LOS ANGELES – It was, quite possibly, the cleanest punch to ever land in baseball, Rougned Odor connecting with a right cross square enough to nearly break Jose Bautista’s beard.
But Bautista, who evidently chews bits of highway or something for breakfast, remained impressively upright, the man famous for flipping his bat and admiring his own home runs obviously more than just a poser.
The incident Sunday between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays was so must-see and momentous that, within 12 hours, the Internet featured at least three different T-shirts commemorating the occasion.
It remained the talk of the sport well into Monday, when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts indicated he had no interest in challenging Odor to anything more physical than maybe a spelling bee.