New York — Nobody had to tip off the Yankees about Shohei Ohtani, even though he rarely comes through New York.
In fact, Angels manager Joe Maddon suspects the Bronx Bombers knew something about the reigning AL MVP on Thursday that even the two-way star didn’t.
Maddon indicated that Ohtani was tipping his pitches to New York during Los Angeles’ 6-1 loss after the right-hander gave up solo homers to Matt Carpenter, Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge. The Angels lost their seventh straight, their worst skid since an eight-game slide in 2019, in the opener of a doubleheader.