Shohei Ohtani had ‘best performance’ in MLB history
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The Dodgers star could have tried something new to overcome his struggles at the plate but he made the right choice—staying uniquely himself.
Having not yet finished his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani is already providing surplus value to the franchise just 22 months after signing a 10-year, $700 million contract in free agency.
It’s crazy to be able to have \[him\] be a good pitcher and, on top of that, be able to produce at the plate. It’s not very common.” - World Series Game 1, presented by Capital One: Friday, time TBA,
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to a second consecutive World Series last night, in historic fashion. In 2017, Jon Wertheim met Ohtani in Sapporo, and got to know Japan's most fearsome pitcher and most prolific hitter.
Shohei Ohtani's otherworldly performance that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series has left the sporting world in awe, with players and legends alike marvelling at what may have been the greatest single-game display in MLB history.
Shohei Ohtani, who is the greatest baseball player ever, has had the greatest regular-season game ever and the greatest postseason game ever and looks capable of having the greatest World Series game ever.
The stardust had barely settled over Dodger Stadium before the debate got under way."This is the beginning of every baseball conversation and the end of the debate: Shohei Ohtani is the best baseball player who has ever played the game.