"Emmet Sheehan unexpectedly took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers at PNC Park last week after Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled pitching start due to an illness. Sheehan held the Pittsburgh Pirates to five hits and two runs in 4.2 innings of work, but took his third loss of the season as the Dodgers were shut out."
"The Pirates signaled for Sheehan to throw the ball to their dugout after getting a new one from the home-plate umpire, but he instead appeared to do a double switch in his glove and continued to use it. Dodgers broadcaster Stephen Nelson revealed that Sheehan cleared the air with Devanney after the game and gave him an autographed Clayton Kershaw baseball to make up for his mistake:"
"Players traditionally get back their first big league hit to commemorate a major milestone, and though it's unfortunate that Devanney missed out on the experience, he doesn't appear to have any negative feelings for Sheehan. While Sheehan apologized to Devanney, he has been subject to plenty of criticism on social media from fans and even some former players, including Eric Hosmer."
Emmet Sheehan unexpectedly started for the Los Angeles Dodgers after Shohei Ohtani was scratched with an illness. Sheehan allowed five hits and two runs over 4.2 innings and took his third loss as the Dodgers were shut out. A controversy arose when Pirates rookie Cam Devanney recorded his first big-league hit and the Pirates signaled for Sheehan to return the ball, but Sheehan appeared to swap balls in his glove and kept using it. Sheehan apologized to Devanney after the game and gave him an autographed Clayton Kershaw ball; Devanney took no offense. Sheehan drew social-media criticism while the Dodgers had planned to skip his turn to protect his innings as he returns from Tommy John surgery.
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