Dave Roberts accuses Padres of intentionally hitting Shohei Ohtani in tense scene
NY Post
There were a number of batters hit in Tuesday night’s rivalry matchup between the Dodgers and Padres. — with Shohei Ohtani being the breaking point.
Ohtani was plunked in the bottom of the third inning by Padres pitcher Randy Vasquez, which sent manager Dave Roberts into an irate tirade toward the umpires.
Roberts was ejected from the game after a drawn-out and heated discussion.
After Roberts talked to second-base umpire Marvin Hudson for a while, third-base umpire Trent Gibson then came over as tempers escalated.
Roberts was asked at his postgame press conference whether he thought the hit was intentional.
“Absolutely. Absolutely,” Roberts said. “For me, if they feel that’s warranted on their side … own it. And we move on. But it’s not a misfire. I do feel it was intentional.”
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