Phil Nevin, longtime major leaguer-turned-minor league manager-turned MLB manager, got choked up remembering all the people who prepared him for this moment. “There’s a lot of special people involved in this,” Nevin said as tears welled up in his eyes.
Years of poor decisions have fueled the Angels’ struggles despite the team featuring Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Now Arte Moreno is weighing a sale.
Added catcher Max Stassi on Sunday: “Nev, love him. He’s done a great job. Just a good dude, just a baseball guy, baseball rat. Cares about his players, cares about just everything involved in winning. He’s the right man and we’re excited to have him.” Angels’ Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning Wednesday in Oakland.Asked if this season was a new standard for him, he said: “Overall, I think it was good, of course. Finishing today is a disappointing part. Ordinarily, this would be the start [of the playoffs], or the real deal. It would be nice to go like that. I’d like to do my best to aim for that next season.
On Wednesday, Ohtani sailed through the first four innings with relative ease, giving up neither a hit nor a walk. In the fifth, Ohtani gave up a walk, a hit, and then the A’s scored on a sacrifice fly. “He told me he could finish the inning, you see how he goes through that batter, he got him out,” Nevin said. “It’s been a heck of a year for him. I know he’s disappointed in today, but after four innings there, we started thinking about [him possibly throwing a perfect game or no-hitter] again. Special player, special person, I’m lucky to have him.”Ohtani walked into the hallway leading to the visitors clubhouse with catcher Max Stassi, Frostad, and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.
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