The GREATEST Player in Baseball History - 50/50

[@JackFrostistrolling]

He just did a 3-3 tie ninth inning walkoff grandslam and joined the 40/40 club.

[@datguyed1005]

Here after the 50/50 game

[@willmartinez7177]

I got the opportunity to see him play when i was visting my family in colorado, we had field level seats in left field by the foul pole, he's leading off and first ab he cranks on to center field. i am really excited to see how he performs when he's cleared to pitch next season

[@wabio]

Shohei is setting the bar so high it will take generations for another player to come along who can challenge his greatness.

[@mateocain1823]

Bro saying “One of” if not the best player while we all know shohei is unfortunately, for every team but the dodgers, the goat

[@ZionismFailure]

He is the goat in any team, any country. He is the most talented player ever.

[@nomercyinc6783]

the angels shit the bed for SIX YEARS. even longer with trout. why do players make dumbass choices. trout to the angels and ohtani to the angels were dumb as hell. theres nothing los angeles about the ANAHEIM angels

[@Kathy-22]

@@ZionismFailure, agree. GOATANI

[@Jasong-r2x]

Most talented yes. But choking big time when it counts. Watch him crash and burn when it matters. 0-5 last game and just struck out on 3 pitches. Give ma a break

[@Jasong-r2x]

Most talented yes. But choking big time when it counts. Watch him crash and burn when it matters. 0-5 last game and just struck out on 3 pitches. Give ma a break

[@Kathy-22]

Excellent video. Shotime Shohei is a superstar.

[@USAbaseball99]

What’s up love the vid you have the perfect length for the love the all of the vids

[@peskytalk]

Thank you man!

[@Coraima-jj5tv]

Crazy 💩 is that his 2021 season as his totals to what he’s doing right now with the boys in blue 🤝🏼🤝🏼🤝🏼truly crazy..sucks he’s only hitting but damn his DH numbers are insane

[@Shafferhead]

Most sports have a few candidates for Goat status that can be debated. In baseball there really is no question. Shohei truly is THE GOAT.

[@mikeykimm6719]

It's not 'Ham Fighters' the team name is the Fighters and its parent company is the Nippon Ham the food processing company.

[@charlestran6265]

Honestly, I think that when he returns to pitching. He should return as a reliever. Keeping in mind that he has had two major arm surgeries at this point. He’s proven in the WBC that he can be a closer. I think that if he made the transition to a closer, his already star studded career, could become even more amazing. From all-star starter, to power hitter, to shutdown closer.

[@ZionismFailure]

Don't worry about him

[@peskytalk]

I’d give him another chance as a starter bc they’re much more valuable than CP most of the time

[@exia0616]

Biggest issue is, unlike fields in japan, bullpen in US arenas are not connected to the dugout. So he will need to expend energy going to the bullpen and back. Also if lets say he is batting in the bottom of the 8th and he needs to pitch top of 9th he will have barely any warmup.

[@mateocain1823]

@@peskytalk maybe long reliever

[@ばん-u1h]

There had been a debate about this from he was in Japanese league, and the majority conclusion was that starter was the best. This was not because of the difference in value between a starter and a reliever, It was simple reason from the standpoint of conditioning. While starters can make planned adjustments according to the rotation, relievers are expected to scramble. This is a noticeable difference considering Ohtani's "play style". Ohtani could definitely serve as a reliever / closer, but if there is an opportunity to do so, it would be on some of final games in the regular season or any serieses, like in the WBC. Or, in the twilight of his career, he may emerge as an option for his no longer being an every-day player.

[@Baseballify]

4:54 isn’t that the 2021 all star jersey 😂 good video ur really underated

[@peskytalk]

Yes I just didn’t have a clip of the 2022 all star game lmao

[@Baseballify]

@@peskytalk All good

[@tatsuyaarai6029]

Glad you called the team “Ham Fighters”.

[@fated316]

Best ever.

[@peskytalk]

He’s up there

[@supersmashbrosbrawl-rc7uq]

Compare Ohtanis stats to babe ruth. Not to mention ohtani hasn't even played 10 years yet.

[@fated316]

@@supersmashbrosbrawl-rc7uq compare Ohtani hitting 100 mph vs pros vs Ruth being a pedo and hitting vs 80 mph.

[@ron88303]

He's a DH who has pitched a small sample size. A great DH though; but let's not confuse him with position players.

[@fated316]

@@ron88303 hilarious you belittle someone better than Ruth in the modern era. What he does is what all players wish they could do. He’s the best ever, a team of ohtanis would easily destroy a team of anyone else.

[@Iverson8811]

he just better than anyone in the sports

[@theRevVA32]

You sound a lot like Tony Hinchcliffe. I can't unhear it now

[@elyfel1183]

Note: They're called the Fighters. Hokkaido is the Region the team represents. Nippon Ham is the company that owns the team. Fighters is the team name. Not... Ham Fighters... though that would've been awesome. Good video.

[@0214elaine]

You are underrated

[@pjscafe]

Shohei is the Greatest not "one" of the greatest baseball player in history.

[@peskytalk]

The title says “greatest”

[@ron88303]

No. He's basically pitched a small sample size and is a DH. You sound like a casual fan.

[@pjscafe]

@@ron88303 He pitched for 5yrs and nearly 500 innings, how is that a small sample size? I've been following baseball since your dad bought you diapers, trust me, i'm not a casual fan. Shohei is the greatest baseball player in history. period.

[@ron88303]

He pitched 481 innings which, compared to the great pitchers, is at best about 2 seasons. Koufax pitched 2300 innings, and even that is low for a HOF pitcher. His stats are great for his small body of work, and maybe when he gets another 1,000 innings we can include him in the pitching conversation. He's a great hitter but there have been other better hitters, and he needs more plate appearances. If he continues to excel at both then he might warrant more serious consideration. I'm surprised that a non-casual fan who's been following baseball since the mid-fifties (diaper-free since 1956!) wouldn't come to the same conclusion.

[@mikes7446]

no just no

[@fjg109g6]

You make a common mistake in calling his Japanese team “Ham Fighters.” The team that owns the “Fighters” is called Nippon Ham, a meat packing company.

[@exia0616]

Do correct me if i am wrong, afaik in Shohei's draft batch in the NPB he wasnt even the consensus number 1 option/pick of like most teams. That honor was given to former A's/orioles' pitcher Shintaro Fujinami(he played in mlb 2023 season but this season he signed with mets but around july was DFA'ed without even playing)

[@bensonspov]

We on 50-50 watch bois as of now 44-46 and honestly i wish he passes 50-50

[@Nein1no]

I deeply apologize for being this person, because this video IS well researched and I don't want that fact to be overshadowed; Nippon-Ham is a company that owns the Hokkaido Fighters. The Hokkaido Fighters are not Ham Fighters. Sorry to disappoint.

[@peskytalk]

Don’t apologize for correcting in a very peaceful and genuinely informative way! I always want to improve my knowledge and if I made a mistake as long as you’re approaching correcting me in a respectful way that’s a very position interaction! Thank you for the correcting, it’s hard to fully understand all the ins and outs of what the clubs are like over in the NPB!

[@kylerey09]

6'4 and 200+ lbs athlete with natural talent who practiced an insane amount of hrs. It would be nearly impossible for him not to succeed. Only thing stopping him was injury or a loss of passion.

[@peskytalk]

There’s a lot of freak athletes that cannot do what shohei Ohtani does to be fair

[@kylerey09]

@@peskytalk tbf most freak athletes don't put in the hrs cause they don't need to in order to compete. He's both insanely talented AND hard working.

[@laartwork]

​@kylerey09 if they are in the majors they practiced a lot. There is no "natural abilitiy" ... tell that to Michael Jordan he has natural ability and he will go off. Shohei is a freak

[@kylerey09]

@@laartwork mj himself admitted without his large hands he wouldn't of been able to do everything the same. Try again.

[@YAYEETUS]

Do one of Aaron Judge please mann I know you are a Red Sox fan but you should definitely do one after the world series man

[@peskytalk]

I probably will somewhat soon

[@YAYEETUS]

@peskytalk Ok Thanks man!

[@carlnilssonyoung8961]

he was a two ways players in high school . every high school pitchers have to pitch n bat

[@johnnyher559]

I don't watch or know anything about sports. I think that if people like me who dont watch or play sports and we know who you are you must be the best there is. I know Michael jordan, tom brady, and shohei otani

[@LaMonteWade31]

I am le LaMonte and I wish my team signed him

[@WyattsWorld100]

hi Lamonte Wade Jr

[@peskytalk]

Me too lamonte, me too

[@LaMonteWade31]

@@WyattsWorld100 hi 👋

[@otimelyofficial8146]

Recency bias is a dangerous drug apparently. Let's not forget Shohei didnt play defense this year

[@saitamas_hair6332]

who’s watching this after he got a 51-51?

[@scottfield-js3ww]

The most embarrassing part is the astros almost lost

[@tonyhoable]

No sir

[@RCprod811]

Pesky so underrated

[@peskytalk]

Thank you 🤝

[@Chinese_Name]

Wait I've seen this video before

[@peskytalk]

YT copyrighted the original so I tried working around it by fixing and reuploading bc MLB is copyrighting ALL of my content. I added the 2024 segment at the end, but it is my video that’s where you saw it first

[@leehojunlee7425]

The goat of baseball. Not even close

[@TheGoose3141]

He is statistically the best player to ever live, he is simultaneously a top 5 hitter and a Cy Young candidate.

[@Kathy-22]

GOATANI

[@ron88303]

@@TheGoose3141 LOL. He's basically a DH and pitched a small sample size. He's met minimum plate appearances for 4 years.

[@TheGoose3141]

@@ron88303 In the 3 years of his career as a qualified pitcher he was an ERA and K top 5 on all three. This is all not to mention that he is one of three starters who can through 100 mph+ consistently.

[@ron88303]

@@TheGoose3141 He’s a great player with a relatively short career thus far. His total innings pitched compare represent roughly two seasons among HOF pitchers. His plate appearances likewise. And, until he resumes pitching, he’s basically a DH and warrants comparison only with other DHs. Maybe in couple years that will all change; only time will tell.

[@joepzenz]

still crazy to me that the Angels have been so bad having arguably 2 Top 25 players all time

[@ROADTOTHESHOW19]

Zach handle cought one of his home runs 😭

[@peskytalk]

He’s caught one of every player in baseballs home runs 😂

[@BritishEnglishJapan]

Thanks for this, it was a good insight into the early life of Shohei... thanks. I didn't watch all of it though and I thought since I assume KZbinrs always think about metrics, I thought I'd explain why I stopped. 1) Match the graphics/graphs to the narrated commentary. There were multiple occasions where I found myself stopping, and going back to check out why what I was hearing somehow didn't correlate to what I was seeing, which reduced the impact of both on your audience. Here's one.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5nRYZmwZbqqhrssi=ec26L_29mft4PO1O&t=26 for example. I couldn't understand the graphic while I was listening to the narration.. "Are these the 15 players?", "Are the bar graphs the number of consecutive games?" "Why is there an era graph here, am I missing something?" And that kills the flow of the video for some people.... 2) Compare apples with apples. Averages are averages and one-offs are one-offs. I live in Japan and watched him druing his HS years on TV at the HS championships...He wasn't "throwing 18mph faster", the threw one pitch at that speed (not even the fastest in history, Sasaki went over a mph quicker last year), but was many mph slower on average. His average fastball speed was amazing for a HS kid, yes, but not in the ways you suggest... ...and that is as far as I got into your video before I stopped, .....around 3 minutes. Why is this important? Some idiots like me who are really pedantic about disingenuous content (and the intricacies of language use) stop watching because they may think "the rest of this will be littered with the same"... rightly or wrongly... and It is a shame that you could get more view and subscribers from pedants like me otherwise.

[@LearningDrummerSam]

Love baseball, love these videos, but my god, you guys have so mant acronyms for stats. Its a major barrier for someone wanting to know wtf is going on

[@peskytalk]

I made a video very recently explaining a lot of the acronyms, check it out if you want to know more!

[@StrawhatDawn]

Aaron judge 😃😃Juan soto 😃😃

[@jeffwatts1126]

Come on man, he's not the GOAT. That's too big of a statement. He's the GOND...The greatest of nowadays. or GRTE, Greatest of this era

[@annunakian8054]

3 of the last 5 years? (WBC) 🤔

[@1234TokyoJohn]

Love Shohei, but stats show Judge having the better year by WAR, 9.7 to 6.9.

[@craigwheeler4760]

Judge is having an all time season. Before he cooled off, he was on pace for a 12 WAR season. It's rare AF to get one of those

[@626resell]

so obv AI generated smh

[@peskytalk]

lol I don’t know how to prove it’s not but it’s not 😭

[@angelnunez6246]

Yu an Shohei came from the hokkaido Fighters so that is up there but the american league not quite

[@joelirag3718]

Judge is better hitter

[@LordSurfusa]

Marte is barely behind him and defending well enough for a gold glove. Maybe Otahni won’t win the mvp?

[@evanhays6949]

Ohtani has a better WAR than Marte overall even without playing defence. I mean it’s possible but it is Ohtanis award to lose

[@peskytalk]

Ketel is having a phenomial season but Ketel has some ground to gain if he wants to catch shohei

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

generational talent, you can bet on that....(see what i did there?)

[@ItsameBS]

Update this video once he retires and the gambling story resurfaces.

[@bradhood9080]

6 year and you are already calling him GOAT. I think that's a stretch! I don't question his greatness but you are being somewhat premature. This GOAT crap in an American invention. Too many Americans believe if one doesn't win the gold you are a loser. Play, enjoy, do your best is what sport should be about.

[@fhsd1998]

Except in baseball. Individual stats matter more in baseball than football/basketball since you only have 4-5 turns of hitting in a game and if you're a pitcher, it's basically a bunch of one on ones.

[@nomercyinc6783]

goats win championships

[@moonlight1998ma]

Not in baseball. And not when your teammates suck.

[@peskytalk]

Not in baseball

[@smbmostfamous1432]

People forget Aaron judge can change the outcome of any game!! Thats why judge gets the barry bonds treatment..

[@peskytalk]

So can Ohtani 😭

[@damageinc5441]

@@peskytalkjudge is the better hitter though, when ohtani is pitching he’s the more talented player but a healthy Aaron judge puts up ridiculous hitting stats

[@robbyrob0723]

How many strikeouts has judge thrown?

[@smbmostfamous1432]

@@robbyrob0723 how many tommy john surgeries does Aaron judge have?? Ohtani's body cant handle being a pitcher and a hitter at the same time.. He's better off as a DH.. if he pitches again best believe he'll have another tommy john surgery.. he's special but he's not perfect!! Aaron judge injuries came from freak accidents which is different from having surgeries!!! As of right now who's the best player in baseball Aaron judge.. remind u im not a judge fan but i see greatness just like i see greatness in Ohtani..

[@Jasong-r2x]

No comparison hitting to judge. Ohtani not even close. Pitchers not afraid to throw to Ohtani

[@nemesis4666]

Stop it. Respect the very best players in the Hall of fame that played before him. He is not the best yet. He's not the best defensive player or not even close to best offensive player in the history of the MLB

[@peskytalk]

He’s the most talented baseball player in MLB history, not a single player ever can do what he does so I do not care

[@ron88303]

@@peskytalk A casual fan's response. He can't do what a lot of other players have done ... and for longer. He's basically pitched a small sample size and is a DH.

[@milesnexusicon9635]

Ohtani is not the GOAT.

[@Chinese_Name]

Cry harder 🤡

[@Chinese_Name]

Racist 🤡

[@peskytalk]

He’s definitely close

[@milesnexusicon9635]

@@Chinese_Name this from somebody who hits women?

[@ron88303]

I think to casual fans he is.

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

The goat 😂😂 he's not even the greatest Japanese player ever! Suzuki was insane.

[@Chinese_Name]

Shohei has already passed Ichiro in home runs 🤡🤡 talk big when Ichiro can hit and pitch and imagine comparing a retired player with a current player what a ret@rd.

[@Chinese_Name]

Shohei >>>> Ichiro cry harder

[@mikes7446]

sell out

[@peskytalk]

What

[@nomercyinc6783]

Not changing everything. 🤡 take

[@peskytalk]

Womp womp

[@nomercyinc6783]

@@peskytalk hes just not changing everything. hes not even the first hitting pitcher in the last decade. lorenzo has hit bombs for years. more pitchers should honestly be good hitters if they consider themselves athletes.

[@Nadine-sb3gh]

​@@nomercyinc6783what a troll

[@Chinese_Name]

​@@nomercyinc6783cry harder racist pedo

[@Chinese_Name]

​@@nomercyinc6783cry harder racist pedo