Reynolds robs – Shohei Ohtani was set to add his 12th home run Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but Bryan Reynolds timed a leap and snagged the ball above the short left-field wall—keeping the game scoreless.
By the time Shohei Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, June 10, it was supposed to be straightforward: one matchup, Ohtani versus the opposing pitcher.
When Ohtani is on the mound. the rhythm is different—mano a mano. with Ohtani pitching and the game centered on his duel with the batter. But on this night. the Dodgers were also using him as designated hitter. which shifted the focus to Ohtani against the Pirates’ pitching. with eight other defensive players behind him.
Then Bryan Reynolds entered the story.
Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds robbed Ohtani of his 12th home run, sprinting and ranging to his right. Reynolds hopped above the short left field wall to catch the ball before it could land among a crowd of sun-splashed patrons.
Ohtani had done his part. He took a Jared Jones full-count pitch clocked at 99 mph, driving it the other way at 101.7 mph off the bat. Statcast measured the shot at 383 feet.
Under ordinary circumstances, that distance would have carried. Statcast estimated it would have been a home run in 25 of 30 parks—likely 26 of 30 if not for Reynolds’ leap to keep the game scoreless.
In a game where the scoreboard stayed still, the play became the difference. One well-timed catch turned a potential milestone homer into a moment that never found the seats.
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