John Smoltz on Shohei Ohtani's future, pitching approach: 'He's got to dial it back'

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John Smoltz weighs in on Paul Skenes' rookie dominance, the Braves' surge, the AL West race, Yankees vs. Orioles, and Shohei Ohtani's two-way mission.

The Braves have looked more like the Braves of late. But after two brutal injuries and an uneven first half of the season, can this version of Atlanta replicate its 2021 championship season without Ronald Acuña Jr.

And if you can do both of them, golly, would that be incredible? We've seen guys like Jordan Hicks regularly throwing triple digits before getting the chance as a starter and dialing it back a bit and succeeding.

 

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