Ohtani’s pregame speech:
“Let’s stop admiring them… If you admire them, you can’t surpass them. We came here to surpass them, to reach the top. For one day, let’s throw away our admiration for them and just think about winning.”
(h/t
@dylanohernandez
)
Elly De La Cruz did his entire press conference in English, for the first time today.
“It’s important for the fans to understand me, and me understand the fans.”
The Phillies announced that they've placed Trea Turner on the paternity list
Today also marks the 9-month anniversary of the day Turner signed his $300 million contract with the Phillies...
50-year-old Ichiro Suzuki pitched a complete-game shutout on 116 pitches against a high school girls team today. He had nine strikeouts, topping out at 86 MPH
He went 2-for-5 at the plate with a double
Shohei Ohtani has cleared out his locker in the Angels clubhouse, per
@JeffFletcherOCR
The Angels say they will not have information on the situation until tomorrow
Yasmani Grandal wanted to leave the day before the All-Star break (he wasn't in the lineup) and Tim Anderson said (paraphrased): "Fuck him. If he doesn't want to be here I'll pay for his flight."
Grandal walked over to Anderson and slapped him in the face
(via
@shane_riordan
)
Justin Verlander texted Martin Maldonado "let's fucking go" when he found out he was going back to Houston
Maldonado responded with this gif
(via
@Chandler_Rome
)