Umpires have always given pitchers an extended amount of time who were just the last out batting or running on the bases to avoid injury.
It’s common courtesy and was for 100+ years when there was no DH in the NL. People just want to make a big deal about it cuz it’s Ohtani.
Nah this is a nasty humiliation ritual for the Blue Jays...they get destroyed and then have the man that busted their championship months ago just dicking around on the mound to close the game
Yamamoto went up against baseballs best offense three times in Toronto and went 3-0 including on zero days rest the game 7 he won
madbum went after a team that didn't have a 20 home run hitter on it with a 95 WRC+
Yamamoto was better, objectively