Dodgers Manager Criticizes Ohtani's At-Bats; Sasaki Hits New Top Speed
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Dave Roberts is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
He talked about player Shohei Ohtani's at-bats.
Roberts said Ohtani chases too many balls.
In baseball, a 'ball' is a bad pitch outside the strike zone.
Roberts was not happy with this part of Ohtani's game.
Another Dodgers player, Roki Sasaki, had good news.
Sasaki threw a pitch at 164.3 kilometers per hour.
This was his fastest pitch since he came to America.
It is now one of the fastest pitches this season.
The Dodgers also played against the Atlanta Braves.
The Dodgers lost one game and won one game.
Player Freddie Freeman talked about the team's biggest challenge now.
He said the team must get better soon.
Vocabulary5 words
- manager
- the person who leads a sports team
- at-bats
- the times a baseball player tries to hit the ball
- balls
- bad pitches that are not good to hit
- strike zone
- the area where a good pitch must go
- challenge
- a hard problem to solve
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Answer key
1. He chases too many bad pitches 2. He threw his fastest pitch in the US 3. False
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Dave Roberts is the _____ of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
He talked about player Shohei Ohtani's _____.
Roberts said Ohtani chases too many _____.
In baseball, a 'ball' is a bad pitch outside the _____.
Another Dodgers player, Roki Sasaki, had good news.
Sasaki threw a pitch at _____ kilometers per hour.
This was his fastest pitch since he came to _____.
The Dodgers also played against the Atlanta _____.
The Dodgers lost one game and _____ one game.
Player Freddie Freeman talked about the team's biggest _____ now.
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