2023-05-19 23:05:00
Okie was demoted to the minors in just 6 days following forming a battery with Shohei Ohtani
It was a moment that reminded me of the fierce competition for survival in the major leagues. The stairs in front of the main entrance of the Orioles’ home ground “Camden Yards”. The reporter met a man sitting alone with his smartphone. Angels catcher Chris Oakey. Just six days following forming a battery with pitcher Shohei Ohtani, the destination was Salt Lake, an affiliated 3A.
The Angels, to which Ohtani belongs, have finished their expeditions in Cleveland and Baltimore, and will once once more face the Twins at home on the 19th (Japan time 20th). The opening story was on the 15th (16th), before the game once morest the Orioles. When I arrived at the main entrance at 1:30pm before practice started, I saw Oakey sitting on the stairs. I mightn’t recognize him for a moment because he was wearing jeans and a shirt.
Oakey joined the Angels on a minor league contract at the end of March. Even in 3A, the batting average was in the 10% range, but the team left the team last season with Stassy, who formed a battery with Otani, and Ohhappy, a young promising player who teamed up with him from the start of this season, one following another. Later on, Wallach, who was promoted, was also placed on the injured list (IL) with a strained neck, leaving Oakey alone. It is said that he was informed of the battery with Otani in the locker room that day when he achieved his first major promotion of the season once morest the Astros on the 9th (10th). In that game, Ohtani gave up 3 goals in the 7th inning, but suffered his first loss of the season.
The team then moved to Cleveland. In the meantime, manager Phil Nevin suggested that Wallach would return on the 15th (16th), when Ohtani was scheduled to start. Therefore, the reporter also vaguely predicted Oakey’s re-demotion. And today, in reality. It went to the minor in just 6 days.
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