ohtani is expected to be ready for opening day as a hitter and return to pitching in major league games sometime in may. as he threw, ohtani was in frequent communication with the coaches and staff behind him, checking the measurements of his velocity...
When he debuted in 2018, Ohtani's hitting and pitching workloads were more closely managed as the two-way superstar adjusted to life in the Major Leagues. Now, when fully healthy, Ohtani is accustomed to doing both on the same day -- and there's no expectation that that won't be the ...
and has led to lots of attention for him and the Angels, and in a lot of ways he already emulated Ruth with those nine starts on days he wasn’t hitting; but it also has made for an unusual season for the Angels, who tweaked their pitching time and again, early in the season, to...
First 332 Games Hitting First 24 Games Pitching The Baserunning Myth “Baserunning is worse than ever.” “Guys get rushed to the majors without learning how to run the bases.” “Players today don’t work on baserunning the way players used to.” ...
Kuriyama, who believes Ohtani's personality is better suited to hitting (the id) than pitching (the ego), fought forces within his organization who wanted Ohtani to concentrate solely on pitching. Arms like his are rare, and any risk is seen as too great. But the first thing Kuriyama t...
It’s fair to call Ohtani the best player in baseball so far this season; his 5.7 combined WAR between batting and pitching isnearly one full win betterthan anyone else’s total. (Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeleris second at 4.8.) He’s hitting so many home runs right now that it’s beco...
With those caveats in mind, as well as the fact that we’re in the realm of speculation when it comes to the interplay between Ohtani’s pitching, hitting and rehabilitation, the hit to his potential contract could be massive. Via Dan Szymborski, here’s his pre-injury ZiPS projection a...
Shohei Ohtani Pitching Stats Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani Hitting Stats YearAgeTeamGABRH2B3BHRGRSLRBIBBIBBSOSHSFHBPGIDPAVGOBPSLG 201824Angels1143265993212220613721020122.285.361.564 201925Angels10638451110205180623311100426.286.343.505 202026Angels461532329607024220500003.190.291.366 ...
The 2021 MLB season really was the Year of Shohei Ohtani The Angels' two-way superstar took over the baseball world with his hitting and pitching. He hit 46 home runs, stole 26 bases and drove in 100 runs as a hitter. He went 9-2 with a 3.18 ERA and 156
Ohtani, who isrecovering from elbow surgery, is hitting this season but not expected to start pitching for the Dodgers until 2025. Still, a major Japanese travel agency told CNN it’s now booking up to 200 clients from Japan at every Dodgers home game. ...