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Breaking Down Héctor Neris vs. Shohei Ohtani

Related Topics: Shohei Ohtani, Héctor Neris

Too often with baseball, I get consumed by the larger picture. Organizational direction. Long-term prospects. Player salaries. How competitive clubs will be in three to five years. It is easy to lose sight of the little moments that caused me to fall for the game in the first place. You know, that extra effort from a baserunner to go from first to third in a crucial situation. The little nuances of defensive positioning or the excitement of a close call for a stolen base. The sound of the bat when you know, without a doubt, it is a home run.