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shohei ohtani Keeps looking for ways to top himself. baseballThe two-way superstar has been awe-inspiring with his bat and arm since his days Japan to be involved in los angeles dodgers At one time the largest contract in North American pro sports.
Ohtani and the Dodgers head into the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a chance to become the first team to win back-to-back championships in 25 years.
It sets the stage for potentially more astonishing exploits by a player whose talents rival players, managers and fans can’t help but marvel at while struggling to come up with new ways to describe them.
“It’s changing the way the game is being played right now,” Toronto manager John Schneider said. “Pretty incredible.”
Here are some highlights from Ohtani’s career.
through the roof of the Tokyo Dome
At the age of 22, Ohtani displayed power by hitting the ball off the roof of the Tokyo Dome against the Netherlands in the 2016 WBSC Global Series. According to media reports, if the roof had not stopped Ohtani’s blast, the ball would have traveled more than 525 feet (160 m).
Ohtani was finally allowed to do it all – and he got the job done
On April 4, 2021, Ohtani pitched and hit for the first time in the same game. He made his debut for the Los Angeles Angels against the Chicago White Sox.
In the first inning, he hit 100 mph on the mound and hit a 451-foot home run on a 100 mph fastball in his first at-bat, making him the only player in the Statcast era to throw a 100 mph pitch and hit a ball thrown that fast in the same game.
a showdown with mike trout To end the World Baseball Classic
Ohtani strikes out against Angels teammate Mike Trout in Japan’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the World Baseball Classic championship game on March 21, 2023 in Miami.
With a 3-2 count, Trout pounced on Ohtani’s 87-mph sweeper and whiffed to end it.
Ohtani raised both hands before throwing off his gloves and hat and being surrounded by his teammates. Trout walked out of the field with his head bowed. The two soon returned to spring training as teammates again.
A shutout and two homers in a doubleheader
Ohtani gave up one hit and struck out eight in his first complete game in MLB on July 27, 2023. He and the Angels defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6–0, in the first game of a doubleheader.
Ohtani’s legend grew nightly in Detroit. He hit two homers in the 11–4 win, becoming the second pitcher since 1900 to allow one hit or less during a shutout and homer twice in the same day.
Creating Baseball’s 50/50 Club – Out Loud
Nothing like forming a club and becoming its first and so far only member.
In a supernatural performance, Ohtani stole two bases and went 6 for 6 with three home runs and 10 RBIs and became the first player to hit 50 or more homers and steal 50 or more bases in an MLB season.
That game in Miami on September 19, 2024 occurred while Ohtani was rehabilitating from a second major elbow surgery so he could return to the mound this season.
Ohtani wins his first World Series title in 2024
Ohtani won his first World Series championship in the first season of his $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers. He never made the playoffs in his first six seasons with the Angels.
The Dodgers won the series 4–1 over the New York Yankees on October 31, 2024.
The series was not Ohtani’s finest moment. He went just 2 for 19 and injured his left shoulder in Game 2. But without his contributions throughout the season the Dodgers would not have won their eighth World Series title. Ohtani won his third MVP award and first in the National League.
Three homers, 10 strikeouts and a postseason showing for the history books
Ohtani stunned with a three-homer, 10-strikeout performance to help the Dodgers sweep the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-game sweep and win the NL Championship Series.
Of course, he earned NLCS MVP honors.
Ohtani was in a slump in the first two rounds of the playoffs and the first three games of the NLCS.
But he woke up in a big way, with a power display that included a 469-foot blast – his second of the game – that flew out of Dodger Stadium. He also pitched six scoreless innings in his first start in nearly two weeks.
A smiling Ohtani then urged Dodgers fans around the world to “enjoy really good sake” in celebration.
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