Joe Maddon thinks Shohei Ohtani was tipping his pitches to Yankees

Angels supervisor Joe Maddon has some ideas on Shohei Ohtani’s Yankees struggles.

The Angels two-way star was roughed up within the Bronx on Thursday, getting tagged for 4 earned runs on eight hits — three of them homers — over 3 2/3 innings in a 6-1 loss.

“They’re actually good at studying pitches, they’re actually good at it,” Maddon informed reporters. “I’m not accusing anyone of something besides that they’re good at it. In the event you’re capable of purchase issues via pure means, I believe it’s nice. There are issues that pitchers do this different groups can decide up on. We have to be extra vigilant.”

Shohei Ohtani might have been tipping his pitches to Yankees hitters.

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Joe Maddon was cautious to not accuse the Yankees of dishonest.

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Ohtani didn’t appear to have many solutions for his poor exhibiting, both.

“They've a terrific lineup, and if I don’t make my pitches, they’re going to hit my pitches exhausting, and that’s what occurred,” Ohtani stated via an interpreter. “I’m unsure [if I was tipping]. It is best to ask the opposite workforce.”

It was the second time the Yankees had handed Ohtani a beatdown on the mound. In his first go-round, he was tagged for seven earned runs over simply 2/3 of an inning on June 30, 2021, an outing which included giving up 4 walks.

Aaron Boone, Maddon’s Yankees counterpart, was a minimum of prepared to play together with the thought his workforce is sweet at selecting up opposing pitchers’ indicators.

“I believe we're,” Boone stated. “We’re going to hopefully proceed to be good at it.”