What We Can Learn From Shohei Ohtani's Historic 50/50 Season

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[@3GOD]

What a great reminder of how everyone has to deal with failure and doubt. Thanks!

[@rickdeckard9810]

The thing that impressed me most and showed Ohtani was indeed different was when he had his mind set on coming to the MLB straight out of high school and told all the Japanese teams not to waste their pick on him cuz he wont accept, but one team managed to convince him not through bribery or other methods but said that many former Japanese players benefitted greatly by playing in the Japanese league first and gained experience and Ohtani understood and accepted. Showed a level of maturity beyond his years.

[@koningklootzak7788]

You're correct but missed to mention the most important proposal by the fighters, to develop as a TWP. They convinced Ohtani to play as a TWP in MLB. That's what changed Ohtani's mind and decided to join the fighters.

[@moronsaltable]

Bribery 😶

[@patdry]

Reminds me of the quote: Extremes get attention, consistency gets results. Shohei has become extremely consistent haha.

[@AltianoGerung]

Inspiring talk,, just wanna say thanks man 👍🏻

[@AntonelliBaseball]

I appreciate that!

[@Speedy28Gonzales]

So many parallels between sports and life. Great video matt, cheers.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paoloalfante3801]

Great perspective and commentary. Watching all these 50/50 analysis from major networks, but coming away from your video enlightened and smarter.

[@justiceforall3973]

“We played well on all phases of the game, but there are things we can improve on. But we’ll take the 50/50. It’s now on to 60/60”… Bill Belichick’s voice 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Finedeserthouses]

Great video. Thank you ❤ Even some of the Japanese ex-players criticized him for trying to do both. Some said he was under estimating professional baseball. Not only he became successful both ways in Japan, now he is the face of MLB. 😂 This is truly crazy but awesome ❤🎉

[@michaelangelos5117]

Nine games left. He could go 55-55

[@itrash11]

After that last game it’s possible

[@patdry]

Great video Matt, nice to review Shohei's trajectory to this point and remind us of how remarkable he really is - despite what the writers have been saying haha.

[@TelpPov]

It happens a lot, Tom Brady, mr irrelevant, 18 yr old Kobe, and the countless teen phenoms who never recovered from the media trashing them and the pressure

[@spencermackay9020]

This definitely makes Otanis a swell ballplayer right there.

[@moronsaltable]

I think American baseball coaches should take a look at some of the coaching methods the Japanese and other countries are using. I dont think its a coincidence that Ohtani's small school in Japan has produced Yusei Kikuchi and arguably the greatest player of all time. Ohtani's high school baseball coach Hiroshi Sasaki's son, set Japan's hs home run record. He wouldve been the number 1 pick in the NPB draft, but will be going to Stanford instead. People talk about Ohtani's list of goals he made when he was younger, but its not just a simple list. In high school he was taught the Harada method, which he used in the NPB abd also in the pros. I'm not saying this is the only reason for his success, but they're doing something right

[@DylanF.B]

This is a great video

[@BigBoyJay_69]

Not bad for a pitcher tbh

[@emersongralia7387]

Everyone at the stadium was going crazy.

[@Azeria]

this guy had a 2.33 ERA in 2022…

[@donlarson3315]

60 Minutes did a segment on him a few years before he came to the US. In that segment, he showed confidence then as well. I am just disappointed that he ended up in So-Cal.

[@royn8032]

He might go .300 as well!....BUT he still needs a ring

[@xiaobiaoxu5984]

great stuff... This is so typical in American sports: sports writers/fans think they are managers/scouts while real managers/scouts make mistakes daily ...

[@kegaan]

That reminds me those famous scouts reports about hall of famers , awful but we’re humans

[@mikebeckerman5785]

Kudos to Shohei. You mentioned a combination of speed and power. What might Mantle have done if he hadn't been injured?

[@airtioteclint]

If you watch him play in stadiums where he is booed. He almost always hits a homerun. He loves to silence the haters.

[@CaliforniaPhantom]

I think if the Dodgers put him back pitching it would be a giant mistake. His offensive production is more valuable than his pitching. I think top tier pitching is more common than this level of hitting. Dude should be a full time DH.

[@stevechoe3006]

If he ever stops pitching, he will play the field. He won't be a full time DH. And I can't agree that top tier pitching is more common than this level of hitting. The Dodgers don't even have an ace.

[@flaquis2729]

He could probably learn to play 1B if he can't pitch.

[@jonk8337]

Nobody can fault those scouts. One can only evaluate what they see in front of them. It’s impossible to predict the potential of any player accurately. Ohtani is a 1 in 8 billion.

[@stevechoe3006]

True, but their mistake was judging him, or any player for that matter, based on spring training. I'll never forget that one NY baseball commentator saying that the Yankees were lucky that they didn't get him. Or a scout who said he belongs in the A ball. It would've been fine if they made those judgments after seeing him for a month or two in the regular season but they made those comments before he even swung a bat or thrown a pitch in a regular game.

[@MikeHart72]

What I learned is that Ohtani has that special talent 100% of everyone else does not have

[@ticnatz]

Maybe the best single game any hitter has ever had....

[@fliplife67]

The most puzzling thing why does a team pitch to a hitter that already hit 2 homers in the game.

[@chickenpotpie4]

it is strange seeing a video of you without a hat on. like a completely different person.

[@AntonelliBaseball]

lol that’s what I wear a hat 😂

[@martyyoung3611]

How many great players are out there that never get a shot because of stupid scouts?!

[@kj6jfx]

Dudes struck out way more than 50 times. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just something to remember.

[@DylanF.B]

That happens when you are swinging for the fences Judge struck out 175 times in 2022 I’m sure you highlighted that when he went 62

[@moronsaltable]

Why?

[@Mr.Buttermaker]

What we can learn is baseball is a team sport and it won’t matter when the Doyers fail again in the postseason. lol

[@InglouriousBradsterd]

baseball writers are just the worst. They never played a game except for tee-ball where they were looking for bugs in right field praying the ball doesn't get hit to them. BUT they sure as sh** know how the game is supposed to be played now that they are 60.

[@yunghanhuang8188]

His hitting in NPB was not stunning, that was probably why

[@koningklootzak7788]

BA .332 isn't stunning? Are you comparing with Ichiro?😂

[@yunghanhuang8188]

@@koningklootzak7788 power, ok?

[@kemumaki_jp]

​@@yunghanhuang81881.004 OPS in 2016 and .942 OPS in 2017 What are you even talking about

[@moronsaltable]

​@@koningklootzak7788yeah he only he .322 with 1.004 OPS the year before that too

[@koningklootzak7788]

@@yunghanhuang8188 not ok. He has always been impressive and he loves Takeshima 🇯🇵♥️. OK?