My favorite thing about baseball is stuff like this: When the great Shohei Ohtani arrives in the batter’s box to hit against the backup catcher (the Athletics’ effervescent Jhonny Pereda ...

Jhonny Pereda said Shohei Ohtani was “the only batter I want to face.” And he was just glad Ohtani didn’t hit the ball back up the middle because if he did, “it’s going to kill me.” ...

For 25 of the players on the A's roster, Thursday’s 19-2 loss to the Dodgers is one to immediately try to forget. Not for Jhonny Pereda. The backup catcher came in to pitch the eighth inning for the A ...

Terrill) LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani tuvo un gran juego en la noche de su ‘bobblehead’. Dos jonrones, seis carreras. Y acabó ponchado por Jhonny Pereda. El receptor venezolano de los ...

On Shohei Ohtani bobblehead night, opposing pitchers beware. The Dodgers superstar went deep twice and drove in six runs in Thursday's 19-2 rout of the A's, on the same night that his team gave away a ...

He then finished Ohtani off with an 89-mph fastball that the slugger foul-tipped into the glove for strike three. A’s catcher Jhonny Pereda struck out Shohei Ohtani and tossed the ball into the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had quite a game on his bobblehead night. Two home runs, six runs. Then Jhonny Pereda struck him out. The Athletics’ backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth ...

If you can claim you struck out Shohei Ohtani, you should ABSOLUTELY ... That's what happened on Thursday night when the Athletics' Jhonny Pereda was on the mound for the team as they were ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave out a Shohei Ohtani bobblehead on ... homers in the span of two innings. But then Jhonny Pereda got the best of him. Ohtani's homers were part of a 19-2 win over ...

Everything that happened after that was amazing. Athletics catcher (yes, catcher) Jhonny Pereda strikes out Shohei Ohtani, tosses the baseball to the dugout to make sure he keeps it (as he should ...