{"id":237724,"date":"2026-04-10T04:12:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/dodgers-dave-roberts-defends-shohei-ohtanis-special-treatment-after-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T04:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T04:12:50","slug":"dodgers-dave-roberts-defends-shohei-ohtanis-special-treatment-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/dodgers-dave-roberts-defends-shohei-ohtanis-special-treatment-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; Dave Roberts defends Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s special treatment after backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/players\/shohei_ohtani\/544166\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a> is, by every objective and subjective measure, the best show in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baseball\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 and potentially even in sports \u2014 right now.<\/p>\n<p>The L<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/los_angeles_dodgers\/15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">os Angeles Dodgers<\/a>&#8216; two-way superstar currently holds the longest active on-base streak (43 games) and the longest active streak of consecutive innings pitched without allowing an earned run (28 2\/3 IP).<\/p>\n<p>That type of dual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/articles\/a_mind_boggling_statistic_that_shows_just_how_dominant_shohei_ohtani_is\/s1_17387_43705712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dominance<\/a> requires special preparation and additional time, which didn&#8217;t sit well with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/toronto_blue_jays\/29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> star George Springer. Springer was frustrated and complaining to the umpires in Wednesday&#8217;s game vs. the Dodgers as Ohtani took more time than usual to warm up. With that in mind, manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/players\/dave_roberts\/544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Roberts<\/a> came to his defense.<\/p>\n<h2>Dave Roberts urges patience with Shohei Ohtani\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Just talking about the World Series obviously, they [Blue Jays] were a little frustrated about how long Shohei takes in between innings,&#8221; Roberts said postgame (h\/t Foul Territory TV).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/articles\/dodgers_dave_roberts_defends_shohei_ohtanis_special_treatment_after_backlash\/s1_13132_43705931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shohei Ohtani is, by every objective and subjective measure, the best show in baseball\u00a0\u2014 and potentially even in sports \u2014 right now. The Los Angeles Dodgers&#8216; two-way superstar currently holds the longest active on-base streak (43 games) and the longest active streak of consecutive innings pitched without allowing an earned run (28 2\/3 IP). 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