Shohei Ohtani was nearly hurt by his own teammate while leaving Dodgers dugout
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Shohei Ohtani hasn't pitched in 20 days as he's been dealing with knee pain, which actually required a minor procedure over the All-Star break. So, the absolute last thing Ohtani needed at this point was some elbow pain on top of that.
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It's safe to say that Alex Call will be more careful after Wednesday's scare.
As the Dodgers were ready to celebrate their 9-5 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, Call and Ohtani were climbing over the dugout barrier to join their teammates on the field. Instead of calmly going over that barrier, Call went for a more exaggerated maneuver and inadvertently kicked Ohtani's right elbow.
Alex Call almost hurt Shohei Ohtani right elbow jumping out of the dugout 😬
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Shohei Ohtani got kicked in the elbow as Alex Call was jumping over the dugout railing pic.twitter.com/szXkCrEF25
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Ohtani was visibly in some pain after that and was seen shaking his elbow as he made his way onto the field. You could just see the fear in Call's eyes as that unfolded.
The Dodgers are off on Thursday, so we'll have to see if Ohtani's status is impacted at all. But he did seem to wave off to Call as if he was fine.
Maybe take the stairs next time, Alex? That could have been horrible.
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