SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Shohei Ohtani’s next pitching start will “most likely” have Dalton Rushing catching him, even after the two parties were visibly and virally not on the same page during Ohtani’s start Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins.It’s unclear whether Ohtani will call his own pitches, as he did over the final four scoreless innings of the Dodgers’ win. That night’s focus fell on Rushing, the young Dodgers catcher whose frustrations showed over the course of a disastrous second inning. That led to a dugout scene in which Freddie Freeman, pitching coach Mark Prior, mental skills coach Brent Walker and eventually Roberts all took turns chatting with the former top prospect.Those conversations continued over the last day and a half, Roberts said Friday.“I think he was in the moment,” Roberts said. “I really feel that going forward, we’ll all be on the same page. It’s not always going to be synced up, but I think that where it got to the other day, I really don’t see that happening going forward. They all care. Everyone cares.”Rushing said after Wednesday’s game the incident was “embarrassing,” not just because of what happened, but also the fact he needed his teammates and support staff’s help. It became another moment in which Rushing’s actions on the field became more of a talking point than his production during his first full big-league season.
Dalton Rushing will ‘most likely’ catch Shohei Ohtani again, despite viral frustrations
Manager Dave Roberts said of the pairing: "Going forward, we'll all be on the same page."











