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Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani sends recurring peaceful but hostile messages to Padres’ Mike Shildt

Los Angeles Dodgers SP/DH Shohei Ohtani is a man who shows his opponents great respect. When it’s earned. Ohtani doesn’t believe San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has earned respect, and so he doesn’t tip his cap to the opposing dugout at Petco Park or Chavez Ravine when Shildt’s club comes to town.

Dodgers play-by-play commentator Stephen Nelson pointed out the trend during an appearance on ESPN LA. As Nelson explained, a June 19, 2025, incident where Padres closer Robert Suarez hit Ohtani with a presumed intentional inside pitch, in what was likely a Shildt dig at Dave Roberts and Co., caused the cold war between Ohtani and San Diego’s clubhouse leader.

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