Is Shohei Ohtani Pushing Too Hard? And Mookie Betts Baffling Slump Metrics

Jack Harris and Dylan Hernandez, co-hosts of The California Post's Dodgers podcast The Dodgers Post, recap a critical series sweep over the Tampa Bay Rays, catapulting the club to the most wins in the majors.

The guys engage in a heated debate over Shohei Ohtani’s compounding physical setbacks, breaking down whether a recurring blister issue and sudden knee swelling mean the superstar is dangerously redlining his body in June at the expense of October.

They also lift the hood on Mookie Betts' baffling .203 slump, exposing the massive 74-point gap in his advanced analytics that crowns him the single unluckiest hitter in baseball.

Finally, the show takes a wild detour into media row nostalgia with a hilarious Manny Ramirez PED suspension flashback and a high-stakes look at the show's official prediction scoreboard.

00:00 - Intro: Surviving the 7 AM Recording Window

01:15 - Shohei Ohtani Injury & Workload Alarm Bells

08:33 - The Cy Young Slide & Mechanical Swelling

20:22 - Mookie Betts: Unluckiest Hitter in Major League Baseball?

31:13 - Bullpen Dominance & The Sandy Mound Crisis

43:48 - Scoreboard Shambles & Forgotten Pitcher Home Run Trivia