Shohei Ohtani has put his other-worldly talents on full display this season to become one of the biggest storylines of 2021. Opposing hitters and pitcher have had no answers for the two-way star, who was set to take the mound against Oakland on Thursday.
A's hitters, rejoice—you won't need to face the flame-throwing Ohtani after all. And you have Bay Area traffic to thank.
Ohtani was scratched about an hour before first pitch. The team said Ohtani was on a team bus that got stuck in traffic across the bay, so he had to take the BART instead, which manager Joe Maddon also said had a delay.