When the New York Mets played against the Los Angeles Dodgers, veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel was on the mound to face four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani.
Ohtani, who was hit by a pitch from Mets starter David Peterson during the first inning of the game, was facing a 2-2 count from Kimbrel in the sixth inning when something unexpected happened. Even though Kimbrel was already in his windup, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez realized that Kimbrel was about to face a pitch clock violation if it was delivered.
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Rather than face the penalty, Alvarez threw his hands up to do a mound visit. Kimbrel
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