Topps Project70 Card 268 - 1975 Mookie Betts by Tyson Beck Project 70 2017 Topps Now Off-Season OS-80 Shohei Ohtani PSA 9 Mint RC 2017 ToppsOS-80 Shohei Ohtani PSA 9RC The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels. He threw seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in the Angels' 8-0 victory over the Red Sox, while also going 2-for-4 from the plate and a RBI single in the eighth inning to become the second starting pitcher to ever record a hit at Fenway after Roger Clemens in 1996, since the implementation of the designated hitter in 1973. MESA, Ariz. Shohei Ohtani was scheduled to take the mound for two innings in his 2023 spring training pitching debut Tuesday afternoon but as with everything else in his major league career . [136] He became the first player in MLB history to start Opening Day as both the starting pitcher and the leadoff hitter. On October 16, 2016, Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch in NPB history at 165 kilometres per hour (102.5mph). [109] And on September 25, Ohtani joined Willie Mays as the only players with at least 45 home runs, 20 stolen bases and six triples in a season,[110] when he hit two triples in consecutive plate appearances, becoming the first Angels player to do so since Peter Bourjos in April 2011. Ohtani's best game yet? -115. He had 1,268 vote points, to 298 for runner-up Laird. Ohtani made his debut at age 18 in the Fighters' season-opening game on March 29, 2013, playing as a right fielder. He became the second-fastest Angels rookie to reach 20 home runs, and he joined Babe Ruth as the only MLB players with 10 pitching appearances and 20 homers in a season. His 10.4 K/9 was the best in the league and opponents hit just .223 against him. Shohei Ohtani is just the best. [23] He was the second Nippon Pro Baseball rookie drafted out of high school the previous year to be used as both a pitcher and position player, following Kikuo Tokunaga in 1951; Ohtani was the first to start in both roles. He was thrown out in a rundown. September 7, 2022 8:39 am ET. [76], On the offensive side, Ohtani finished the season batting .190/.291/.366 with 7 home runs, 24 RBIs, and 7 stolen bases in 43 games. Become the first Japanese-born player to go 40-20", "Sho shakes off injury, makes Halos history", "Ohtani smacks HR No. [58], Ohtani was activated from the disabled list as a hitter on July 2, and went 0-for-4 against the Seattle Mariners. "[11], Under Sasaki's guidance, Hanamaki Higashi's players lived on campus, returning home for only six days a year. [96] Additionally, Ohtani won the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award, becoming the first Japanese player to win the award. [4], Ohtani was born to Kayoko and Toru Ohtani in sh, Iwate, Japan, on July 5, 1994. His chase to join the 60-home run club is incredibly fun and, frankly, carrying a lackluster, at this point, Yankees supporting offensive cast has to work in his favor. [72] On July 24, 2020, Ohtani was the first ever automatic player on second base in an official MLB game at the start of the 10th inning as part of one of the new 2020 MLB season rules in a game against the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani declined to pitch, citing a scheduling conflict and his preference to "prioritize the season over the All-Star Game. [97], Ohtani participated in the Home Run Derby on July 12. He finished the season batting .286/.343/.505 with 18 home runs, 62 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases in 106 games. Ohtani received 4 of the 233 votes for the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award (Pacific League), tying Tatsuya Sato for a distant second behind Takahiro Norimoto. Masataka Yoshida set the record for a Japanese position player free agent at $90M. So it is possible to make the case that Ohtani has somehow improved on his historic 2021 season. In 10 starts on the mound, he notched a 42 record with a 3.31 ERA, 1.16 walks plus hits per inning pitched (WHIP) and 63 strikeouts. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. [150] Ohtani announced; however, that he would only participate as a hitter in the All Star Game, even though he was considered as a candidate to start for the AL team. MESA, Ariz. (AP) Shohei Ohtani had no issues with his pitches or the new clock in his first spring training outing this year, his only one for the Los Angeles Angels before he joins Japan for . Among AL pitchers, Ohtani finished the year first in SO/9 innings rate (11.87), third in strikeouts (219), fourth in ERA (2.33) and tied for fourth in wins (15), while amongst AL hitters, Ohtani ranked fourth in homers (34), fifth in OPS (.875), fifth in total bases (304), third in intentional walks (14), tied for third in extra-base hits (70), fifth in slugging (.519), tied for fourth in triples (6), seventh in RBIs (95), seventh in walks (72), and tied for eighth in runs (90). Shohei Ohtani. 40th HR, 8 IP", "What did Shohei Ohtani do this week? [94] He had already been selected as the starting designated hitter by the fans for the 2021 All-Star Game on July 1,[95] while being voted by the players as one of five starting pitchers to make the American League roster on July 4. [103], Ohtani would finish the month of July as the first player in Major League history to ever have at least 37 home runs and 15 stolen bases before the end of July. I'd pretty much never experienced the feeling of wanting to do something but being completely unable to do it. Ohtani, who batted .257/.372/.592, including 46 home runs runner-up for the MLB lead in homers, 100 RBI, 103 runs and 26 steals in 155 games and 639 plate appearances, hit several milestones to close his season, reaching both 100 RBIs and 100 runs for the first time in his career. Ohtani became the first player in MLB history to have at least 45 homers, 25 stolen bases, 100 RBIs, 100 runs, and eight triples in a season and the second player in AL history to record at least 45 homers and 25 stolen bases in a season, joining Jose Canseco in 1998. Ohtani also joined Babe Ruth as the only players with at least 100 home runs and at least 250 strikeouts as a pitcher. Ohtani took longer to pitch in 2022 because he regularly shakes off his catcher. [21] Due to the high-profile nature of his two-way efforts, the Fighters protected Ohtani from some of the media onslaught, while Ohtani tended to keep to the team dormitory and the gym, leading a semi-monastic, baseball-centric existence, a byproduct for holding down two jobs in the big leagues and doing both at an elite level. Shohei Ohtani has agreed to a $30 million deal with the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 season in the two-way superstar's final year of arbitration eligibility before free agency.. [152], Against the New York Yankees on August 30, Ohtani launched a go-ahead three-run home run off Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning to become the only player in MLB history with 10+ pitching wins and 30+ HR in the same season. [168] Ohtani has been compared to Justin Verlander by some MLB scouts[169] with his ability and affinity to throwing harder in high-leverage spots and later in games. Shohei Ohtani lanz dos innings y un tercio en su nica salida de pretemporada con los Angelinos de Los ngeles, antes de incorporarse a la seleccin japonesa que disputar el Clsico . Ohtani makes more history", "Ohtani flirts with perfecto after making history at plate", "Rangers' Jonah Heim Hits First Grand Slam Against Shohei Ohtani in 10-5 Win Over Angels", "Shohei Ohtani Shows Off His 'Unbelievable' Talents to Dominate Red Sox at Fenway", "Shohei Ohtani went yard twice on Monday for his 8th career multi-HR game, breaking a tie with Ichiro for the most multi-HR games by a Japanese-born player in MLB history", "Ohtani becomes third Japanese player to join 100-homer club", "Sho-stopper: Ohtani does it all as Halos end skid", "Historic 2-game Sho: 8 RBIs, new-high 13 K's! Shohei Ohtani 2023 regular season home runs. [12] In the 2012 18U Baseball World Championship, Ohtani had an 01 winloss record with 16 strikeouts, eight walks, five hits, five runs, and a 4.35 earned run average (ERA) in .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}10+13 innings pitched. The record was broken by Thyago Vieira five years later, but he still holds the Japanese record. Shintaro Fujinami, Shohei Ohtani Steal Spotlight in Athletics Vs. Angels This year's combine goes from February 28 through March 6. . [86][87], On June 18, Ohtani was elected to the 2021 Home Run Derby, becoming both the first pitcher and the first Japanese player to do so. However, before that could happen, he had surgery on his right ankle in early October. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Ohtani . Several predictions posit that Ohtani will sign with the Dodgers - the Los Angeles . [146] On June 21, Ohtani hit a pair of three-run homers and set a career-high with eight RBIs, becoming the first player born in Japan to have 8 RBI in a game and just the eighth player in Angels history to have eight RBIs in a game. He also hit 18 doubles, 67 RBI, batted .322 with an OBP of .416, scored 65 runs and had 7 stolen bases. They know what he does and they obviously love him. [63] On November 12, he was named the American League Rookie of the Year. PITCHING REPORT: Shohei Ohtani not . 42m 15s. [17][18] The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters decided to draft him in the 2012 NPB Draft nevertheless, despite knowing that there was a high likelihood he would not play for them. [7][19] Hokkaido said it would allow Ohtani to serve as a pitcher and position player; the Los Angeles Dodgers, who had become Ohtani's top-choice MLB team, were not prepared to let him play both ways. [138] Pitching against the Texas Rangers on April 14, Ohtani gave up his first-ever career grand slam against Jonah Heim in an eventual 10-5 loss by the Angels. [176][177], When Ohtani announced in September 2017 that he wanted to pursue a career in MLB,[44] he signed with CAA Sports for representation. He was named Associated Press AP Athlete of the Year,[124] Sporting News Athlete of the Year,[125] Baseball Digest Player of the Year[126] and Baseball America Major League Player of the Year. Avalanche in Lake Tahoe Area Hits Apartment Building . FanSided's Robert Murray took a peak at next winter's MLB free-agent class. [64] He also won the American League Rookie of the Month award twice; in April and in September. At $30 million, the deal set a new record for a player in his third year of arbitration, surpassing the $27 million Mookie Betts received before the 2020 season and also gives Ohtani the biggest salary raise of any arbitration-eligible player; a $24.5 million raise from his 2022 salary of $5.5 million and $3 million of 2021. A tiebreaker round saw Ohtani and Soto tied again at 28 home runs. It was all great fun for baseball, which is obviously thriving like never before. His agent, Nez Balelo, made clear Monday . Ohtani was dominant for the Japanese national team in the 2015 Premier 12. [108], On September 21, after hitting his 45th home run of the season, Ohtani became the first player to hit at least 45 homers and steal 20 bases in a season since Alex Rodriguez in 2007. Ohtani's 1st spring start bumped up to Tuesday. [56] Making his third start pitching on April 18 against the Boston Red Sox, Ohtani exited after two innings due to a blister on his right middle finger. [45][46] On November 21, 2017, MLB and NPB came to a posting agreement for Ohtani. In it, Ohtani's 2021 season was ranked No.1, topping great seasons by athletes such as Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, and Lionel Messi. Ohtani hit .375/.412/.625 with four doubles, doing more on offense than on the mound for the Series. [176] After Ohtani joined the Angels, Mizuhara suggested to Ohtani, as an icebreaker, to combine his hobby of playing video games by downloading Clash Royale with the rest of the clubhouse. For the season, he was 30 with a 4.23 ERA, 33 walks, and 46 strikeouts in 61+23 innings. Judge struck out twice, and Ohtani hit a flyout and a popout. While Soto won the round after a second tiebreaker, Ohtani set a record for the most home runs in the Derby of at least 500 feet with six. Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani, shown during a game in September, had a smooth spring training outing Tuesday, pitching 2 1/3 innings without a pitch-clock violation. [115], Since gaining national and international attention as a high school phenom, Ohtani is Japan's most celebrated athlete[6] and has faced intense media pressure scrutiny with the Japanese press his whole adult life. And on Wednesday, a few days after being . [22] He was selected for a Pacific League roster spot for the 2013 All-Star Game. He drew a career-high four walks on September 22 and three walks on September 23, against the Houston Astros, followed by four more walks on September 24 and two walks on September 25 against the Seattle Mariners. [3] Additionally, Ohtani's 2021 season was recognized for two Guinness World Records titles: (1) the first MLB player to achieve 100+ innings and record 100+ strikeouts as a pitcher, and 100+ RBIs, hits and runs as a batter in a single season and (2) the first player to start the MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and a designated hitter. This capped his bonus at $3.557 million and limited him to a rookie salary scale, while the signing team also had to pay a $20 million posting fee to the Fighters. He was the run-away winner of the 2016 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award, getting 253 of 254 first-place votes (Naoki Miyanishi got the other one) and one second-place vote. [83] He went 1-for-3, hitting a 450-foot solo home run on the first pitch he faced. The Los Angeles Angels opened spring training Wednesday and the No. In a September 7 game against the Orix Buffaloes, he homered to straightaway center at Kyocera Dome to become the first Japanese player to reach double digits in both home runs and wins. [67] On October 1, Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced that Ohtani underwent successful Tommy John surgery. [62], Ohtani ended his first major league season with a batting average of .285, a .361 on-base-percentage, 22 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases. [32], In December, he became the 2nd player out of high school in NPB history to reach 100M yen in salary in his third year, after Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2001. Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 21:18. Even so, it doesn't sound as though two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels are likely to reach a deal before it's go time. [91], For the first time in his career, Ohtani was named the American League Player of the Month for June, as he hit .309/.423/.889 with 13 home runs and a 1.312 OPS as a hitter and earned two wins as a pitcher. [36] Ohtani was the same dominant pitcher on the mound. He did not give up a hit until Keun-woo Jeong singled in the 7th and had the most whiffs in a game for the first Premier 12 ever. 42m 21s. ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith apologized Tuesday after receiving backlash for his remarks about Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani's use of an interpreter. [7] He began playing baseball in his second year of elementary school and as a seventh-grader, Ohtani recorded all but one of 18 outs in a six-inning regional championship game. [78] Furthermore, in spring training, the Angels general manager Perry Minasian, manager Joe Maddon, and Ohtani agreed to allow Ohtani to play without limitations or restrictions and drop the "Ohtani Rules",[80] a plan the Angels mirrored from Ohtani's schedule in Japan and had implemented since his 2018 rookie season that restricted his usage to a schedule of pitching once a week and hitting only three to four times between starts. The Los Angeles Angels are in a precarious position with two-way star player Shohei Ohtani, who is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2023 season. "[151], In a game against the Oakland Athletics where he pitched and hit, Ohtani completed three historical feats on August 9, 2022. [114] In the last game of the season against the Seattle Mariners, Ohtani passed teammate Mike Trout's 45 home runs in a single season to finish with the second-most home runs in a season in Angels history at 46, trailing only Troy Glaus' 47 home runs in 2000. [82] Additionally, Ohtani batted second in the lineup. Ohtani, alongside other spokespeople, is currently being sued for promoting unregistered securities through a class-action lawsuit. Ohtani is represented by agent Nez Balelo of CAA Sports since 2017. The use of Ohtani to promote it was seen as tying to his Japanese nationality, as Nintendo is based in Japan. He also had five pitching starts and recorded 33 strikeouts and two wins en route to winning Player of the Month. Now he is healthy again, and House said the key will be for the Angels to manage . Rhett Bollinger. Ohtani finished the game at 6 innings pitched with 1 hit, no runs, and 1 walk surrendered and 12 strikeouts, tying his career high. . (Morry Gash / Associated Press) Shohei Ohtani took his usual stance in the batter's box, bat perked up, face solemn. [49] On December 13, it was revealed that Ohtani was diagnosed with a first-degree UCL sprain in his right elbow. [39], He finished the year at .322/.416/.588 with 22 home runs in 382 plate appearances on offense and a 104 record and 1.86 ERA on the mound with 174 strikeouts in 140 innings. Nine wins and two losses as a pitcher. . The Angels make sense for Ohtani. Ohtani's home ERA was the lowest by an Angels starter since Jered Weaver in 2011. [184], On July 20, 2021, Ohtani signed an exclusive multiyear memorabilia deal with Fanatics. Yankees, Mets on MLB insider's list of Angels' Shohei Ohtani suitors Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP, is set to hit . [105], On August 18, Ohtani pitched a dominant 8 innings against the Detroit Tigers, setting a career high by throwing 90 pitches to record 24 outs in eight innings while also hitting a solo homer for his 40th of the year in the eighth inning to lead the Angels to a 31 win. Rumors developed that a woman had been going in and out of Shohei's apartment in Japan - but it turned out to be his mom, bringing him food. [178] Ohtani was listed in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia class of 2018 in the field of Entertainment & Sports. 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. [131], On December 22, 2021, Sporting News released the article "The 50 greatest seasons in sports history, ranked." Such an event had not occurred since Babe Ruth took the mound as starting pitcher for the Yankees on June 13, 1921, leading the AL with 19 home runs. [141], The Angels avoided arbitration with Ohtani on October 1, signing Ohtani to a one-year deal worth $30 million for the 2023 season. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani reacts after striking out during the third inning of their Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants on Monday in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) He also became the fourth Angels player with multiple seasons of 15 home runs and 10 stolen bases prior to the All-Star break and the eighth Major Leaguer since earned runs were official in 1913 to record 40-plus strikeouts and zero earned runs in a four-start span. Combined with his playing days in Nippon Professional Baseball, Ohtani reached 1,000 strikeouts between NPB (624) and MLB (379). 1 story all season, really -- is the looming free agency of two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani.Ohtani . He hit 100mph while blowing away eventual champion South Korea (10 K, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 R in 6 IP) before Norimoto relieved. @ RhettBollinger. [153] Ohtani had a career-best, team-leading 18-game hit streak that began on September 14 and ended on October 3. Reviews for Park Place Apartments. [35] Norimoto relieved with a 30 lead but he and two other relievers combined to allow four in the 9th to blow it as Japan fell in a shocking defeat. [141], In a two game span from June 21 to 22, 2022, Ohtani made MLB history by becoming the first player in the American League or National League to have at least eight RBIs in a game and strike out at least 10 batters the next day. [186] On November 16, 2021, it was announced that Ohtani joined cryptocurrency exchange FTX as a global ambassador,[187] partnering on various animal charitable initiatives. Ohtani had decided that he was going to use the money in this manner no matter what his Derby outcome was.[100]. Ohtani to pitch 1st", "Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani strikes out nine, hitless at plate in loss to Astros", "What else is new? WBC Announcement On Nov 17th, before losing the MVP to Judge later in the same day, Ohtani posted on Instagram. TEMPE, Ariz. As Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate, the Tempe Diablo Stadium public address system blared the bouncy little J-pop tune, "Fashion Monster." The Angels dugout roared in . He also became the sixth starter in AL or NL history to make at least 13 home starts without a losing decision and an ERA below 2.00 in a season. February 16, 2023 at 5:26 p.m. EST. [101] After pitching a perfect first inning, he also became the first player in major league history to compete in the Home Run Derby and earn a win as the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game. PSA MTG OCG NFT 2018 Topps Finest Refractor #100 Shohei Ohtani Rookie AGC 10 Gem Mint LA Angels 2018 Topps Finest Refrecor100 Shohei Ohtani . [154], Additionally in October, the term "Ohtani rule" was added to Dictionary.com as an official entry in their lexicon. He went two innings and fanned two, allowing one run (on a double by Yoshitomo Tsutsugo and a single by Jose Lopez), relieved by Nishi with a 10 deficit. After pitching in his first spring game on Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani flew to Japan overnight via private jet in order to play for his home country in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Throughout the entire season, Ohtani performed double-duty as a pitcher and outfielder, utilizing his strong throwing arm as well as his impressive batting skills. AP. [141][157], Ohtani was selected to Japan's Under-18 National Team that eventually finished in sixth place at the 2012 18U Baseball World Championship 18U Baseball World Championship in Seoul, Korea. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. With the count 01, Ohtani threw a fastball that registered 162km/h (101mph) on the stadium radar gun and shattered Ginji's bat in half. [181], Ohtani is the cover athlete of MLB The Show 22[182] and is the first Asian player to be featured as the cover star of MLB: The Show. Good luck. But experts say debates about marketability have often disguised . 1:06. MESA, Ariz. -- Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani looked sharp against the A's on Tuesday, throwing 2 1/3 hitless innings in his lone Cactus League tune-up ahead of joining Team Japan in Tokyo for the World Baseball Classic. [53] On April 3, Ohtani hit his first MLB home run, a 397-foot three-run homer against Josh Tomlin. 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[161] With an overhand delivery,[162] he throws a four-seam fastball averaging 97 miles per hour (156km/h)[161] topping out at 102.5mph (165km/h),[163] an 8688-mile-per-hour (138142km/h) forkball/split-finger fastball[164][165] with late diving action,[166] an occasional curveball, and a solid slider at 8284 miles per hour (132135km/h). On July 13, Ohtani made All-Star Game history again as the starting pitcher and leadoff designated hitter for the American League. [50], Prior to the start of the season, the Angels announced that they would continue to use Ohtani as both a hitter and a pitcher. Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft. Ohtani, who has hit 34 home runs and has struck out 213 batters, was hit by a pitch Tuesday night in Oakland and he had a pretty funny reaction to it once he was able to shake off the pain. [130] Ohtani was also offered Japan's national honor, the People's Honour Award, by the Prime Minister of Japan in recognition of his accomplishments, but Ohtani rejected it, saying it was "still too early" for such an award. Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP and runner-up in 2022, is set to hit free agency in 2023. He allowed five runs and was removed from the mound without recording an out, starting his season with a loss and an infinite ERA. "Sultan of Swat," meet "Sho Time." On Monday, baseball's Shohei Ohtani accomplished a feat not seen in nearly a century -- taking the mound as his team's starting pitcher while simultaneously . [3] He was also the first player in MLB history to be an All-Star as both a pitcher and a hitter, as he was a starter in the 2021 All-Star Game in both capacities, as the AL's manager-selected starting pitcher (earning the win) and fan-elected starting designated hitter (as the leadoff hitter). [137] During a game against the Astros on April 20, Ohtani batted twice in the top of the first inning, becoming the first starting pitcher to do so since at least 1900. [29], On October 5 against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch by a Japanese pitcher in an official game, tying Marc Kroon's all-time record for NPB pitchers. In the bottom of the 10th, he singled off Daichi Osera score Nishikawa with the winner; Nippon Ham would take the next three games to win their second Japan Series title. [129], Additionally, Ohtani's 2021 season was recognized for two Guinness World Records titles: (1) the first MLB player to achieve 100+ innings and record 100+ strikeouts as a pitcher, and 100+ RBIs, hits and runs as a batter in a single season and (2) the first player to start the MLB All-Star Game as a pitcher and a designated hitter. "Ohtani" redirects here. In game 1, he pitched one shutout inning in relief, retiring three consecutive batters. [188] In November 2022, FTX filed for bankruptcy, wiping out billions of dollars in customer funds. Shohei Ohtani pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings in his only spring training outing on the mound for the Angels before he joins Japan for the World Baseball Classic. 42m 30s. Sarah Valenzuela. Ohtani was born on July 5, 1994, which makes him 28 years old. [141], Ohtani recorded two home runs, including a grand slam, on May 9, 2022, against the Tampa Bay Rays, marking the second time of the 2022 season and the eighth time in his career for Ohtani to record a multi-homer game, surpassing Ichiro Suzuki for the most by a Japanese-born player in MLB history,[142] while also going 3-for-4 and a career-high five RBIs. [98][99] For participating in the Derby, Ohtani received $150,000, which he proceeded to donate his earnings to approximately 30 Angels support employees to thank them for their work, which included trainers, clubhouse workers and media relations staffers. [94] On July 7, Ohtani hit his 32nd home run of the year, a solo shot off of Boston Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodrguez, passing Hideki Matsui's mark in 2004, for the most home runs hit during a season by a Japanese-born player in MLB. Shohei Ohtani watches after launching his go-ahead home run vs. the Red Sox on Sunday. [10], On February 8, Ohtani agreed to a two-year $8.5 million contract with the Angels, avoiding arbitration.[81]. Valdez outpitched Ohtani with 6 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, and the Astros tied the longest opening day winning streak in major league history with a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on . Kathryn Riley, Getty Images. [44] In September, it was revealed that Ohtani would ask to be posted at the end of the season in order to play in Major League Baseball in 2018. 1 story in camp -- the No. [133] The rule will enable Ohtani to remain in the game after he is done pitching at his customary designated hitter spot instead of being switched to a defensive position like the outfield, something that he did seven times in 2021.

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