Shohei Ohtani Biography - Life Story the Most Valuable Player in the MLB

Shohei Ohtani, nicknamed «Sho Time», is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, designated hitter, and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League.
Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft. He played in NPB for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder. Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch by a Japanese pitcher and in NPB history at 165 kilometres per hour (102.5 mph). The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels. He won the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
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[@eternalmemory]

An excellent player! We wish you further sporting success!

[@zacsdiyreptiles7146]

You loved your own comment? Lol

[@kennybegeske8824]

Putting Ohtani to the Outfield since he had Lots of Injuries From Pitching with the Angels Ohtani can Tame The Bat hard

[@kennybegeske8824]

Ohtani Good Luck with the Outfield Tryouts With the Angels

[@kennybegeske8824]

MVP

[@Letstryagainpls]

I havent been this excited about baseball in such a long time. Now I find myself binge watching everything and anything about him...even the Japanese coverage and YT vids that I dont understand. This young man is such a beast. He just looks like he is having the time of his life out on the field and the fans are loving it too

[@lisa-sk5bt]

Same

[@jethroc7077]

Ditto

[@coreywhitley6798]

Me right now

[@ImSofaKingGood]

He could have had a $200 million contract if he had waited till 25 to sign? Man, shows how much he really wanted to start playing in the MLB. Pure passion for the sport.

[@dorothygale1104]

A consideration was that he was already big in Japan and making significant income from endorsements, so he wasn’t as concerned about making less money in the MLB when he came over and signed with the Angels. Given what he has done this season, I only imagine he is making even more money in Japan now than he was making before this season. He signed a contract extension with the Angels covering the 2021 & 2022 season paying him $3M this year and $5.5M next season. He was eligible for arbitration and he may have gotten more money from an arbitrator had he gone that route, but he chose not to do that because maximizing every dollar he can get isn’t his primary motivation given the money he us making in Japan. So, it us without question that he has a passion for the sport, but his financial situation is different than other players who have come over from Japan.

[@KsiOlajigglyOlatittiesDiabetes]

​@sxke Many says it's 200 mil so how the heck did you got the 20 mil 😒

[@royn8032]

Try 700 mil

[@woodssteve6538]

I learned a lot by watching Otani's life. I think he will definitely be a once-in-a-century player. Somebody should start an Ohtani fan club in New York.

[@kennybegeske8824]

Yo Ohtani Fans want to see Ohtani play Outfield with the Angels

[@samosasosa6684]

@@kennybegeske8824 If he comes east let it be," The Red Sox".

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

@Preston Springer probably 1.5... team winning when he contribute also has partial factors too...

[@lisabbb2324]

Yes. I hope Someone start an Ohtani fan club.

[@jonabundis2764]

He is the reason I watch Baseball now

[@MayJuneSep11]

Me too!

[@dorothygale1104]

It should be noted that Babe Ruth, who Ohtani is being compared to, only hit & pitched for parts of 2 seasons (1918 & 1919), he only hit & pitched for approx. 200 games over those 2 seasons. So, even Babe Ruth wasn’t a full time hitter & pitcher when he did both in those 2 seasons. Prior to 1918 Ruth was a full time starting pitcher and from 1920 (his 1st year with the Yakees) and after Ruth was a full time position player (outfielder). The great Babe Ruth didn’t do what Ohtani has done this year, which makes Ohtani’s record as a full time starting pitcher and a full time hitter even more amazing.

[@guiseppe46]

This young man reminds me of my grandson! i haven't followed baseball in years for "REASONS"! This young man is so exciting and a stand up guy! I have started following his progress as a new Angels fan! Go Shohei!

[@burningknuckle26]

he was destined for greatness. a true prodigy of baseball. a 6'4 Japanese phenom. the chosen one

[@Charlie-tj3ix]

He plays full advantage of his supple, well-balanced body and with a good baseball IQ. His baseball is the most beautiful and exciting.

[@RK-tr5wr]

This video is not mentioned why Ohtani decided to enter Fighters. So, I add that. The GM and Manager suggested that Let's try playing as 2way. It was so innovative and surprising idea for Ohtani and Baseball society. So, there were a lot of critical comment from baseball people. "No good", "Impossible", "Crazy", "Never let do", "Don't insult Professional Baseball" so on. But they did.

[@dorothygale1104]

Thank You for the added information and that info corresponds to the reported reason that Ohtani signed with the Angels, as they were the only team that committed to let him both hit snd pitch while the other teams he was considering only said they would consider letting him do both. In his contract extension he signed with the Angels covering the 2021 & 2022 seasons, the Angels even put in writing their commitment to let Ohtani hit & pitch. The Angels demonstrated commitment to letting Ohtani pursue his dream of hitting & pitching in MLB and Ohtani is a loyal and honorable man, so I believe that the Angels and Ohtani will agree to a long term extension of his contract before his current extension expires at the end of the 2022 season in the same way the Angels signed a long term extension with Mike Trout before his then-existing contract expired. Trout’s contract will have him on the Angels until he is 40 years old. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ohtani and the Angels agree to a similar length contract.

[@pjscafe]

So exciting to see this legend Play. There won't be another Shotime for another 100 years.

[@superman04p]

Single handedly SAVING the game !!! Major League Baseball doesn't deserve Shohei but I'm damn glad we got him !!!!

[@mocochan]

He is the legend!!

[@kennybegeske8824]

The Angels should Make Ohtani A Outfielder

[@dorothygale1104]

@@kennybegeske8824 Are you saying that he shouldn’t be pitching or are you saying the Angels should have play outfield and pitch? FYI - the Angels were the only team thst committed to let him both hit & pitch when he first signed while the other teams he was considering only said they would consider letting him do both. That was a primary teason he signed with the Angels. In his 2-year contract extension that covers the 2932 & 2022 season, the Angels even put that commitment in writing. Ohtani wants to hit and pitch and, if playing the outfield means he doesn’t pitch, it is unlikely he would go for that, especially given that he is the best pitcher on the team. If the Angels had good pitching maybe Ohtani would consider not pitching. While everyone marvels at Ohtani’s hitting (and rightly so) last week in an interview on the Rich Eisen Show (video is on YT) Hall of Famer John Smotlz said that Ohtani has so much pitching talebt that if he were a full time pitcher, he would be every bit ss good as Jacon deGrom. Coming from a Hall of Famer, that makes that statement believable. Even now, excluding Ohtani’s 1 bad start against the Yankees 2 weeks ago, his pitching before and after that game put on the level of top pitchers in the game.

[@memotalia]

6:38 Sawamura(Red Sox) Ohtani(Angels) Maeda(Twins)

[@Details8]

Reminding people that baseball should be fun,to play and watch.

[@henrihopgood4562]

don’t watch baseball don’t like baseball but i might just have to start watching and support my japanese brothers if we’re watching the best japanese player since ichiro. i mean munenori kawasaki

[@user-ws1tg7jm1j]

Kawasaki is the GOAT

[@texassummer4176]

but he is a mare anime character. look at his handsome face. it's impossible to exsit even in Hollywood.

[@ricr.4669]

ladies like him

[@asrirmu7327]

@@ricr.4669 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Angels510]

Got it from his dad apparently. Shohei looks like a clone of him. Makes total sense tho wouldn't be shocked if he was made in a lab to be the perfect baseball player. Dude is superhuman

[@ricr.4669]

@@Angels510 😂

[@yuumetal2363]

@@Angels510 he also looks like his mom too

[@12thmanreppin]

Um I don’t really watch baseball but shohei got me watching lol. I first saw recommendation about his humble personality I was hooked. Still didn’t know him as a player though. Got another recommendation about his home runs watched and was impressed. And then got recommendation about his pitches I was like “HE PITCHES TOO?!!!!” Wtf. 😂😂😂😂😂his game tugged my heart but his personality won my heart.

[@gregorybanks8040]

Now that's one impressive Resume.. Way to go 👍😎

[@kennybegeske8824]

Ohtani is a Fun Person a MVP a popular Star a good Friend with the Angels

[@Cons2911]

You know when you were a kid (maybe even if you’ve grown) and you create your character but decided to cheat a bit (but honest enough to not make everything 99 points), he’s that character. Can do it all, not perfect but still very much an ace

[@maboroshi0911]

This is a video everyone wants you to watch!

[@renierosemiura3334]

Ohtani’san your the best 👍more power to you ✨✨💪

[@Gosinyanglee]

I don't watch baseball till this guy show up 100+ mph god..

[@eunuchcommunity]

Legit thought this was a real person narrating until the last minute. This is the Ohtani of computer voices

[@dorothygale1104]

Check out the voice in the YT video linked below. It’s even more realistic than the voice in this Ohtani video, but it is an AI voice. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqPYnayhbs6aibs

[@xavianhelley]

the guys a monster

[@neildavy2601]

Great video. B.D. same as mine, 7/07(1948). Keep up the good work!

[@neildavy2601]

7/05/48...S10e keypad error...

[@teresatsai8753]

100 year Mr Baby Ruth 2.0 born! Setting his own history on next 20 years!

[@bigmikestewy1839]

Wow he looks like his dad

[@rubenstatsu2885]

Fantastic.

[@shibatsun]

なんかもうスターのオーラ✨がスゴイ人ですね

[@deadby15]

How can he be the most valuable player when he's making only $3 million?

[@Gtown1981]

Should have went to the Giants. The cove would have suited him perfect. Plus it's a pitchers ballpark.

[@lesfleursdumal9001]

lmao, narrative based on ohtani wikipedia page

[@bostrickland05-hu4xl]

I can’t wait to see the new Japan pitcher in mlb see what he can do

[@Cons2911]

Fighters jersey look dope

[@kennybegeske8824]

MVP Time

[@myw6r5d86]

I watch every inch of 17:05 min, you are good, and I love it + 3 more times.

[@jasonRhawt]

Consistency is key

[@mariko7738]

翻訳ありがとうございます🙇‍♀️😊👍

[@slgvictorwang]

the most valuable by PRICE!! only 3 Million

[@kennybegeske8824]

Ohtani Should help out in the Outfield

[@surfwriter8461]

I'm a fan of Shohei Ohtani, but I think this presentation is a bit weird and cheesy in approach with its artificial voice quality in the narration and funky way of reading certain text. (For example, the narrator says "zero to one win-loss record" instead of "Oh and one win-loss".) It also jumps around too much from early play to present day in the MLB, and has a lot of rather insignificant information about the Japanese baseball stats that just seems like useless trivia. It does contain more relevant information as well, so it's not a total loss. Quite a bit has happened in his MLB career since this was created, too, so it seems like this should either focus on true biography more than trying to portray his 2021 season performance. As a bio, there's a lot left out about his "life story," so the title is deceptive. It tells little or nothing about his early life outside of baseball.

[@UserCommenter]

That’s what happens when you’re a robot stealing text & images to republish them for ad revenue 🤖

[@zpclosangelesgraffiticafe]

#mvp #mlbmvp #MVPohtani

[@simoncquach]

I'm gonna guess he doesn't have a girlfriend because he seems like a guy that thinks about baseball 24/7. I heard he doesn't even a have a Japanese drivers license.

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

I’m gonna guess he didn’t have special privileges or PED’s either.

[@pakaman9101]

Ippei (His translator) states that he’s single in the stadium food video at around 4 min into the video. I’ll put a link for that video. But that was 2 years ago and there are rumors that he has a girlfriend right now but it’s not decisive. The girlfriend is a former Japanese volleyball player, her name is Kano Maiko. I highly doubt their relationship cause honestly they’re just rumors with close to no evidence . If your interested you can research cause I’m not a fan of going deep into private life of people😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHzbkmNnr7Wges0

[@kennybegeske8824]

The Angels Outfielders should have Ohtani to Tryout the Outfield

[@r3x0-R]

Thanks for reading me Shohei's wiki page.

[@41449666]

What’s the background music name ???

[@daiakamine6292]

2年後に数百億の契約を取るはずだから未来のCelebrityやね。

[@ike2widdit]

It's Anaheim Angel's not, LA

[@dtna]

Anaheim Angels, not Los Angeles Angels.

[@michaeltran2743]

U are correct. Don’t ever call the angels Los Angeles angels

[@kennybegeske8824]

Shohei Ohtani is Thinking about becoming a 1Baseman and Because Shohei Wants My 1Baseman Mitt

[@juancarlosadames7816]

Ese tipo es bueno

[@user-ou9ln4vl2n]

Iwate prefecture is very snowy place. one of the most snowfall in the world.

[@stevenw350]

The chosen one

[@goleafsgo8496]

All this talk and comparison to Babe Ruth but I think many have forgotten if Ruth had of been injured like this kid there was no "miracle" elbow surgery back then. Surgery which can be argued actually improves a pitchers career. Back then Ohtani would have become a fielder of some sort never to pitch again. In my opinion he has a long way to go to be considered in the same conversations as the Bambino but if he stays healthy? Truly a special player that doesn't come along often. Remember also Tiger was a slam dunk to crush Nicklaus career major wins but that didn't go quite as planned.

[@gwei316]

stop with the music

[@asher3225]

Marry an American Japanese, and have many healthy Othani ballplayers.

[@tednguyen8310]

how about a fat white girl?

[@rockingrandma4711]

U mean 'Japanese American'?

[@rockingrandma4711]

I bet 100% that his future wife will be a Japanese woman from Japan.😉

[@gordonbgraham]

Just a tip...try to do a little research on the pronunciation of place names prior to making a documentary...centred on place names

[@eternalmemory]

Sorry, but the robot is voicing, so we do everything we can.

[@gordonbgraham]

@@eternalmemory AI doesn't know how to pronounce Hokkaido or Iwate? Interesting. You'd think big tech would have figured out something so rudimentary. 岩手県, I put this into google translate and it gives me perfect pronunciation for Iwate Ken. The I in Japanese always makes a long e sound. Not an I sound. 北海道...this is pronounced Ho kai do, with a long O for each o and the ai making a long I sound.

[@Benny-uf4wk]

@@gordonbgraham Thank you for pointing that out. It’s very annoying to hear those words pronounced so wrong. Nippon is also wrongly pronounced but the worst of all is his brother’s name 龍太(Ryuta), sounds far from being right. I guess it’s hard for English speakers to pronounce “Ryo”. It sounds like how my husband calls “Ryobi” “Rye-obi”and annoys the heck out of me 😂😂😂😂 but then most Japanese can’t tell the difference between R and L🥲🤣🤣🤣

[@gordonbgraham]

@@Benny-uf4wk Yeah, I caught that too. I mean it's nitpicking, I know, but if the shoe were on the other foot and a video were calling Boston, Beestin or John, Jane, certainly that would make people cringe.

[@Benny-uf4wk]

@@gordonbgraham I agree. In college, my marketing policy professor said that the most important part of presentation was not to mispronounce the name of people or places during the presentation. He said, “Don’t ever pronounce Illinois with “S” at the end!!!!” so it got stuck in my head. 😂 Pronouncing “Nippon (Japan)” “Nappon” is same thing as saying “America” “Amelica” so it’s not cool.

[@emilraphaelparduzi4354]

Cool viedeo annoying background music

[@user-wb4vq7tl9w]

진짜 대단하고 에메징 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@danvol3835]

Great content, but use a real person to read the script!

[@aedleathers]

Reprogram your bot to say the letters E. R. A. instead of the word era.

[@BLJ93]

Word for word copy of the Wikipedia page lol

[@kennybegeske8824]

17

[@shweeps]

This "Life" Story seem a little early. Dude hasn't even lived half his life yet (hopefully).

[@kennybegeske8824]

He's a Slow Pitcher he should be a fast Outfielder and win GLODEN Gloves

[@kennybegeske8824]

Does Ohtani got a Girlfriend

[@peterwhite6683]

Mate,leave it

[@nancylove8360]

Yes, he just started dating a American politicians daughter. They wish to keep it out of the media for privacy

[@mycreation214]

@@nancylove8360 how do you know?

[@rockingrandma4711]

@@nancylove8360 Nah!!!🤪

[@pauldixon5174]

The uttermost handicap unlikely memorise because atom lamentably produce amidst a equable liver. keen, funny cycle

[@vincentnguyen7843]

Shohie ís Kobe in Japanese

[@kayo9385]

No😆Shohei in Japanese means flying high.

[@DontMindMe_]

That don’t in the thumbnail is pretty racist.

[@henrihopgood4562]

Nah who cares let ppl use whatever font they want. I’m Japanese and i could give less of a shit

[@UserCommenter]

@@henrihopgood4562 excuse me please don’t use the J word, super racist 🙃

[@3mon3y94]

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