So far this season has shown that even if he never pitched another inning he could still be MVP.

@evanyong5871

12 күн бұрын

That would be very hard 😂 he has no defence points but it's possible if he beats judge 62 hr

@dogdogdoghorse

12 күн бұрын

Not really. If he leads the league in a majority of the offensive stats and has a bunch of steals on top of that it’s possible. Some analysts have him in the mix for mvp already

@mrcalipride

12 күн бұрын

@@evanyong5871 if he doesnt pitch, he would play the field. If he keep this pace as a dh, he would easily win mvp.

@Ch-dq8yn

12 күн бұрын

warがどうであれ、三冠王取るぐらいのインパクトや、30-30に到達できれば当然可能でしょうね。

@adisonsichampanakhone1070

12 күн бұрын

@@evanyong5871I mean you right but you saying that shohei being on your team doesn’t change your chances in a big way? That’s the definition of an mvp

We're witnessing something truly incredible that we can tell our grand kids about that we saw Ohtani in his prime.

@zoneout00

12 күн бұрын

& now he's actually on a good team lol

@Smitty65721

11 күн бұрын

I told all my family and friends to watch this guy. He is the best baseball player now and if it continues he will be the greatest ever. We are lucky as baseball fans to be alive at this moment in time.

@cowboy7170

11 күн бұрын

Like watching Barry Bonds in his prime.

@Smitty65721

10 күн бұрын

@@cowboy7170 A whole lot better than Bonds.

I live here in Montreal and an NHL fan but watch MLB because of Ohtani play

@tetsut2468

12 күн бұрын

Bro that's the value of his existence

@vgd87

12 күн бұрын

I live in Australia and watch MLB because of him since 2021 (I know I was late to the party)

@user-vs5tm3ig3c

12 күн бұрын

나는 한국인인데 메이저리그를 본다 이유는 오타니

@infinitedopamine6429

11 күн бұрын

@@user-vs5tm3ig3c pinoy ako pero nanonood lang ako dahil kay ohtani

@danf8047

11 күн бұрын

bruh i'm from the 514 as well and I miss the expos....I really enjoy Ohtani's run this season.

As an Angels fan, I miss him a lot, but I am also glad he is part of an organization that can actually utilize him better and has an actual chance of carrying him to a world series.

@n_snafu

12 күн бұрын

He's not looking to be carried. He wanted a cooperative effort. Something the Angels weren't willing to do. Sorry for ur loss, buddy

@DeepfriedBeans4492

12 күн бұрын

@@n_snafuit’s a team sport, they carry eachother.

@thomast.9191

12 күн бұрын

NHL fan here. I used to follow the angels and know every player on that roster because of Shohei. Now I am following the dodgers learning their history and roster. And I don’t even watch baseball. 😂

@gar1256

12 күн бұрын

​@@thomast.9191bro same 😂😂

@rocky2049

12 күн бұрын

very very sorry to disrespect you, but how do you become an Angels fan without Ohtani? Just become the Ohtani and Dodgers fan!

・Batting average .370 (best in the majors) ・11 home runs (best in the majors) ・27 RBIs (3rd in the league) ・OPS 1.139 (best in the majors) ・9 stolen bases (7th in the league) ・54 hits (best in the majors) ・14 doubles (best in the majors) ・18 walks ・On-base percentage .434 (2nd in the majors) ・Slugging percentage .705 (best in the majors)

@draikmage

12 күн бұрын

3.01 career ERA

@steppen6860

12 күн бұрын

People were asking what happens when he focuses on batting:

@CaptainNippon

12 күн бұрын

next time use 1st instead of best...

@CaptainNippon

12 күн бұрын

@@steppen6860 The saddest part is somehow these clowns think 100 pitches isn't exhausting and taxing on the body...

@jpy700

12 күн бұрын

Insane!

The dude is a complete package. He’s got power, hits for high percentage and steals bases like he’s chewing peanuts. Congrats dodger nation, he’s worth every penny and he hasn’t even pitched yet 😂

The sound of HR! The OHTANI SOUND!!

@vgd87

12 күн бұрын

The sound off his bat is so different and unique, could be the speed in which he swings the bat as well as it hitting the sweet spot

With amazing power and speed, Shohei Ohtani is like the perfect all-around baseball player that one design from a video game.

@Emerson-vv8bw

12 күн бұрын

Even on my xbox video game playing Shohei it can't match the real thing.

@LuckCy3

12 күн бұрын

In Japan, people talked about how no character in a popular baseball video game could surpass Otani's performance in real life. He really is a great player.

@TiagoGomez-hb9te

12 күн бұрын

​@LuckCy3 Are you sure Japanese people are saying this about Shohei?

@SteveDave211

12 күн бұрын

All around. he cant field and he isnt even pitching.

@alexsakon

12 күн бұрын

@@SteveDave211really dude? You think he can’t play on the field if he wanted to? Are you that obtuse?

Monster Inoue, monster Ohtani.

@churchillcompany

11 күн бұрын

I spent yesterday trying to decide who had the better weekend lol

大谷すごいけど、いつも塁にいてくれるベッツもすごい😂

Thank you for including the stolen bases. Shohei for MVP

this man unarguably the greast athlete all time

大谷さんの凄さはもう言うまでもないけど、大谷さんの打席でほぼ毎回ベッツ選手が塁に居るのも凄い。

@MiracleRacer

12 күн бұрын

いやほんとに。凄いしか言えないｗ 飛距離もそうだし、打った瞬間の音がこれまた。 開幕時は中々HRが出ずに言われましたけど、気が付けばトップ。 このままなら少なくとも50本はいきそう。ファン希望はボンズ越えｗ

@Gozogozogozo

12 күн бұрын

これはかなり大きいですよね。シーズン終わりには、打点王も見えてくるかもしれない。

reminder: Ohtani is also a starting pitcher

Son:That hitter is the best in the world! Mom:No, he's a rehabbing pitcher.

@SquidJoe

12 күн бұрын

True both statements.

@maijimaimai

12 күн бұрын

Yeah

@reps882

12 күн бұрын

Also, his translator and best friend of seven years stole $16 million from him. This guy is mentally and physically insane.

@seiguikan

12 күн бұрын

😂😂😂😮😮😮

Has that sound off bat been nominated for a grammy yet?

@63212LON

12 күн бұрын

That sound followed by the gasp and cheering that ensue is what I want as my ringtone 😊

@briangriffin69

11 күн бұрын

W comment

The reason I watch MLB every day now, Shohei’s impact on baseball is like MJ’s impact on basketball. Baseball wins!!!!

Ohtani's hand & eye coordination is off the charts. It seems like he's seeing the ball in slow motion and his brain is like the fastest quantum computer in the world.

@Will-si5ps

12 күн бұрын

This is what happens when something becomes your one and only passion. Ohtani eats, sleeps, and breathes baseball 24/7.

@briangriffin69

11 күн бұрын

Japanese skills

@streetcar6080

10 күн бұрын

​@@briangriffin69??? Japan does not produce the best hitters. Ohtani is one of a kind. His brother is not this good.

@briangriffin69

10 күн бұрын

@@streetcar6080 Why you hatin' from outside of the club?

@streetcar6080

8 күн бұрын

@@briangriffin69 Facts. Even his own brother is not MLB quality.

he's really good at stealing bases coz he's fast and because he's a pitcher, he reads the opponents pitcher..

There is a good hitter, and there is a great hitter. Then here is Shohei Ohtani in an otherworldly level.

Mookie on base and Shohei bringing him in seems to be a common theme

He’s the reason I got into baseball. My fav player. Wish he played for the Twins tho. Haha

I'm getting into MLB thanks to Ohtani and love it.

Now just we all pray, Shohei, stay healthy keep having fun in baseball!

It sounded like a SHOTGUN!!

@neverheard446

12 күн бұрын

SHO-GUN

This is the only guy that I can truly accept people obsessing and fighting for! Dude deserves all the praise he gets and he’s earned it! We’re being blessed to watch this in our lifetime!

We all come to watch him making history.

いつも一塁に住んでくれていてありがとうベッツ

@user-nx9ou7yk1s

12 күн бұрын

実家が一塁らしい

my god i did not know ohtani had another level of batting he was hiding from us

"Oh my goodness, that sounds like a shotgun." Shohei Ohtani, the 🦄🐐.

Shohei is hitting .370 now, If an ace pitcher wins the batting title there's no doupt he's the goat 🐐 not even Ruth accomplished that.

@randyevermore9323

12 күн бұрын

"not even Ruth accomplished that." He's so much better than Ruth. Ruth ran the bases like a 90-year-old man.

I'm watching not only LA Dodgers but the whole MLB because of Ohtani and Ive never followed baseball.

Ohtani's father played baseball, mother played badminton. Ohtani's wife played basketball. It's wild to think that their child MIGHT be another GOAT in the NBA or WNBA. See you in 20-25 years.

@RaineriHakkarainen

12 күн бұрын

NBA players are 6 foot 9 inches tall! Ohtani family should play baseball

@flowergardeninlove

12 күн бұрын

he must be a super bowl star.

@user-vi4kg6cs8m

12 күн бұрын

Incredibly, his mother works part-time. even now😮

@mlgerab

12 күн бұрын

@@user-vi4kg6cs8mhis mother too

@Gozogozogozo

12 күн бұрын

His brother was a baseball player as well.

Truly a generational talent. Happy to be alive to watch this man play

shohei's HR is music to my ears

All I wish is that Shohei wins at least one world series before he retires! It literally gonna break my heart if this greatest baseball player doesn't win the world series 💔

@eugenelow4705

12 күн бұрын

He did win the world baseball classic, which will probably be a more prestigious title than the world series in many years to come

@Smitty65721

11 күн бұрын

@@eugenelow4705 You are comparing the World Series to the World Baseball Classic? Common man. That will never compare. Ever. Anyone who won the WBC would give that trophy, and his left nut, for a World Series ring.

Fun Fact: He’s also a very good pitcher

Naoya Inoue and Shohei Ohtani are great assets of Japan

Alot of good pitchers are out of injuries right now, but unlike them Shohei can still hit and he's leading in HRs and batting .370

@SteveDave211

12 күн бұрын

Well the rest are starters he is at best a reliever.

@n_snafu

12 күн бұрын

@@SteveDave211 what are u talking about? that's the dumbest thing i've read in this entire chat so far. lmao

@KingxSensei

12 күн бұрын

@@SteveDave211 He was the Ace of the Angels the last couple of years, did you have amnesia💀

專心打擊的大谷，實在太猛了！ 根本擋都擋不住。

Go Shohei!!!

MVP everyday

So, I am gonna say it. Ohtani is having the exact same year this year as he would have had every year with the Angels if he had support in the batting order. Does anyone remember when the pitcher on the opposing team cussed out his manager for pitching to Ohtani? He said, "Why are we pitching to him, he is the only one on the team who can hit!" What we are seeing now, we should have been seeing for at least 3 years past, possibly more. And over in Anaheim, the Angels keep doing Angel things.

@user-we5sd2ul5i

12 күн бұрын

The fact. Well said. Greetings from 🇯🇵

@user-px1bv6wi6j

12 күн бұрын

確かに❗去年のエンジェルスVSブルージェイズで大谷翔平が39号ホームランを打った時にジェイズの監督に苦言を言った選手がいました。 大谷翔平選手、ドジャースに移籍して本当に良かったです🤗

@Searkar

12 күн бұрын

that wasn't a pitcher, it was matt chapman (3rd basemen who is now on the giants). Or it was merryweather.

@n_snafu

12 күн бұрын

@@Searkar it was chapman and the first inning dinger in toronto last year. prob one reason why they didnt resign chapman lol

@taintneverstopme8639

12 күн бұрын

Exactly right, the Angel's are a freaking mess and Ohtanis years there definitely hindered his performances because of how utterly enept they are

The way he can adjust his wrist and swing so fast is incredible, not only that but he puts the barrel at the right spot....Ohtani is a monster

@bluealvey

12 күн бұрын

Never seen a hitter pull his hands in and get around a pitch so quick, keep that kind of power. Closest I've seen, it was David Ortiz, who could get around on inside pitches like that for power. It's the reason why Papi has success against Mariano when no one else could.

@cowboy7170

11 күн бұрын

It seems like he can swing the bat at any angle. Even like a golf swing if necessary for those low pitches below the strike zone.

I'm Australian and a cricket fan. Sometimes in cricket a batsman just creams a shot out of the sweet spot, but it's effortless with such efficiency it's almost like his leaning into the shot, just using the pace of the ball and 'helping' it over the fence. That first shot of Ohtani reminded me of that so much. The whole round bat thing obviously makes this far more skilful an achievement.

@michellechiba

12 күн бұрын

He does use the cricket bat for practice & Outman swears by it, as well. Now he’s (Outman) hitting homers, too.

@McWhatevs

11 күн бұрын

@@michellechiba can only assume it's the feel of flushing the ball with a bat and getting the feel for it, as I can't seem much carry over otherwise. Perhaps the added weight helps with strength and bad speed when going back to a baseball bat.

We're seeing the performance of the greatest player of all time in the major leagues

@Emerson-vv8bw

12 күн бұрын

Superman Shohei Ohtani and Sadaharu Oh with Ichiro Sazuki is now three of the greatest baseball player's ever from Japan. They talk Bonds with 752 home runs in his 22 seasons, Sadaharu Oh had 868 HRs also played 22 seasons all with the Yomiuri Giants. And Ichiro's 4,367 career hits should be the record over Rose 4,256 hits.

Dodger pays him 2 million a year for the next 10 years while making interest on the money they don’t have to pay him immediately. With inflation, the 680 million he will get from 2034-2044 will have same value as around $300 million currently. That’s Jaylen Brown money. So Shohei is the best bargain in American sports.

I absolutely love that call for the first home run

I almost forgot he is a pitcher

I'm only watching baseball because of the Ohtani legend in the making!

Just give it to him already. 3rd MVP in 4 years sho-time Ohtani-San

He is not a human being, He is Ultraman

I'd lovvvve to see Shohei come back in a Mariano Rivera like "shut down closer" role.... 15-20 pitches a pop could be the best way to preserve his durability ...not crazy about the pitching full game on his arm. He could be done pitching after a season or two on a second surgery.

@popsmoke99

12 күн бұрын

u said it!! HOF hitter, starter and closer.

Shohei Ohtani Greatness Legend

The WAR of a designated hitter who neither plays defense nor pitches is already 2.4. I can't believe it. I think he will exceed WAR 8 just through batting.

The goat❤ so lucky to live in his era

大谷の打席の時にいつもベッツが塁にいるからそれも凄い...

He swings so easy, when the ball contact with bat is speeding so high

Baseball media has been getting busier and busier for writing about Shohei's play.

I've seen enough. Greatest baseball player of all time

Dude is a beast! Leading the dodgers in almost every batting categories. OPS, Hits, HR, TB, SB, 2B, BA, SLG

@DrJohnnyChow

12 күн бұрын

You mean leading the MLB….

MVP!

My god the sound off his bat is always so electrifying.

I’ve noticed he’ll go through ups and downs. Like for a few days there wasn’t too much coming from him, and now he’s hitting not only a lot, but freakin’ HARD, man. 　All the same, he’s basically the player that sparked my interest in becoming a baseball fan, and now… I’m completely invested. 😅

Shotani 🎉

When your sole focus is baseball, baseball, baseball, this is what you end up with. This has been drilled in this kid since he was a kid, it's impressive. Watch his top 10 every day carry items, its all about baseball and recovery lol.

GOAT

Goat blue Dodgers 💙

💙Shohei💙愛💙Ohtani💙

dodgers Putting on a Sho. Congratulations Shohei on being named the NL Player of the Week!

I can't believe the Dodgers got him for 10 years, what a joy he'll be to watch every year.

He doesn’t know but his father is Kryptonian.

I’m watching him dominate, then remembering, oh yea he’s also an amazing pitcher. What on earth

This man could be in the goat conversation especially because pitches are on average thrown harder in today's era vs 80 years ago

いつ聴いても凄い音

大谷.強強強，最近MVP連線開始發酵了。

Every year I hear people doubt Ohtani… then like clockwork Ohtani proves he’s the best. Year. After year.

Ohtani is not just a DH; he's also a rehab pitcher and is doing throwing rehab program every other day like any other rehab pitcher. Ohtani's hitting stat is so crazy and he is so brilliant and shining at the plate that pp keep forgetting about he is also working hard to recover his pitching ability little by little. Ohtani answered to interview that he missed pitching a lot but at the same time he also likes having more time to concentrate on hitting. Ohtani is always a 2 way player mentally and physically, though he can't do more for pitching this season as restricted pitches, throwing distance, and limited strength are regulated according to rehab program. Therefore Ohtani could only release his stress of unable to pitch on the mound by putting all extra energies on hitting and running/stealing bases. Ohtani probably would challenge his limit as a DH to replace what he missed from pitching. As fans, we hope he can win his 1st NLMVP by DH alone, which would be the 1st for MLB.

All the haters and people waiting for him to fail are pissed off right now 😂

@XxXDestroyer

8 күн бұрын

Yup, I remember during his slow start there were haters clowning him daily and saying the Dodgers wasted money. But it's been real quiet now.

The very good condition😊 The exhilarating hitting sound🤤

The purest , most uncomplicated swing I've ever seen !

いつも１塁に居るベッツもすごいよ

He's a pitcher recovering from tommy john.

Enjoying baseball means listening to his beautiful sounds.

야구의 신

@mogura1129

12 күн бұрын

ふざけんな！

If I was the pitcher, I'd ask for that homerun ball. No shame in being hit out of the park by one of the greatest. Something to show the grandkids.

The sound!

so lucky we can witness such a lifetime generation talent!

Big Fly, Ohtani-san!

看大谷上場打擊 是種享受！ 即使我得不到什麼 卻為他擊出全壘打 感到開心🎉

SUPER SHOHEI

I love that guy. He’s going to do some incredible things this season.

GOTANI🐐 Total of 4 HR in 3 games

エンゼルスから見てるファンなら驚くことではありません これが５月の大谷翔平です🚀🔥

@ginxgin8056

12 күн бұрын

6月に入るとさらにギアupするので楽しみですね！

@campingking9784

12 күн бұрын

10月の大谷翔平が🚀🔥でありますように🙏

Oh, my goodness! Shohei's homerun makes me happy. Keep up the good work.

everyone seems to forget he is recovering from the elbow injury and lifetime friend's theft

“Omg that sounded like a shotgun”goose bumpssssss

Betts is always at first base.

The Samurai strike again

Just between you and me, Shohei Ohtani is a genetically modified superhuman born in a Japanese laboratory.