One of the crucial shocking issues concerning the federal legal grievance towards Ippei Mizuhara is how Shohei Ohtani's company, led by Nez Balelo at CAA, relied on Mizuhara to work together with Ohtani, nearly by no means contacting the star straight.
Lindsey Adler on the Wall Avenue Journal studied how CAA and Balelo had been blind, along with Ohtani, from Mizuhara. “Ohtani, in his effort to focus solely on his efficiency on the sector, selected to be left at the hours of darkness,” he wrote. “What was within the shadows price him not less than $16 million.”
Alex Kirshner at Slate wrote about how the CAA failed Ohtani, as did the Dodgers throughout this scandal.
“There isn’t a equating the misdeeds of different members of Ohtani's workforce with what Mizuhara did,” stated Kirshner, “However there must be loads of room to level out what number of professionals Ohtani failed when historical past got here to the sunshine”.
Just a few reactions from Saturday night time's Dodgers win over the Padres, during which Mookie Betts had three hits and talked about Gavin Stone's profession efficiency on the mound.
“He's been big. He's younger, however he's obtained some canine in him up there. He's preventing, and we want him. … He's displaying up and it's displaying.” Mookie Betts on Gavin Stone. pic.twitter.com/uEAsigWFiS
– SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) April 14, 2024
Within the fifth inning, Jurickson Profar overreacted to an inside pitch from Stone, then complained to Stone and catcher Will Smith. The protracted dialogue between Profar and Smith led to the benches and bullpen to unravel within the tamest means attainable.
Right here's what Smith needed to say concerning the dust-up after the sport.
Nicely then
