Chris Russo was not a fan of Mike Trout-Shohei Ohtani WBC moment

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo claimed he was “bored stiff” during what Shohei Ohtani later called the best moment of his life.

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“You don’t want to see Shohei Ohtani against just anybody,” Smith said. “You want to see him against the likes of somebody like Mike Trout. You want to see him go up against Mike Trout. It ain’t no intentional walk. It ain’t no strategy. It’s me against you, baby. Let’s get it on.”And what happened was everything baseball fans could’ve hoped for to engage future generations of fans, Smith said.

Then, Ohtani kicked his leg, delivered an off-speed pitch that swept across the strike zone and prompted Trout to swing.Getty Images

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