When Shohei Ohtani takes a seat on a shaded bench to await his turn in the batting cage at Los Angeles Angels spring training, the feeling is like a restaurant when a movie star is escorted to a table. Everyone pretends not to notice, but the mood in the room is suddenly giddy. An A...
In baseball, few players have gained the attention of fans quite like Shohei Ohtani. The 3-time MVP is the kind of player who defies every department. Hitting home runs, pitching worldies, stealing bases, and dominating the game. The type of player who can decid...
2. Angels: Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout Ohtani hasn't technically been a pitcher since he underwent Tommy John surgery last year. But 1) he's spent his rehab moonlighting as one of thebest hitters in baseball, 2) he's officially started throwing again and 3) please don't forget howawesome...
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Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball. He's among many Japanese stars who have left to play in North America.
Shohei Ohtani returns to Dodgers lineup after birth of first child Amy Maetzold Amy Maetzold is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She started her journalism career in Wisconsin where she was a producer at NBC15 and Spectrum News 1. Before coming to KCAL, Amy covered n...
Seager had a monster season for the Rangers, ranking second to Shohei Ohtani in the majors in OPS, and he's hitting .429/.680/.857 with four extra-base hits in October. Yes, that is a .680 on-base percentage; he has drawn 11 walks in five game...
Shohei Ohtani's two-homer game Glasnow, whose nine seasons in the big leagues have been marked by numerous absences due to injuries, set personal highs in innings (120) and strikeouts (162) in 2023. With 93 innings and 125 K’s, he seems well on pace to blow past both marks this se...
Angels News: What Will Shohei Ohtani's Contract Look Like Next Offseason? / This MLB offseason has raised a ton of questions. None, however, have been more fun to discuss than a question regarding next year's offseason: How much money is Shohei Ohtani going to get? With the volatile...
We would likely see a significant boost in the best players’ stats. Players likeShohei Ohtanicould potentially have an extra 120 at-bats per season, most of which would come with the opportunity to bring home runners. Then St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese celebrates his game-wi...