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Shohei Ohtani showed up late to the mound before two innings, then got extra time to warm up. It didn't save him from an ugly start.

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MLB rules carved out an exception for players to have more time between innings long before Shohei Ohtani took the mound for Game 7.

Umpires had already allowed it in the first inning, when Ohtani ended the top half of the frame on third base and took the mound with just 40 seconds left on the clock. Blue Jays manager John Schneider spoke with home-plate umpire Jordan Baker after the inning and, an inning later, discussed the matter with crew chief Mark Wegner.