Stepping into the batter's box to face Shohei Ohtani when he's pitching is no fun. Climbing the mound to see him at the plate as a hitter is an even more intimidating proposition. No team on the planet has been able to develop a reliable strategy to slow him down. He almost always looks impeccably comfortable no matter the situation.
But the Mets may have figured something out by accident on Monday. Perhaps the way to throw Ohtani off his game is simply to scare him.
