Shohei Ohtani vs. Masahiro Tanaka in the Bronx

[@soloras6641]

Tanaka is too experienced and instead of challenging Ohtani head on, he plays his mind games first throwing many different pitches before his fastballs to strike Ohtani out. Tanaka outplayed Ohtani here, plain and simple. Ohtani got schooled. Respects to both Japanese stars though. Japanese players are tough and extremely competitive.

[@dh3296]

The first at bat should be a WALK, the first strike was clearly a ball.

[@brysontoner903]

Those angels jerseys looks dope

[@smokinjoe4684]

Bryce Harper fan for life trouts better than Harper. Jussayin.

[@williamrowley9815]

I love those jerseys too! Mike is better

[@hagnonebackup]

Nah the Pinstripe uniforms are better

[@uzairashraf684]

YankeesFan99 he wasn’t comparing them to Yankees jerseys man

[@9Desiderio]

Bryson Toner horrible

[@danejurus69]

24-0? Impressive!

[@Icebergslim_1]

The Nimble Ninja that some video game numbers!

[@Masethehase]

At first I thought they were lying until I searched it up!

[@elmopihkala402]

Yup, I remember watching that season. The team, Rakuten Eagles, was dominant that season pretty much because of him. Then Tanaka decided that yeah, he’d do with a bit of change and got posted into MLB

[@Psandoval85]

Ohtani never got a hit off Tanaka in Japan when they both played there in 2013, and he still can't touch Tanaka. Teaching that boy a lesson!

[@victorquang8669]

Psandoval85 Tanaka is a seasoned vet. Ohtani is a MLB rookie.

[@Psandoval85]

Victor Quang We all know that already. But it's funny when people acknowledge facts. Where are all the "Ohtani is god" fanboys lately? Now hes just "an MLB rookie" huh? Haha

[@victorquang8669]

Psandoval85 those fans are wherever they are. Yes, he's just an MLB rookie as I have just stated before. Was anything I said wrong?

[@victorquang8669]

Psandoval85 ohtani is a phenom but he's not perfect. No one is. He's just a particularly great player to watch because what he's doing hasn't been done in an extremely long time. And again he's a rookie so he has time to improve + he's getting paid the minimum salary which is pretty sad considering his worth for the angels.

[@MrRJC1991]

Lol, Dude was 18 😂

[@styal5971]

Ohtani's smirk looks so badass

[@wuliwei6939]

You reach, I teach. Kind of what Jordan did to Kobe when he was a rookie

[@furiousnugget1680]

I’m watching now because I’m reviewing how dominant the two were and still are

[@bestofworld90]

Good times

[@GSP-76]

Tanaka is virtually unhittable when he's zeroed in on the strike zone...he's looking much closer to getting back to his 2nd half form from last year...that was a time that he went from the all-star break through the post season with a 0.71 ERA...Ohtani was lucky get that walk.

[@matthewelliott4121]

But Tanaka threw a bunch of bad pitches...he was lucky to get a couple of those strike calls

[@frankjames3198]

Lucky? His strikes were called huevos

[@frankjames3198]

My bad, I was talking about the second at bat, he did get two strikes tho, too bad Sanchez’s horrendous framing took one away

[@eastwest42286]

Matthew Elliott they must be a yankees fan talking like that

[@phenomenal1777]

We need Darvish vs Ohtani

[@dsuttajit]

Will see that today on Dodgers vs Padres

[@ThePmfan]

What a difference between Masa's split in this vid in 2018, when he could grip the seams, and this past season (2019) with the lower seams.

[@maniakmotorofficial2651]

This will be a great anime story!

[@villiannewyork]

This "Tanaka" guy sure sounds strong, I would love to face him one day!

[@jumbodumbo628]

Damn bro i thought i was the only one that plays baseball and watches anime😎

[@yellowflamegaulent3902]

@@jumbodumbo628 You have one here to someone who plays baseball and watches anime

[@chrism.1749]

Maniak Motor Official Furuya Saturo strikes out Raichi Todoroki!

[@piquelitojr]

Jumbo Dumbo I got into baseball because of anime...

[@smokinjoe4684]

If you look close at 2:22 he almost goes Super Saiyan but not quite.

[@javierbrito503]

Buen enfrentamiento dos estrella

[@dantecioffi3668]

Has anyone noticed that Ohtani always wears the red sleeves

[@mexican_konnichiwasenpai8292]

pepperonipounder19/ I'm sorry I no angles fan so no, I did not notice!

[@disneydad2514]

He hates the cold, who wouldn’t want to play on the west coast

[@Breyden1]

Othani is going to unsheathe a samurai sword from the bat!

[@frankdiaz9783]

Ohtani stands no chance against Tanaka. Not yet.

[@ohyeahyeahohyeahyeah2430]

frank Diaz he will soon

[@frankdiaz9783]

Pupcakes brother Cakes is life. I hope so.

[@leemcelhenney4550]

@@frankdiaz9783 It’s definitely safe to say he stands a chance now

[@frankdiaz9783]

@@leemcelhenney4550 Totally agree with you now. Amazing!.

[@frankdiaz9783]

@@ohyeahyeahohyeahyeah2430 You got that right from the get go buddy. Spot on!.

[@いいねが少な過ぎる件おじさん]

0:58キャッチャーの「ここやでココ！低くな！」感の後の高めに浮いてしまった投球 からの、1:05キャッチャーの返球がマー君の構えたとこドンピシャで少し笑った

[@ryo0ka936]

@JonTheGod 123 It's funny that Tanaka's pitch at 0:58 landed slightly off of the mitt's position, then at 1:05 the catcher threw the ball back to Tanaka at exactly where his glove was positioned

[@idkulilbro6487]

Furukaunta

[@青木勇真-z3e]

@@ryo0ka936 すげーやん

[@ryo0ka936]

@@青木勇真-z3e 惚れんなよ

[@青木勇真-z3e]

@@ryo0ka936 男子なんだけど…… 全然いいよ👌

[@リュウ-v9n]

1打席目と2打席目で大谷の表情が別人のように違う。 めっちゃおっかない顔してるもんね。 そうでもならないと田中の圧力に屈してしまいそうだったのだろう。 もう一度見たい対決。

[@mrboomboombop]

I love how if you don’t go 5-5 with 5 homeruns suddenly you’re not a got hitter, shit every single player has gone 0 for at least once in the career, stop hating on the kid so much

[@Icebergslim_1]

daniel ryan who said that? Going 5-5 is amazing even if it’s just singles

[@benana87]

Well ohtani is technically 0-11 and now 0-12 after this vid.tanaka regularly schooled ohtani back in japan but ohtani is a beast

[@celiboy-battlelands8574]

Goro Shigeno+Sato Toshiya=Ohtani

[@mgodp2748]

I’m japanese. I have a question. Which is more popular in USA,Otani or Tanaka?

[@Iverson8811]

Ohtani is fun to watch and he is a rising star 💫

[@oscaro.350]

It used to be Tanaka until 2021, because Tanaka returned to Japan and Ohtani has been doing very well this season. Also Tanaka is probably still more popular in New York as he was there for a solid 7 years. 田中がニューヨークを離れて日本に戻ったため、2021年までは田中でしたが、今年は大谷が非常に好調です。 また、田中は長い間（7年）ニューヨークにいたので、まだニューヨークで人気があるかもしれません

[@sonofsanto]

it was tanaka at first, but since he retired to japan, ohtani is now much more popular

[@dsuttajit]

Ohtani. Still got respect for Tanaka though

[@curtflirt2]

I think Tanaka would have been more the favorite in Japan and in this battle to win too.

[@eddiegarcia9647]

curtflirt2 I don't know about that who can't love a guy that is doing both pitching and hitting at an above average level

[@elaine205]

Ohtani is way more popular than Tanaka

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

On a plus point, Ohtani is single, so there's that (For you ladies), of course he's more popular lol

[@Pnobronx]

curtflirt2 it’s the same as in America. Tanaka was big in his city and Ohtani was big in the area I live in which is Hokkaido.

[@Pnobronx]

angela young no he isn’t. I live in Japan and Tanaka was bigger when he played here.

[@BlancoDasMe]

My man Tanaka with the camo cap ready for war! Lol miss him pitching for the yanks

[@luisllama16]

he didn’t swing at a ball, the umpire made a human error and called it a strike. it was close but overall a ball

[@thelederelo]

lmao at the white guy 0:11 “haha look at these funny Japanese guys going crazy for Tanaka! So funny”

[@davinmarcocabal3784]

5:48 someone says YANKEES!! if you hear it

[@socal3154]

Yeah and it was a female Yankees call

[@mexican_konnichiwasenpai8292]

David Playz/ Same!

[@kittycatplays6690]

Davin Playz lol I heard it

[@americanidiot6213]

look at Gary Sanchez miss the ball 2:55

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

What do you expect? A great power hitter, but a terrible cathcer

[@txisbest2010]

Hasn't he been doing that all year long?

[@gage163]

you are wrog

[@ejicey9705]

The T-10 what do I see, a salty angels fan

[@viniciuscristelo6866]

Hasn't he been doing that his entire career

[@noname-dk7ri]

I like the tranquility of a serious game.

[@mattrodriguez6406]

Was that bernard from conan in the crowd

[@gabosforreal]

They have to make this for Curacao players

[@doyoan8236]

Amazing

[@joeyocean6233]

Now I want to see Diamondbacks pitcher Hirshano 6-7th inning pitcher. Then Bradley comes in 8th

[@吉村拓哉-y5x]

ある意味子供の頃から見てた先輩ですからね

[@brighttv5124]

すっげーコントロールですね田中さん！ 2-0なっても簡単にストライク取りにいかずキッチリ四隅になげるあたりメジャーで6年連続2桁勝利だけあるわ！

[@danmitsuo]

すご😀

[@sagitakristyawan1129]

Tanaka I like him 👍

[@shrugs4558]

1st strike was not a strike at 1:22

[@despacitolentamente8378]

It could go either way

[@Sonder1220]

I don't get it Japanese vs Japanese?

[@NoName-fn5ek]

Yes

[@shoheiohtanimlb3511]

貴重な対決！

[@나의오타니]

이때도 몸이 좋은데 지금에 비하면 말라보이네 확실히 미모가 더 빛남

[@peterk814]

Jeez Sanchez was an even shittier catcher back then

[@tubenachos]

I was expecting Japanese people running away screaming

[@willzimmermann6615]

Is it me or should the Yankees strike a deal with the Mariners to send King Felix & James Paxton and cano/Dee Gordon for tanaka, johhny loaisiga Montgomery, and elsbury/Frazier to seal the deal

[@Icebergslim_1]

Will Zimmermann no that’s stupid. Paxton okay felix is ehh, nobody wants either canos or ellsburys contract and Tanaka is a good pitcher and they ain’t trading frazier

[@hanoimartinmaceo1164]

Shohei Othani it's a very best player.

[@antiechelonkishin7615]

Cautious batting approach is good for protecting his pitching arm from injuries many people may notice but he should make some challenge more to the outside zone if he wants the fame to be a real pioneer. No way practicable to hit against the splits hurlers after allowing them get easy 1st strikes.

[@noname-dk7ri]

Darvish said that Ohtani's splitter throwing method is similar to Tanaka's.

[@v.slavov]

I thought the judges were only 2% inacurate not 20?

[@joseluna5581]

Tanaka is an old G!!

[@hagnonebackup]

Tanaka is better than Ohtani

[@slugger_hinatastan17]

YankeesFan99 And Ohtani >>> Andujar

[@hagnonebackup]

Yuria’s Halo You know Andujar is better than Ohtani. Andujar should have won ROY

[@slugger_hinatastan17]

YankeesFan99 (Sorry for poor English) Yeah Andújar should have won ROY. Because Ohtani missed almost 25% of the season. Andújar had 595AB. Ohtani had 326AB. Andujar got robbed. But it doesn’t mean Andújar >>> Ohtani. Ohtani blew Andújar away in SLG OBP OPS basically killing Andújar in every stat except AVG which Andújar only leads by .013. Of course Andújar beats Ohtani in HR RBI R because Ohtani had half the at bats. And Ohtani pitched 10game with 3.31ERA(4-2). 101mph fastball and the most nastiest splitter in the league. Also he runs as fast as Altuve and Lindor. Clearly Ohtani >>> Andújar.

[@hagnonebackup]

Ohtani did pitch too so I guess that's a cool thing about Ohtani

[@StaySqueezy12]

@@slugger_hinatastan17 with you there on everything except ohtani being as fast as altuve

[@katohjunichi7939]

せっかく金払って球場に来てるのにスマホの画面越しに試合見てる奴...w もっと画質いい動画なんていくらでもネットに転がってるのにもったいないなぁ

[@CaptainRednose]

100% Agree! Why spend all that money to buy good seats, in an expensive city like New York, if you're just going to be on your phone. At least the people at 0:10 weren't taking 自撮り写真 ("selfies")... like these people ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJjXYn2BaKmshbc ) However, in their defense, this was only the second time Ohtani and Tanaka faced each other. But, Ohtani pitched the last time the Angels played against Tanaka and the Yankees in April. This was the first time Ohtani and Tanaka faced each other as batter vs. pitcher, since Japan. So, I could understand if they were a little excited and wanted to capture the moment with their phones.

[@NAMENO-c3l]

CaptainRednose 120% Agree!

[@k3nK3N-d4i]

日本人のイメージがまた定着してしまうな。スマホか無駄に高性能のカメラを使って撮り出す観光客。韓国人や中国人はあまり撮らんのに。

[@mgodp2748]

それは思う。 どうせsns にアップしたいだけなんやろ

[@huagalaiphxia7922]

まあ、その時の臨場感を思い出として残したいからじゃない?キレイな映像があっても番組用のカメラのアングルよりも自分が実際観た時のアングルも大切にしてんじゃない?子どもの運動会を撮影するお父さん的なノリだと思う。人にはそれぞれの価値観があるし禁止されてないなら別にいいと思う。ただやるなら自撮り棒である程度固定させて自分の目でもカメラ越しにではなく、直接その光景を焼き付けるほうを優先したほうがいいとは思うけど!

[@jyokoyama100]

Shame........ Angels are managing Ohtani wrong!!!!!

[@manuelfernando8785]

Buen video

[@Theganderinitiative]

The third pitch was a ball

[@kenploin]

it should be a walk tho

[@YASDAQ8888]

2K 1BB. Not an cleanup hitter. Did he leave his bat as he thought he should pitch this day?

[@ashleyp3662]

I have Sanchez dh he has no idea how to frame a pitch

[@leodicap8863]

日本人が鉢巻きして観戦してるの見ると恥ずかしい気持ちになる。 日本では絶対そんなことしないのに、、

[@ケイスケホンダ-e9s]

ほんまにな。日本時代のユニフォームとかにしろよ

[@ryunoj1]

猿が来てるぜwって思われてるよな絶対 最初にカメラ構えてたおっさんマジで猿みたいだし

[@たまきんwtjm]

全員マイナス思考で草

[@livestream6317]

@@たまきんwtjm それ草

[@ryunoj1]

shamp fera じゃあさ、韓国人選手が日本でデビューってなった時に大勢の観光客が韓国の国旗のタオルとか鉢巻みんなで身につけてはしゃいでたらうわぁってならない？ アメリカ人はアジア系を心の底では見下してるからなんかはしゃいでる日本人見たら多分ジワジワきてると思う。

[@chanceyknows4445]

Ohtani won the first AB...Tanaka was given a strike even though it was a ball.

[@ryukaiserh]

notice me sempai

[@chrism.1749]

ryukaiserh Not with that error still unchecked

[@toddsecor288]

2:54 & 3:04 Sanchez can't even catch a ball that goes directly into his glove. He is absolutely terrible. I hope he never comes back.

[@TheToxicity]

Gary Sanchez isn’t a bad catcher per se. When he does good, nobody notices. When he makes a mistake, every paints this guy as a terrible catcher. He calls a great game, frames pitches better than most people and has the best arm in the league. His only issue is hustle. You should really pay attention to how good of a catcher he is when he comes back.

[@toddsecor288]

@@TheToxicity you said he isnt a bad catcher "per se." That alone tells me you know he is bad catcher.

[@TheToxicity]

Todd Secor I guess my comment evolved as I was typing.

[@slavicharrystyles6914]

You have no idea what you're talking about

[@evanrodriguez8608]

You're an absolute idiot. Please do the Yankees a favor and stop watching baseball.

[@robpivcevich6793]

Wheres Godzilla

[@anthonyestrada8262]

History

[@bigpersonjp]

田中は大谷への投げミスが全くなかったね。2三振を取ったスプリットも最高級の決め球。

[@joshay333]

はい、私はスプリッターが私が野球で見た最高のピッチだったことに同意します。

[@鍾秉儒-i4b]

主審好球帶好小

[@パンゲア帝國]

田中と菅野って体格も投げ方も似てるよね

[@chrism.1749]

Furuya strikes out Raichi

[@livestream6317]

You know!?

[@LeRobWick]

🎌🎌

[@511dydy]

Nice rolex 0:56

[@auramyst3627]

Ariaditya Pramestu boi that ain't no rolex

[@thev_era]

Pitching backwards basically

[@junjun6568_]

2023年の今観ると、テンポ遅いなあ

[@Nerli25]

Ohtani no puede con Tanaka jejeje

[@joshufifth7531]

Japanese continent are proud of them

[@daikokutentv5428]

現地観戦するときはマナー守れよ！

[@ダンディーな黒電話]

もしかして、撮影やめた方がいい感じですか？

[@LacyCrusty]

2 Japanese players facing off

[@sonofsanto]

Yes that’s the video, two fellow yellows

[@StanRod1994]

Tanaka>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ohtani

[@TheHaloRed]

And how many home runs does Tanaka have?

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

I'm a Yankee fan, and I have to say, although I gotta root for our pitcher, Ohtani is the real deal. He hits and he pitches pretty well. Tanaka can look like a CY Young winner at times, but can also look like one of the worst starters in the league.

[@ejicey9705]

Wes Sider how many strikes has ohtani thrown?

[@TheHaloRed]

57 Ks in 45 innings.

[@TheScotchaholic]

The T-10, Yep, Tanaka is one of those "drama" players. Whether it's hitting or pitching, he's one of those players that has those inspiring amazing performances and then god awful moments. Just like Judge was a strikeout king for the league and then BOOM, he's back as the hitting monster as advertised. These players gives fans heart attacks, stress, angst, and jubilation. If Ohtani keeps up his solid numbers in both capacities throughout his career, he will go down as a recent legend and first ballot hall of famer.

[@woongjae44]

あのMLBトップ選手のトラウトだって21打数無安打だった事もあるんだし、ヤンキース戦で打てなかったからといって大谷君のレベルが低いというわけじゃないと思います。 この経験を活かしてさらに成長してくれるはずです。

[@viniciuscristelo6866]

Very emotional

[@Tilon83]

Tanaka already won before this battle started. Tanaka wanted the ball on the biggest stage an wanted the pressure and thrived under it. Ohtani wanted no part of it and just said send me to a small market club where were expected to lose and if we win they'll say hey look what happened. Basically no Yanks, Dodgers, and no Boston.

[@Tilon83]

@CC This aged perfectly. Nothing I said changed.

[@danmitsuo]

まーくん♥

[@regulerdude3046]

this my firs time looking othani realy stresful lol (sory my englist is realy bad)

[@sonofsanto]

lol

[@sonofsanto]

“engrish” moment

[@ivelissereyes4923]

ohtani

[@yabba133]

Tanaka's splitter is so dirty

[@kims.h9326]

Tanaka

[@BlackJeepConvertible]

That was 4 balls

[@rafaelapontevalor1224]

Pobre othani

[@masa448]

音が気持ちい

[@nolongerinuse4668]

Wooooooooooooo

[@lcar25]

Tanaka win ha ha

[@Cr_dangerd09]

Shin, shan, shon, china😂😂🏃🏽‍♂️

[@xuanyuan4931]

They are japanese

[@pinpinlafragancia6027]

Primero

[@sethstrickland8566]

Fiirrrsst

[@Mayra_Acevedo]

2nd one to comment

[@roccoanthony8930]

Overrated

[@curtflirt2]

Otani?? Heck no! That man is good. He can pitch and hit. Do you know anybody that can hit and pitch over 100mph and strike out up to 10 people??

[@user-qb1lq9xf1d]

Masahiro is a hero

[@TheHaloRed]

Rocco Anthony ...Ohtani is hitting .291 6 HR 20 RBI .929 OPS as a hitter and 4-1 3.35 ERA 52 strikeouts as a pitcher. He is the first player in years to be a 2-way player and playing above avg as both. How in the hell is that overrated?

[@Killerqueen2000]

Rocco Anthony as a pitcher he already got 20 rbi. That's impressive

[@hacantyapradipta1119]

Wes Sider Not the first player in years..... But the first player since Babe friggin' Ruth! That's about a century ago!

[@신재원-i9u]

If they were playing in Japan, Otani would have done his best. But in the MLB, Otani would feel so uncomfortable if he hits too good against Tanaka. He would not want to give trouble to his senior Japanese player when Otani is already too good in US. It's obvious that Otani intentionally did not do his best.

[@noname-dk7ri]

That is not true. They don't behave like such cheating in the world of competition. Players will do their best for each team. Even in Japan, regardless of age, real competition is professional etiquette. You are misunderstanding.

[@maa-boou]

大谷はそのような事をするタイプの性格ではありません、絶対にありえない

[@설명봐]

기쿠치 상대로 되게 강한 오타니가 저번에 일부러 땅볼 아웃당했던 적이 있는거 보면 일부러 봐준거 같음ㅋㅋㅋ

[@설명봐]

​@@maa-boou 오타니는 기쿠치 상대로 봐준적이 있다.

[@carlabenavente7350]

田中打てない様じゃ全然へぼだわね。かすりもしない。

[@yunon_ff]

Carla Benavente 野球やったことある？

[@ターレスジョン]

Carla Benavente ？？？

[@ダンディーな黒電話]

Carla Benavente 田中のすごさをわからないようなら偉そうに語る資格はないわね。