Fans around the world expect to see Shohei Ohtani step into the box when he leads off the bottom of the first inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series .

But he might not get that far.

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider acknowledged the possibility that his team might not try pitching to Ohtani, even to lead off the first inning.

“We haven't decided yet,” he said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

It would be an unorthodox move, for sure, to intentionally walk the leadoff hitter in the first inning. On the other hand, this is the World Series and Ohtani is 18 hours removed from a game in which he reached base nine — yes, nine — times .

Ohtani hit two home runs, had two doubles and walked five times (four times intentionally) d

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