Shohei Ohtani
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Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball designated hitter and pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Because of his contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, which make him a rare two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered among the greatest in baseball history, with some likening them to the early career of Babe Ruth. Considered early on as an elite two-way player, Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 NPB draft. He played for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder and won the 2016 Japan Series with them. The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels, soon winning the 2018 American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award. Following an injury-plagued 2019 and 2020, Ohtani hit 46 home runs and struck out 156 batters en route to winning his first AL Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2021. For his statistically unprecedented two-way season, Ohtani received the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award. In 2022, he became the first player in the modern era to qualify for both the hitting and pitching leaderboards in one season, finishing third in the AL with 219 strikeouts as a pitcher. Ohtani won his second unanimous AL MVP in 2023, leading the AL with 44 home runs while recording 10 wins as a pitcher. He became the first player to win multiple unanimous MVPs and the first Japanese-born player to win a league home run title. After the 2023 season, Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers, the largest contract in professional sports history at the time. Unable to pitch in 2024 while recovering from a second elbow injury, Ohtani played only as a DH for the Dodgers. He was unanimously named the 2024 National League (NL) MVP after becoming the first player in MLB history to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season and won the 2024 World Series in his first MLB postseason appearance. Ohtani returned to pitching in 2025 and set a Dodgers franchise record with 55 home runs in a season, winning his second consecutive NL MVP unanimously and becoming the only player to win multiple MVP awards in each league. He was named the 2025 NLCS MVP after hitting three home runs and pitching six shutout innings with 10 strikeouts in Game 4 en route to capturing back-to-back championships in the 2025 World Series. Since 2023, Ohtani's jerseys have sold more than any other player worldwide. Internationally, Ohtani represents Japan. At the 2023 World Baseball Classic, he led Team Japan to their third championship and was named the tournament's MVP. The 2023 final against the United States was one of the most-watched baseball games in history, culminating in Ohtani striking out Angels teammate and U.S. captain Mike Trout on
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XG IS THE FIRST BALL AT DODGER STADIUM! WEAR THE BACK NUMBER UNIFORM OF SHOHEI OTANI, YUNOBU YAMAMOTO, AKIRA SASAKI
[Fangraphs] Shohei Ohtani is the first MLB player to hit 5.0 WAR this season (RA/9-Based fWAR)
[Langs] Shohei Ohtani is the first pitcher with a homer and no hits allowed in the first 6 innings of a game since Jake Arrieta on 9/27/15
Shohei Ohtani picks up his seventh strikeout of the night and stomps on the rubber or mound in frustration
Shohei Ohtani was frustrated after walking two batters and letting up a run so he took it out on Ezequiel Tovar. 100 MPH 99 MPH 99 MPH.
Shohei Ohtani's final line in SD - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 88p-53s. ERA down to 0.73.
[Highlight] Shohei Ohtani homers on the first pitch of the game against SD as Designated Hitter. 1-0 Dodgers
Shohei Otani hits for the third consecutive game in his 4th at-bat; the demoralized home base becomes enthusiastic again...The batting line is silent with only 2 hits and no points until the 7th inning
[MLB] ``Shohei Ohtani is a monster, really.'' Yelich reflects on his overwhelming postseason performance with ``3 home runs and 10 strikeouts in one game''
I can't believe I was hit by a bullet for 174.6km and was still fine! Schlittler finally surpasses Ohtani and ranks first in ERA with 6 innings and 7K no runs
Christian Yelich drops Babe Ruth truth bomb on Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS Game 4 greatness
Shohei Otani falls into a grounder in his second at-bat and has been out of action for the past two at-bats, with the team heading to the middle with a 5
Is Shohei Ohtani the head of the Dodgers' public morals committee? Rushing poses with “mouth chuck” (Tokyo Sports Web) - Yahoo! News
[Real-time News] Dodgers vs. Braves (Shohei Ohtani) | Videos, Results, Highlights | MLB 2026 (5.10)
"It's going to go up around May or June."..."Sanmoni" Kazuo Matsui predicts Shohei Otani's "batting" (Sports Hochi) - Yahoo! News
“It will rise from around May or June”… “Sanmoni” Kazuo Matsui predicts Shohei Otani’s “batting”
Kim Hye-seong returns to the starting lineup! Dodgers reveal lineup for ATL game, including Ohtani-Freeman... 'NLCS Preview' Strider's fastball head-to-head match in big match → Snell also makes his first mound of the season
The Japanese trio of Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Aki Sasaki will start on the same card again, starting with the first game of the Giants' four
[Breaking News] Dodgers' Shohei Otani will play as "No. 1/DH" against Strider, a right
Dodgers' Shohei Otani hits the final hit from former CY Award left-hander! Contributed to consecutive wins with timely hits in two consecutive games as he recovered and won first in the divisional lead showdown with the Braves
Shohei Ohtani will make HR for the first time in 9 games? Announcement of the starting lineup... Snell returns and starts for the first time this season
Shohei Otani "No. 1/DH"...Is No. 7 available for the first time in 9 games? Signs of recovery. Plays against good right-handed strider. 20 wins, 281 strikeouts in 23 years. Returns from Snell IL - Yahoo! News
[MLB] Shohei Otani “No. 1/DH”…Is No. 7 available for the first time in 9 games? Signs of recovery. Plays against good right-handed striker. 23 years, 20 wins, 281 strikeouts. Returns from Snell IL
The savior of Ritsumeikan University is a first-year student from Seiryo, and even Tomomasa has failed... Shohei Otani's astonishing 2,600 revolutions per minute
[MLB] Shohei Otani will be pitching for the second time in a row against the Giants on the 14th, 7 days into the next game. Roki → Yoshinobu → Otani "Relay" Glasnow will resume throwing soon
Is Shohei Otani in a slump? "One home run in 20 games" is not his worst, but... (Natsuki Une) - Expert - Yahoo! News
Shohei Ohtani congratulates Dodgers on being MVP of the pitching/batting month ``The perfect Shohei Otani has arrived!!'' ``This year, he's going all in on the pitcher''
Shohei Otani's influence as a "barrier" to Murakami Fever The current state of the Japanese market as revealed by a W Sox executive: "It's not easy. The Dodgers are becoming the national team" (CoCoKARAnext) - Yahoo! News
Shohei Ohtani's influence as a "barrier" to Murakami Fever The current situation in the Japanese market revealed by a W Sox executive: "It's not easy. The Dodgers have become the national team"
[MLB] Does his face look exactly like Shohei Otani? Yankees prospects are a hot topic...
Shohei Otani had a good sound until his third at-bat... He struck out 2 before his strong arm was on the verge of a full recovery...
Shohei Ohtani struck out 3 pitches, struggled hard against Strider's pitching technique, no hit until 3 at
The Japanese trio of Shohei Otani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Aki Sasaki play the same card again...
Shohei Otani ``No. 1 DH'' Starting left-handed pitcher Snell, who was out from the start, makes his first pitch of the season
Shohei Otani ``No. 1 DH'' Teo, who has a batting average of .100 in the last 15 games, is ``demoted'' to No. 7 28.5 billion yen...
Riki Sasaki starts the game against the Giants on the 12th, and Yushin Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani take over the board in the same series.
Shohei Ohtani V-hitters win 2024 Cy Young Award, Manager Roberts says, ``We'll respond well to tomorrow's Shohei'' (Daily Sports) - Yahoo! News
Dodgers trade Shohei Ohtani to backup fielder who is ``pushed out of the frame''...
Will Shohei Otani play No. 7 as No. 1 DH against the Braves for the first time in 9 games? / Breaking news
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