Ohtani left the mound with a 2-0 count, and the baseball world held its collective breath. There was a bit of an exhale when he came out to take his next at-bat, remaining in the game as the designated hitter. During the sixth inning, the team announced that Ohtani had left the game with “cramps.”

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