Watching Odor punch Baustisa square in the face will probably never get old. But was he trying to hit him in the face with the ball first? A few in the world of baseball have an interesting theory.
Fights are going to occur in sports and some of them accept it, i.e. hockey. But these days, brawls of this nature are not as common as they once use to be. The league has gotten more stricter on those who fight.
Yesterday’s boxing match that was displayed by second baseman Rougned Odor and Jose Bautista has given much to say. MLB analyst Eric Byrnes however, also thought of another theory which is worth thinking about it. Torii Hunter also chimed in on the very theory. They both think that Odor was trying to hit Bautista in the face based on the angle of his arm.
Odor also dropped his arm on that play to possible hit @JoeyBats19 in the face. ?
— Torii Hunter (@toriihunter48) May 16, 2016
When it’s explained, it kind of makes sense. If you’re trying to get someone out at first, you’re arm doesn’t go that low.