“We're going to send you the bill”: Mets send message to Shohei Ohtani for breaking the Citi Field slate

Six years have passed since Shohei Ohtani arrived in the Major Leagues at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels and his outstanding performances continue to surprise locals and strangers, as happened this Saturday when he hit a gigantic ball against the New York Mets, which impacted and broke the Citi Field scoreboard.

The Japanese has made it clear that he does not like to waste time and always seeks to put on his show from the beginning, an example of this was seen on Saturday night when, in his first turn against the Mets, he hit a long shot that went to 107.3 miles per hour (MPH), said connection ended up fouling and crashed into the Citi Field scoreboard, even so the player ended up hitting a double a few pitches later.

The New York team wasted no time in pranking Ohtani in his second at-bat of the game by writing on the whiteboard in center field the message: “We’re going to bill you for that, Shohei.”

Luckily for the Mets and the slates at Citi Field, the versatile Japanese isn’t a regular opponent in his division, but they’ll still have to be careful he doesn’t cause more damage to the stadium this Sunday in the final game of the series against the Mets. Angels.

For everything he has done since he arrived in the MLB, it is still difficult to know what Shohei Ohtani’s best season has been, but what is clear is that this 2023 has been the one in which he has exhibited the most power, and that is that he is the current home run leader for all of baseball with 44.

Add to those home runs that his batting average is .307 with 92 RBIs, 100 runs scored, 19 stolen bases and a 1.083 OPS. Also, he is surprised that he has such a high WAR (10), considering that his team is practically eliminated, although this speaks volumes about how important he has been to the victories he has achieved this season.

It should be remembered that Ohtani will become a free agent at the end of this season and expert calculations indicate that he will become the player with the best contract in Major League history, exceeding $500 million due to his versatility of power. hit and pitch.