[170], Ohtani is a left-handed batter. Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season in the two-way superstar's final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency.. Ohtani also became the first player in nearly 100 years to start a game on the mound while also entering the day leading the Majors in home runs. Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft. Shohei Ohtani is 9-7 with a 2.83 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 152 strikeouts in 18 starts this season. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [4], Ohtani was born to Kayoko and Toru Ohtani in sh, Iwate, Japan, on July 5, 1994. [63] On November 12, he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. [120][121] Ohtani was also awarded the Silver Slugger Award for being the best offensive player at the designated hitter position in the American League,[122] and was named to Time 100's list of most influential people of 2021,[123] which culminated to many end-of-the-season-accolades. [27], During the July 2014 Mazda All-Star Game, he threw a 162km/h (101mph) fastball in the bottom of the 1st inning, setting a new record for the fastest official pitch thrown by a Japanese pitcher, beating the record set by the Yakult Swallows' Yoshinori Sato in 2010 (161km/h (100mph)). [7][19] Hokkaido said it would allow Ohtani to serve as a pitcher and position player; the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had become Ohtani's top-choice MLB team, were not prepared to let him play both ways. He also won the Best Nine award as a pitcher and won the Pacific League MVP. [141], In a two game span from June 21 to 22, 2022, Ohtani made MLB history by becoming the first player in the American League or National League to have at least eight RBIs in a game and strike out at least 10 batters the next day. Down 2 games to 0, he came up big as the DH in game 3, getting 3 hits, a run and a RBI. On the mound, Ohtani went 9-2 with a 3.18 ERA and 156 strikeouts (23 starts). He was the ace of Japan's pitching staff, which featured Kenta Maeda. [154], Additionally in October, the term "Ohtani rule" was added to Dictionary.com as an official entry in their lexicon. And on Wednesday, a few days after being . [88] Three days later, Ohtani was named AL Player of the Week for the third time in his career after hitting six home runs and picking up a win as starting pitcher. He also became the first pitcher out of high school to notch two shutout victories within his first two years in the NPB since Yu Darvish. [113], On September 26, Ohtani reached the 150-strikeout milestone against the Seattle Mariners and finished the year unbeaten at home, going 60 with a 1.95 ERA in 13 starts. It was another incredible year for Shohei Ohtani, one where he dominated at the plate and on the mound, finishing with 34 home runs and a 15-9 record with a . He had 1,268 vote points, to 298 for runner-up Laird. "[11], Under Sasaki's guidance, Hanamaki Higashi's players lived on campus, returning home for only six days a year. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to be a free agent following the 2023 season in which he's expected to earn a contract upwards of $500 million attached to a long-term . @ RhettBollinger. He rarely played the field but did see some action at DH, hitting .202/.252/.376 with 5 home runs in 109 at bats. [62], Ohtani ended his first major league season with a batting average of .285, a .361 on-base-percentage, 22 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases. The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes as the two-way phenom heads to possible free agency have heated up with the Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly as the early . "I want to express my sincere . FanSided's Robert Murray took a peak at next winter's MLB free-agent class. TEMPE, Ariz. -- In a slight change from the original plan, two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his first Cactus League start on Tuesday against the A's in Mesa instead of on Wednesday against the Brewers in Tempe. Become the first Japanese-born player to go 40-20", "Sho shakes off injury, makes Halos history", "Ohtani smacks HR No. It was all great fun for baseball, which is obviously thriving like never before. Rhett Bollinger. He was named the All-Star SP for the event (Sho Nakata was the only other member of Samurai Japan to be picked for the All-Star team). For other people with the surname, see, Pacific League Pitcher Best Nine and ERA leader (2015), Pacific League Most Valuable Player and first Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (2016), Los Angeles Angels Opening Day starting pitchers, Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award, Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award, Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award, Edgar Martnez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award, List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders, List of Major League Baseball players from Japan, Major League Baseball Player of the Week Award, Major League Baseball Rookie of the Month Award, Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award, List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle, "Shohei Otani named WBSC player of the year for 2015", "Ohtani makes history again, becoming 1st player to do this", "Father of baseball star Ohtani coached son with life tips in 'very ordinary' upbringing", "Column: Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani could be double threat in big leagues", "Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani could be double threat in big leagues", "Column: The next Shohei Ohtani is already waiting in the wings", "Column: Shohei Ohtani's Ruthian two-way journey began in Japan, accelerated under Joe Maddon", "Yanks intrigued by Japanese teen phenom with 100 mph fastball", "Rangers interested in Japanese righty Ohtani", "Cherington confirms team has met with Ohtani", "Japanese high school fireballer opting for MLB", "Fans taken by Ohtani's set of skills, innocence", "A Japanese propaganda film helped Shohei Ohtani follow a path to making baseball history", "Column: From Shohei Ohtani to Naomi Osaka, Japanese athletes dominate during golden era", "Inside Shohei Ohtani's Superhero Origin Story", "Fighters rookie Otani makes solid impression in mound debut", "Ogawa, Norimoto win Rookie of the Year awards", "Ohtani fireballs lead PL past CL in All-Star Game 2", "Samurai Japan unveils remaining players for MLB series", "Hiroshima's Kenta Maeda wins 2015 Sawamura Award", "Japanese righty Shohei Otani throws 100 mph and plays DH on off-days", "Japanese two-way prodigy Shohei Ohtani is already dominating at the Premier 12 tournament", "Otani makes history with Best Nine selection at both pitcher and DH", "Fellow All-Stars rave about Otani's special talents", "WATCH: Shohei Otani breaks his own record, throws Japan's fastest pitch ever", "Watch: Otani launches mammoth HR in NPB exhibition", "Here are four reasons why Shohei Ohtani was named MLB Pipeline's No. [171] For the 2021 season, his 28.8 feet-per-second sprint speed ranked in the 92nd percentile of all players, as did his 3.51 second 80-foot split[172] and he also recorded the fastest home to first average sprint time in the Majors at 4.09 seconds,[170][173] while recording a career-high 26 stolen bases. [181], Ohtani is the cover athlete of MLB The Show 22[182] and is the first Asian player to be featured as the cover star of MLB: The Show. [41], He made the Best Nine as the top pitcher and top DH in the PL. -115. He started game 5 at the Sapporo Dome and, although his team ultimately lost (31), he wasn't charged with an earned run (he gave up two unearned), and of the 12 outs he recorded in four innings, he got seven via strikeout. Ohtani hit .375/.412/.625 with four doubles, doing more on offense than on the mound for the Series. Ohtani's 2021 season was formally recognized as "historically significant" and a "major impact on the sport"[3] by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, as he became the first two-way player in the history of MLB with 10+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases as a hitter and 100+ strikeouts and 10+ pitching appearances as a pitcher in the same season while also holding at least a share of the major league lead in home runs in fourteen starts. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge got lost in the pitching duel between Angels starter Patrick Sandoval and New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. [147] The following day, Ohtani set another career high with 13 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings to help lift the Angels to a 5-0 win over the Kansas City Royals, becoming the 19th player in Angels history with 13 strikeouts in a game and the first since Patrick Sandoval on July 24, 2021, against the Minnesota Twins. Whether or not they want to pay him is another story, but they can't be discounted. [90] On June 23, he made history yet again as he hit for himself as a pitcher and the second batter in the lineup against the Giants with designated hitter rules in place, making it the first time in MLB history that an American League team chose not to use a DH while a National League team utilized one. 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Smith on Shohei Ohtani: 'Don't think it helps that the No. Among AL pitchers, Ohtani finished the year first in SO/9 innings rate (11.87), third in strikeouts (219), fourth in ERA (2.33) and tied for fourth in wins (15), while amongst AL hitters, Ohtani ranked fourth in homers (34), fifth in OPS (.875), fifth in total bases (304), third in intentional walks (14), tied for third in extra-base hits (70), fifth in slugging (.519), tied for fourth in triples (6), seventh in RBIs (95), seventh in walks (72), and tied for eighth in runs (90). He also became the fourth Angels player with multiple seasons of 15 home runs and 10 stolen bases prior to the All-Star break and the eighth Major Leaguer since earned runs were official in 1913 to record 40-plus strikeouts and zero earned runs in a four-start span. Of the 15 pitches he threw in the 1st inning, eight were in the 160s; 99s in MPH. [131], On December 22, 2021, Sporting News released the article "The 50 greatest seasons in sports history, ranked." [71], The 2020 MLB season did not start until July 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sasaki would assign toilet cleaning chores to Ohtani, to teach the youth pitcher humility. Shintaro Fujinami, Shohei Ohtani Steal Spotlight in Athletics Vs. Angels This year's combine goes from February 28 through March 6. . He threw the pitch in the Japanese national high school baseball championship tournament, commonly called Summer Koshien. In the first round, he hit 22 home runs, tying him with opponent Juan Soto. Getty Images 4. ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith apologized Tuesday after receiving backlash for his remarks about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani's use of an interpreter. Ohtani had decided that he was going to use the money in this manner no matter what his Derby outcome was.[100]. [32], In December, he became the 2nd player out of high school in NPB history to reach 100M yen in salary in his third year, after Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2001. [103], Ohtani would finish the month of July as the first player in Major League history to ever have at least 37 home runs and 15 stolen bases before the end of July. Such an event had not occurred since Babe Ruth took the mound as starting pitcher for the Yankees on June 13, 1921, leading the AL with 19 home runs. Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 21:18. Good luck. The Los Angeles Angels are in a precarious position with two-way star player Shohei Ohtani, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2023 season. [136] He became the first player in MLB history to start Opening Day as both the starting pitcher and the leadoff hitter. [35] Norimoto relieved with a 30 lead but he and two other relievers combined to allow four in the 9th to blow it as Japan fell in a shocking defeat. [76], On the offensive side, Ohtani finished the season batting .190/.291/.366 with 7 home runs, 24 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases in 43 games. He also became the first AL player to reach both of those totals in a season since Curtis Granderson in 2011. Shohei Ohtani reacts to hitting a foul ball while playing against the Houston Astros. [139], Against the Boston Red Sox on May 5, 2022, Ohtani, while hitting third and making his first career start on the mound at Fenway Park, became the first starting pitcher to bat in one of the top four spots in a game at Fenway since Babe Ruth did so on September 20, 1919. 1 story all season, really -- is the looming free agency of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani.Ohtani . He and Babe Ruth are the only two players in AL and NL history to win at least 10 games on the mound and hit at least 10 home runs in the same season. He played in NPB for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder. [101] After pitching a perfect first inning, he also became the first player in major league history to compete in the Home Run Derby and earn a win as the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. [156], The Angels announced that Ohtani was once again named as both the team's Los Angeles Angels Player of the Year of 2022 and the team's Nick Adenhart Pitcher of the Year Award, as voted by his teammates. Ohtani pitches before Japan trip, reaching 98 mph. [5][6] The youngest of three children, he has one older sister, Yuka, and one older brother Ryuta, who is also an amateur baseball player in the Japanese Industrial League. [6] Coached by his father, he displayed an aptitude for the game at an early age. [146] On June 21, Ohtani hit a pair of three-run homers and set a career-high with eight RBIs, becoming the first player born in Japan to have 8 RBI in a game and just the eighth player in Angels history to have eight RBIs in a game. [116], Ohtani was unanimously voted the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the 23rd pitcher and first designated hitter to win the award. [119] He became the first pitcher, the first Japanese player and the first Angels player to win the Edgar Martnez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award. [160], Ohtani is a 6-foot-4-inch (1.93m), 210-pound (95kg) right-handed starting pitcher. He pitched five innings, allowing four runs in the first inning and striking out nine. [78][79] He threw bullpen sessions earlier than usual and took batting practice against live pitching, an offseason first for him. He led the PL in ERA (.14 over Nishi), tied Wakui for the most wins and was second in strikeouts (19 behind Norimoto, though he threw 34 fewer innings). Over 34.5. [115], For the year, Ohtani finished his pitching campaign by making 23 starts on the mound, going 92 with a 3.18 ERA, 156 strikeouts, 1.09 WHIP and 44 walks in 130 1/3 innings. [10], On February 8, Ohtani agreed to a two-year $8.5 million contract with the Angels, avoiding arbitration.[81]. ", "Sho stunner: Two HRs, career-high 8(!) MESA, Ariz. Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to take the mound for two innings in his 2023 spring training pitching debut Tuesday afternoon but as with everything else in his major league career . Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors) Born: July 5, 1994 in Oshu, Japan jp High School: Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate, Japan) Debut: March 29, 2018 (Age 23-267d, 21,573rd in major league history) vs. OAK 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB The Shohei Situation. [78] Furthermore, in spring training, the Angels general manager Perry Minasian, manager Joe Maddon, and Ohtani agreed to allow Ohtani to play without limitations or restrictions and drop the "Ohtani Rules",[80] a plan the Angels mirrored from Ohtani's schedule in Japan and had implemented since his 2018 rookie season that restricted his usage to a schedule of pitching once a week and hitting only three to four times between starts. Ohtani said, "[Until 2019], I could more or less do the things I wanted to do. [146], On July 6, 2022, against the Miami Marlins, Ohtani made MLB history again by becoming the first player since RBI became an official statistic in 1920 to record 10 strikeouts as a pitcher, two RBIs as a batter, and a stolen base all in a single game. [61] On September 7, Ohtani broke the MLB home run record by a Japanese rookie when he hit his 19th home run for the season. Ohtani took longer to pitch in 2022 because he regularly shakes off his catcher. He hit 100mph while blowing away eventual champion South Korea (10 K, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 R in 6 IP) before Norimoto relieved. [175] Mizuhara's role as Ohtani's personal interpreter ranges from confidante to conditioning coach and throwing partner, to making sure Ohtani understands, and is understood. [96] Additionally, Ohtani won the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award, becoming the first Japanese player to win the award. [55] In only his second start on the mound on April 8, Ohtani took a perfect game through 6 innings before allowing a hit. Shohei Ohtani is now officially the first player to qualify as both a pitcher and a hitter in the same season (based on current qualification rules) Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 5, 2022 7. TEMPE, Ariz. As Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate, the Tempe Diablo Stadium public address system blared the bouncy little J-pop tune, "Fashion Monster." The Angels dugout roared in . In the bottom of the 10th, he singled off Daichi Osera score Nishikawa with the winner; Nippon Ham would take the next three games to win their second Japan Series title. [170] Scouts have timed Ohtani running from the batter's box to first base in as little as 3.8 seconds. He allowed five runs and was removed from the mound without recording an out, starting his season with a loss and an infinite ERA. (Alex Gallardo/AP . [42] He topped 4-time Cuban MVP Alfredo Despaigne easily at DH (190 votes to 47; 3 others combined for 8 votes) but the vote at pitcher was closer (he had 111 of 245 votes, Ishikawa 69 and Tsuyoshi Wada 61). Entering play Thursday . [53] On April 3, Ohtani hit his first MLB home run, a 397-foot three-run homer against Josh Tomlin. He threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in the Angels' 8-0 victory over the Red Sox, while also going 2-for-4 from the plate and a RBI single in the eighth inning to become the second starting pitcher to ever record a hit at Fenway after Roger Clemens in 1996, since the implementation of the designated hitter in 1973. During his MVP . He won the Best Nine award as the designated hitter. He was thrown out in a rundown. Shohei Ohtani is on a tear like no one else in Major League Baseball. He also tied for the MLB lead with eight triples to go along with 26 stolen bases. Entertainment Headlines Today [Fri-03-Mar-2023] "I am tired of crying and overthinking" - Nigerian lady seeks advice on how to stop loving her husband - Linda Ikeji "I lost my wife due to my weak fleshly desires" - Man laments on Facebook - Linda Ikeji "My party was different to that of my children's dad," Precious Chikwendu warns people to stop cursing her children over their father Femi Fani . [20] He was assigned the jersey number 11, previously worn by Yu Darvish.[21]. [48], On December 8, 2017, Ohtani agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Angels. [97], Ohtani participated in the Home Run Derby on July 12. Shohei Ohtani takes swings at Angels spring training on Feb. 17, 2023. [161] With an overhand delivery,[162] he throws a four-seam fastball averaging 97 miles per hour (156km/h)[161] topping out at 102.5mph (165km/h),[163] an 8688-mile-per-hour (138142km/h) forkball/split-finger fastball[164][165] with late diving action,[166] an occasional curveball, and a solid slider at 8284 miles per hour (132135km/h). [5] Ohtani's high school baseball coach, Hiroshi Sasaki, said that he was a fast swimmer who "could have made the Olympics. Rumors developed that a woman had been going in and out of Shohei's apartment in Japan - but it turned out to be his mom, bringing him food. Though his offensive production declined somewhat (5 home runs), his performance on the mound was among the best in the league, earning him the starter role in the 2015 All-Star Game and the pitching spot in the end-of-year Pacific League Best Nine awards. He received a platelet-rich plasma injection to treat the injury. During that start, he struck out seven batters. Reviews for Park Place Apartments. [6] Instead, he opted to stay local, selecting Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate Prefecture, Northern Japan,[8] the same high school as pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, whom he admired;[9] Ohtani competed there as a swimmer[10] and played baseball. [23] He was the second Nippon Pro Baseball rookie drafted out of high school the previous year to be used as both a pitcher and position player, following Kikuo Tokunaga in 1951; Ohtani was the first to start in both roles. I'd pretty much never experienced the feeling of wanting to do something but being completely unable to do it. Judge struck out twice, and Ohtani hit a flyout and a popout. [3] He was also the first player in MLB history to be an All-Star as both a pitcher and a hitter, as he was a starter in the 2021 All-Star Game in both capacities, as the AL's manager-selected starting pitcher (earning the win) and fan-elected starting designated hitter (as the leadoff hitter). [37] He could not pitch in the event due to a blister on his finger but wound up starring as a designated hitter (DH). [58], Ohtani was activated from the disabled list as a hitter on July 2, and went 0-for-4 against the Seattle Mariners. [36] Ohtani was the same dominant pitcher on the mound. [70] On September 12, Ohtani's 2019 season prematurely ended after it was revealed that he needed surgery to repair a bipartite patella. He became the second-fastest Angels rookie to reach 20 home runs, and he joined Babe Ruth as the only MLB players with 10 pitching appearances and 20 homers in a season. [74] After his second start of the season against the Houston Astros, Ohtani began to experience discomfort in his right arm, and it was eventually revealed that he had a flexor strain in his right elbow after undergoing an MRI. 1 prospect", "Shohei Ohtani, the Most Exciting Player in the World, Is Coming to MLB", "Shohei Otani: 'Hope to do my best in America from next year on', "In Short Order: Shohei Otani is an even better hitter than you probably expected", "Shohei Ohtani's path to MLB cleared after new posting agreement is reached before deadline", "Angels' Shohei Ohtani beats Yankees' duo to win AL Rookie of the Year", "Angels officially welcome 2-way star Ohtani", "Angels' Shohei Ohtani had platelet-rich plasma injection in pitching elbow, GM confirms", "It's really happening: Two days after pitching, Shohei Ohtani will DH for the Angels", "Angels' Ohtani: 'Never going to forget' first at-bat, a single", "Sho time! [167] He posted a walks per nine innings rate of 3.3 across his NPB career. Ohtani received 4 of the 233 votes for the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award (Pacific League), tying Tatsuya Sato for a distant second behind Takahiro Norimoto. He received platelet-rich plasma and stem-cell injections to treat the injury. He was born in Oshu, Iwate, Japan, and began playing baseball at a young age. The first player in MLB history. [148], For a second straight year, Ohtani was voted in to the All-Star Game by fans as the starter at the designated hitter position on July 8[149] and on July 10 he was selected as a starting pitcher again, making history as the only player to be selected as an All-Star as both a position player and a pitcher twice. [85] In his third start on April 26, once again against the Texas Rangers, Ohtani collected his first win of the season. [68], On May 7, 2019, Ohtani played in his first game with the Angels since undergoing Tommy John surgery, batting as a designated hitter against the Detroit Tigers. [22] He was selected for a Pacific League roster spot for the 2013 All-Star Game. MESA, Ariz. (AP) Shohei Ohtani had no issues with his pitches or the new clock in his first spring training outing this year, his only one for the Los Angeles Angels before he joins Japan for . [39], He finished the year at .322/.416/.588 with 22 home runs in 382 plate appearances on offense and a 104 record and 1.86 ERA on the mound with 174 strikeouts in 140 innings. 1 face is a dude that needs an interpreter', "Ohtani's interpreter to catch in HR Derby", "Shohei Ohtani can hit, pitch -- and keep his teammates laughing", "Japanese star Shohei Ohtani reportedly chooses CAA Sports to represent him in the U.S., a sign he's ready to play in the majors", "Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani looks slick in a photo shoot for Porsche", "Thanks To A Show-Stopping 2021, Shohei Ohtani's Endorsement Earnings Have Tripled In A Year", "Shohei Ohtani: Unanimous AL MVP is your MLB The Show 22 cover athlete", "Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani on cover of MLB the Show 22", "MLB The Show 22 - Gameplay Reveal - Nintendo Switch", "Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani lands exclusive memorabilia deal with Fanatics", "How MLB Superstar Shohei Ohtani Made $6 Million In Endorsements Without Even Trying", "MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani takes a stake in crypto firm FTX", "MLB Superstar Shohei Ohtani Joins FTX as Global Ambassador Through Long-Term Partnership", "Tom Brady is sued in connection with FTX collapse", "Tom Brady pushed crypto to his fans. February 16, 2023 at 5:26 p.m. EST. [185], In 2021, Ohtani had an estimated MLB league-leading $6 million in annual endorsement deals, which included Asics, Descente, Japan Airlines, Nishikawa Co., and Seiko Watch in Japan and Hugo Boss, New Era, Panini, Fanatics, Oakley and Topps in the United States. On October 16, 2016, Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch in NPB history at 165 kilometres per hour (102.5mph). [4], Ohtani finished his 2022 season with a 159 record, a 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings. "Ohtani" redirects here. Ohtani, who batted .257/.372/.592, including 46 home runs runner-up for the MLB lead in homers, 100 RBI, 103 runs and 26 steals in 155 games and 639 plate appearances, hit several milestones to close his season, reaching both 100 RBIs and 100 runs for the first time in his career. Shohei Ohtani ( , tani Shhei, born July 5, 1994), nicknamed "Shotime", is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, designated hitter and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). [51] Ohtani started as the designated hitter on Opening Day, March 29, against the Oakland Athletics, singling in his first at bat. The deal was finalized the next day. [154], On October 5, Ohtani pitched five innings in a loss to the Oakland Athletics, becoming the first player in the modern era to qualify for both the hitting and pitching leaderboards in one season, reaching the limits of 3.1 plate appearances and one inning pitched per game. At the plate, Shohei Ohtani is hitting .279 with 70 RBIs, trailing only Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr (73) and Boston's Rafael Devers (72). [109] And on September 25, Ohtani joined Willie Mays as the only players with at least 45 home runs, 20 stolen bases and six triples in a season,[110] when he hit two triples in consecutive plate appearances, becoming the first Angels player to do so since Peter Bourjos in April 2011. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out during the third inning of their Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) 0:00. [63] His .564 slugging percentage ranked seventh overall among MLB players with at least 350 plate appearances for this season.
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