got there early and watched batting practice? At any batting practice the guy pitching is supposed to throw everything so the batter can hit it. If a pitcher throws up a cookie he will hit it out.

[@JosephTurner-ok6br]

Look up the history of the tin foil Hat and notice how ahead of its time it was.. SHEEP

[@Roberts810]

​@@letfreedomring43 i think a lot of people can't stand the idea that professional sports are rigged. They just don't wanna believe it. Once you start paying attention its pretty easy to tell.

[@markhemsworth2670]

I haven't seen a HR from Ohtani that needed help to get over the fence in a while. The most lethargic ball ever made will still go over

[@bulldogfightingforfreedom]

He’s Asian … he’s not black , of course the mainstream and establishment would hate to see him breaking records …

[@moriganbecks4811]

Wondering when people would start complaining about something going well for someone in mlb.

[@MarkTheLostTraveler]

There are so many unhappy people in the world. Why cant people just be happy when people do something great.

[@HorsemanExtreme]

The hate on Asian athletes are crazy in America.

[@rosenbauer2183]

Agree, they just cant accept that an asian is dominating the sport they created and the record of their so called baseball god babe ruth was burried and forgotten, they kept spon feeding us on how good babe ruth was but infact he was against journeyman and cant throw 95mph sliders 100mph heaters

[@MS-ii1sv]

Are you serious?

[@MS-ii1sv]

There have been foreign players in the MLB for decades now. So you think after all the accolades that Dominicans have gotten that now people are mad because a Japanese guy is dominating in baseball? Like people have some problem with Asians being good at sports? You're worse than the people trying to downplay his accomplishments.

[@ronlui-n7c]

@@MS-ii1sv cry more

[@MS-ii1sv]

@@ronlui-n7c You're the one crying.

[@brianteskey2425]

I can’t believe there are actually people capable of hating Ohtani

[@tyray6180]

People will do everything except realize that Ohtani is the best player in the league

[@JawaPenguin16]

He is. That being said the MLB gave him some help

[@tyray6180]

@@JawaPenguin16 “let me make a wild unfounded claim about a player I don’t like because he’s doing good for a team I don’t like.”

[@amifunnymynameisbob]

@@JawaPenguin16 mlb gave him help by making steals and homers easier but they made stealing and homers easier for EVERYONE. Thats the point, they didn't specifically help ohtani only

[@JawaPenguin16]

@@tyray6180 Shoheis my favorite player. Try again.

[@JawaPenguin16]

@@amifunnymynameisbob he still had to actually go out their and do it. I will never dismiss that. But cmon, it’s not hard to see why the MLB would have incentive to help out his stat chase a bit. Let’s just be objective here.

[@Dantheman2634]

The 50/50 ball will be worth millions of dollars. Whoever got that ball is pretty much set for a good portion of life.

[@ivanvalentin3898]

They wont allow him to keep it.

[@Mkwhite1974]

Let's assume they did in fact used a juiced ball that day. It's still fair game for everyone since everyone is hitting the same juiced ball. It still takes skill to hit a HR with a juiced ball no? if not then we would have seen everyone on the dodgers team hit a HW every time someone stepped to the plate. Just give credit where it's due, He is just different.

[@turbokid99]

not true. Only Ohtani gets those special balls.

[@fuhkerz]

They were swapping out the balls when Ohtani came up to bat. So if it were true, he would be the only one getting those special balls. But yeah, if I recall correctly, even the most juiced balls they found added like 10ft to a homerun. I didn't see all 3 homers in that game, but if I remember correctly, #50 was a no doubter so even the juiciest ball wouldn't have made a difference.

[@Javamonster10-c8d]

Ya, people love to talk shit when a records broken

[@datruth9607]

@@fuhkerzoops it's now in the hands a of a fan, lol you think the MLB would allow a juiced ball in the public? Easy way to get caught

[@fuhkerz]

@@datruth9607 A) That's exactly how the "juiced ball era" balls were exposed. B) The odds of someone cutting that ball open to find out and essentially lighting a million dollars on fire are pretty low C) I never said it was happening, just that it would be super easy since they were clearly using a different set of balls for Ohtani.

[@truthseeker9454]

Whether or not the balls were "juiced," they're still coming at him at 90 MPH and moving...and he still has to hit them out of the park. The hardest thing to do in sports.

[@robertcordell7445]

Ohtani, is the REAL DEAL, BOTTOM LINE!!!

[@steadytrucker]

We know for a fact that Judge was being helped with the "goldilocks" balls

[@darryberrymemes5739]

They said the same about judged home runs too. Haters gonna hate

[@davelong4131]

Highly doubt ANY pitcher would voluntarily use a rigged baseball and give up a home run 😂😂😂

[@SoloKatOnly]

But some people will theorize about it no doubt 😂 I mean, they hate the guy and the Dodgers, or probably anything popular. They will say things like "blablabla he's one of the best, probably the best" between their essays but they don't actually think, or even consider that. I'll just say I am the only Sho fan and everyone hates him and so I'll go about my day 😙

[@peterd.9978]

News Flash! There are people that are mad at happiness, rainbows, and unicorns!

[@CatStanleySpaceDemon]

They set a precedent a couple years ago with Judge. So MLB brought it on themselves if people think it's illegit.

[@Truckerdaddy]

2019 had juiced balls, Pujols and Judge had juiced balls for their 700 and 62 homeruns.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

That's certainly true

[@asianbeowulf4276]

It’s quite simple: If the balls are rigged, then prove it.

[@jedi1967]

To the narrator: your 15 minutes of fame is up

[@Heybrotruthhurts]

That feeling when Ohtani is so much better than everyone else that haters start coming up with every accusation they can think of to make themselves feel better and try to bring down Ohtani. It's crazy to see but also really makes you realize how many degenerate ppl there are in the world.

[@Urnnn420]

Bro take his home runs away and you still have a guy with 52 stolen bases

[@haroldsfishingadventures754]

As if the larger bases and limited pickoff attempts hasn't helped that

[@SoloKatOnly]

​@@haroldsfishingadventures754 so? You've gotta work with what you've got. Don't hate the player, hate the game 😂

[@mrparkx2]

Kinda notice the trend. Ohtani, messi, faker, djokovic, caitlyn clark... who are we gonna put false narratives next? Can't we all just enjoy greatness?

[@Knordsman]

Unless Ohtani is the best actor on the planet, I cannot see him doing anything but being an amazing role model and loving the game. He bleeds baseball

[@iTalkStudios]

Preach

[@joelpuente2644]

So much Hate Left & Right for this Shohei

[@daysandwords]

Actually he only bats left. 😆

[@joelpuente2644]

@@daysandwords Dumb you don't make sense I'm not even talking about that 🤣

[@imsleepcuz4726]

Lemme guess Yankees fans?

[@YuriEnthusiast]

Ah yes when he was playing crazy in the Angels no one was saying anything cause they were losing regardless now when he's winning whilst performing like that all of a sudden its rigged bruh

[@edwardhernandez8774]

💯 spot on, if there’s switch button

[@PhantomofDB]

Not true. They were giving him juiced balls then too. Look it up. 2019 the league put Juiced balls out there. They admitted that. Then they said they fixed it... then they said "oops, some juiced balls still got leaked out". Once MLB said that, there was an entire study done by analyzing both foul balls that were collected, and studying things like exit velo - and one of the stadiums that "accidentally" kept getting the most juiced balls? Angel stadium. Then there have been articles that they "Accidentally" gave Judge juiced balls in 2022 during his home run chase. If you think they would "Accidentally" give it to Judge and NOT Ohtani (who they put up a graphic during other sports about when he's due up next), I have a bridge to sell you

[@pierrelelong8927]

Shohei is a one of a kind player!! The only player in modern times who can hit and throw a 97 mph fastball for a potential 50 hr/20 win season.

[@beaumanikoth9142]

People should really turn off their phones more and get a life...

[@thejessman9591]

Let me finish reading all these comments first...after that I'm going to have ice cream and read a book...

[@Don92595]

This is true! Also Caitlin Clark uses magnetic basketballs that never miss! ☄️

[@mirikaku5811]

I suppose they never do it to YOUR team but only to other teams and their players..😂

[@Don92595]

@mirikaku5811 Dodgers are not my team, but what about the other 49 HR’s also rigged?

[@amifunnymynameisbob]

@@Don92595 i think you guys agree, but mirikaku is ESL and can't understand your sarcasm lol

[@Don92595]

@amifunnymynameisbob lmao 😂 I see

[@drogonr9318]

Ridiculous. These are the same clowns who scream "rigged" when their favorite football team loses. And scream "rigged" when they lose an election.

[@user-zm6co9im8u]

💯

[@felipetorres9949]

Even tho Trump should have won the election in 2020 but I agree

[@yaniyuhara8165]

I don’t believe MLB was messing with Ohtani’s 50th ball so that he could hit homerun easier, if that’s what conspiracy theorists mean. It was just a matter of time for Ohtani to hit 50th homerun anyway after he hit 49th. There’s no reason to set it up for the 50th like that. Rather, MLB authenticated 50th ball so that there’s no bogus claim of the ball by potential catchers. This practice has been common since McGwire chased his homerun record through Judge when he hit 62nd in 2022. As far as Ohtani’s comment on “he wanted to get it done as expeditiously as possible”, an interpreter did not do a good job to convey nuance of what Ohtani meant. It’s Japanese culture behind Japanese language in which we Japanese put ourselves in other people shoes when we are the center of the action. In this case Ohtani felt bad that people had to do the extra work of changing the ball every time he gets in the batter’s box only because he is chasing the record. That’s why he felt that he wanted to get it over with ASAP given consideration to people around him. Get it ?

[@Chim__Richalds]

Just a sign of the times.

[@blqest125]

arent most great things accomplished have some terrible back story? egypt? hollywood? how america became a super power? how china became a superpower? how the roman empire became? germany tryin to take over the world? did you forget about barry bonds? sammy sosa? mark mcgwire??? how about marion jones and all the gold medals she won when she was using peds? is really just today's time or has humanity always been this way????

[@heeno758]

That 50th home run ball is gonna only be worth money until Shohei hits his 55th

[@Nate-Dog]

Even if he gets 60/60 that 50/50 ball is still going to be worth a lot of $$$$$

[@Beck-Stein]

Just like barry bonds broke records people saying it was roids. He never admitted to it and there was no solid proof. Only speculated he started in 1998. He would’ve never been convicted in a court of law. Baseball fans for sure racists.

[@truthseeker4280]

Ohtany has a fantastic hitter even before joining the DODGERS. It shouldn't be suprising to see him being this good , he is also in his prime.

Let's say it's true, this is MLBs problem, not Shohei's.

[@ronaldvalle4925]

Please stop. Not Rigged!!!! Please don’t politicalize the sport that I Love!!!!!!! MLB is sacred, leave it alone!!!! Please.

[@grandwonder5858]

Said the guy whose team the league has cheated for over a century!

[@ozzzy3z946]

Cough, cough, 2017...

[@BeardedForever]

Judge has more HR's! Is that rigged too?

[@mirikaku5811]

Yeah, then Judges 60th balls and record ball were also rigged, then.😂

[@TheHollomap]

He is a Yankee..... It is always rigged.

[@themusic6808]

I’ve seen an alarming number of people just commenting “sports better” or “roids” 😂 Also trying to discredit him because he’s on the DL and not a position player this year while rehabbing. Ohtani has been setting records simultaneously pitching & hitting every year prior to this. Amazing when there’s a once in a lifetime prodigy some peoples grandkids decades from now will be asking “do you remember Shohei Ohtani ?” and the reality is they were shitposting and trolling online about him in his prime.

[@ArianiMauve999]

He is Rigging the League instead with Sheer Talent and Perseverance.

[@austinrodriguez4272]

Honestly don’t care couse other dudes were juicing, and pitching is harder now. Idk May factors but I’m a giants fan and I know ohtani the goat 😢

[@eulalawrence841]

Judge hits 62 homers? It's because the balls weren't the correct ones. Acuna goes 40/70? It's because the bases are bigger. Shohei goes 50/50? It's because of BOTH reasons. Man I love baseball but there's no doubt we got some of the worse fans and media personalities in sports. We can never just appreciate greatness, and this coming from me- someone that tried his best argue Shohei over Judge for that MVP two years ago.

[@OilCompany95]

I have a coworker who claims he's a baseball fan. He's pissed ohtani did this cuz he's a yankee fan, what a tool right?

[@Nate-Dog]

I hate the Dodgers but even I'm impressed by what Ohtani has done this season.

[@thejessman9591]

All Yankee fans are tools.

[@HittinyaWitDaTruth]

Everyone keeps saying it's about Ohtani. It's not about Ohtani. It's about the corruption in MLB.

[@rpg_haven]

He's been incredible every single season, and this is his first season focused on hitting. People are surprised?

[@ashleyp3662]

Oh yeah right so stupid

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I think hes just THAT good.

[@polrish9570]

I will say this. The one stolen base he got on the third was sus looking. How he didn’t tag Ohtani out was crazy.

[@tommyfu9271]

you've never seen a guy miss a tag before? he's got 53 steals with a week left in the season. some infielder didn't intentionally miss a tag so he could get 50 steals.

[@mikaelgauslaa5547]

I don't know anything about baseball, but this sounds like something that would involve quite a lot of people. The more people involved, the less likely something would stay a secret.

[@davidross4102]

Juiced balls definitely exist. I did a tryout for the Home-Run Derby “X” showcase last year, and on tryout day, guys were hitting 320 footers, 10-12 per round. On the night of the showcase, the special balls came out and the exact same guys were hitting twenty 420 footers per round. That’s more than just adrenaline. A couple of the competitors even told me, “Yeah, that ball was jumping”

[@97NikeSb]

Doesn’t mattered if the balls were juiced he ripped those homers.

[@southsidecompton9668]

Every time a Dodgers player shines they try to say they cheated or something wrong they did. Nothing new! Go Dodgers screw the haters!

[@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621]

It’s because people reasonably hate big market teams that just spend insane money. I hate the Yankees and Dodgers. They suck and shouldn’t be able to have a monopoly over the league. It’s very fun seeing them both choke in the playoffs with their stacked rosters.

[@southsidecompton9668]

@@dehavillandcanadatwinotter9621 I think your team sucks to begin with

[@frokenstein]

You know you're good when people accuse you of cheating.

[@blqest125]

or there's a reason why people are suspicious? like mlb giving aaron judge and the yankees goldilocks/juiced baseballs during his HR chase? america was/is already so good in sports yet BALCO existed?

[@frokenstein]

​@@blqest125 Do you think Shohei Ohtani is cheating or is being cheated for? Regarding Aaron Judge, how many of his home runs do you think were basically fraudulent? Do you think both teams got juiced balls, and who do you think was in on it? I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just thinking of all the things that would need to happen for this to have worked.

[@daysandwords]

Funny how no one says that about the Astros, even now, 8 years after the sign stealing scandal, and despite lots of other teams doing it.

[@matthewsaleman58]

The third baseman failed to tag on two of Ohtanis steals. The replays show it clearly and it can't be missed. Those were home run derby pitches to give him free homers. 68 mph straight down the middle??. This game was blatantly sports fraud

[@bobbyincidemetal]

Lmao!! Take your meds.

[@tommyfu9271]

put the bottle down. you realize the last home run was off an infielder lobbing the ball in a blowout it wasn't some grand conspiracy.

[@letfreedomring43]

Well the entire NFL is scripted so why not Baseball?

[@paulschneider2856]

Everyone is in trouble, make your way to time out

[@dmhin1831]

I know you probably secretly hate shohei. Because you wouldn't put this kind of garbage and very weak conspiracy theory into a video if you really like him.

[@Wagmiallday]

All sports are rigged once you understand that your life starts to have purpose instead of relying on bread and games for happiness

[@iTalkStudios]

Not true at all but ok

[@kropking]

@@iTalkStudios It is true, but ok.

[@ceasar1877]

Look I never comment but this omg is total absurd lol wow...

[@justinamenta7241]

This guy just told you MLB admitted to tampering with baseballs.....but your first comment is to say that It being rigged is absurd? You must be retarded.

[@ju_p9011]

So you mean that out of every pitcher that actually held the ball and pitched to Ohtani was ok, but you spectators who didn't even touch the ball are saying the ball is rigged? riiiiiightttt

[@christianruvalcaba5332]

If he wasn’t a Dodger people wouldn’t hate him like they do

[@MatthewVasquez-x9s]

yank fan boys just mad cause ohtani better that don't mean u have to say rigged DODGERS4LIFE

[@DrunkenShellback]

Everything has to be a freaking conspiracy I swear. A bunch of haters with boring lives who need to manufacturer excitement for the price of potentially smearing someone.

[@maverick5353]

I don’t know or care how much that ball is worth. But I clearly see there are a lot of covert jealousy and racism even in MLB for sure. If I were his teammate then I would cheer and let him break all the mlb records. After he started to the second base, why hit the ball even you cannot hit it right? Isn’t that obvious he will steal the bases when he is on the first?

[@snappyone]

When Ohtani stole third, looks like the third baseman purposely missed the tag

[@TheHollomap]

Dude really..... Now players from other teams are in on it? 😂😂😂😂

[@xh3598]

The biggest MLB "RIGGING" was not playing the Negro League during the Babe Ruth era. Babe Ruth was hitting "MEATBALLS".

[@TheHollomap]

@@xh3598 I think that was less to do with rigging and more to do with racism. Secondly you just throwing things out to have an argument with someone. Cause that is what it looks like. 😂

[@mr.nguyen3222]

haters gonna hate. i mean i believe riggings do happen. 1st comes to mind is soccer players keep getting cuffed because they were paid to throw. 2nd is the Angel Reese. she & her supporters assume people are stupid, but their actions are pretty transparent. S.O. is just great.

[@terrencetrussell7625]

I agree with your even handed reporting. Could the Miami game have been a ‘gimmee’ for Ohtani? Impossible to know for sure, but really, why do it? Shohei Ohtani is clearly a superior athlete who HAS EARNED HIS STATUS AS A SUPERSTAR. Period. To accuse anyone of manipulating this progress would have to go back 7 years. Then why oh WHY would the Angels give up this gift? All you conspiracy whackos, GET A LIFE!!!