{"id":2113939,"date":"2025-10-24T23:16:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2113939"},"modified":"2025-10-24T23:16:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:16:17","slug":"mlb-star-confronts-shohei-ohtani-with-hilarious-question-why-do-you-hate-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mlb-star-confronts-shohei-ohtani-with-hilarious-question-why-do-you-hate-me\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Star Confronts Shohei Ohtani With Hilarious Question: \u2018Why Do You Hate Me?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"standfirst\"\/>\n<p>Vinny Pasquantino has faced the two hardest pitches Ohtani has ever thrown.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta article-meta-lower\">\n<p><span class=\"article-date-published\"><strong>Published<\/strong><time class=\"time time-published\" datetime=\"October 24, 2025 6:32 PM EDT\">October 24, 2025 6:32 PM EDT<\/time><\/span><span class=\"article-date-updated\"><span class=\"dateline-vertical-line\">\u2022<\/span><strong>Updated<\/strong><time class=\"time time-updated\" datetime=\"October 24, 2025 6:33 PM EDT\">October 24, 2025 6:33 PM EDT<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"social-icons\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"fb\"><button>Facebook<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"tw\"><button>Twitter<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"email\"><button>Email<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"link\"><button>Copy Link<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/kansas-city-royals\"><u>Kansas City Royals<\/u><\/a> first baseman Vinny Pasquantino isn\u2019t in the World Series, but he still had to settle some business with Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Ohtani is attempting to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a second straight World Series title and the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/news\/back-back-world-series-winners-mlb\/867dd197ef9e295e7fc98b61\"><u>eighth franchise to win consecutive championships<\/u><\/a>. Expect Ohtani to do something special;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/shohei-ohtani-pitches-homers-dodgers-advance-world-series-championship-against-milwaukee\"><u>last time he played<\/u><\/a>, he hit three home runs and pitched six shutout innings in the Dodgers&#8217; NLCS sweep of the Brewers.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Pasquantino, on the other hand, hasn\u2019t played since September; the Royals didn\u2019t make the playoffs. But he&#8217;s in Toronto for the World Series as a correspondent for MLB, and he got a chance to interview Ohtani on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The two hardest pitches Ohtani has ever thrown \u2014 102-mph four-seamers \u2014 were both to Pasquantino. One came in the\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/world-baseball-classic\"><u>World Baseball Classic<\/u><\/a> in 2023, and the other happened this past season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The Royals first baseman asked the Dodgers&#8217; superstar: &#8220;Why do you throw so hard to me? Why do you hate me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Fair question. Few people could keep up with that pitch, and Pasquantino getting both offerings seemed like an interesting coincidence.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Ohtani played it classy, responding, &#8220;You\u2019re just a really good hitter, I have to.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Pasquantino immediately rebutted by saying that the answer &#8220;wasn\u2019t good enough. You throw too hard, Shohei.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">You can&#8217;t blame him for thinking that since he&#8217;s just <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stathead.com\/baseball\/versus-finder.cgi?player_id1=pasqua000vin&amp;utm_medium=sr_xsite&amp;utm_source=br&amp;utm_campaign=2023_01_player_innernav_stathead\"><u>1-for-4 in his career<\/u><\/a> against the Japanese superstar.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">But Pasquantino shouldn\u2019t take it personally. Ohtani tends to own most people he faces on the mound.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Just ask the Brewers.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v22.0\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.outkick.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vinny Pasquantino has faced the two hardest pitches Ohtani has ever thrown. PublishedOctober 24, 2025 6:32 PM EDT\u2022UpdatedOctober 24, 2025 6:33 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinny Pasquantino isn\u2019t in the World Series, but he still had to settle some business with Shohei Ohtani. 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