It seems that the Yankees in the World Series at least have to contend with Shohei Ohtani in 2024 but do not have to face him as a hitter. Today we will discuss about Shohei Ohtani: Why is so good| Ethnicity| Wife.
Shohei Ohtani: Why is so good| Ethnicity| Wife
Shohei Ohtani (born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball player who plays as both a pitcher and a designated hitter for MLB’s Los Angeles Dodgers. Referred to as “Shotime”, he played in the MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Due to his exceptional impact as a batter and as a pitcher, a rare case of a two-way player, Ohtani’s seasons 2021-2024 are arguably the greatest in baseball history and have some favorable comparison to the early career years of the baseball legend, Babe Ruth.
| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 17 | |
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| Pitcher / Designated hitter | |
| Born: July 5, 1994 Ōshū, Iwate, Japan |
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Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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| Professional debut | |
| NPB: March 29, 2013, for the Hokkaidō Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB: March 29, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| NPB statistics (through 2017 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 42–15 |
| Earned run average | 2.52 |
| Strikeouts | 624 |
| Batting average | .284 |
| Hits | 297 |
| Home runs | 48 |
| Runs batted in | 166 |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 38–19 |
| Earned run average | 3.01 |
| Strikeouts | 608 |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 225 |
| Runs batted in | 567 |
| Stolen bases | 145 |
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Why is so good
“He has demonstrated great intelligence. His level of engagement has been great.” Only 12 Major League Baseball players have swiped more bases than Ohtani this season but have managed just 14 home runs apiece; Ohtani, on the other hand, has hit 24. He’s not only becoming more discerning while up on the plate, but he is also making more miss hits.
Ethnicity
Maroon is only the second player from Japan to hit the milestone of 20 disci hits. Only Matsui has achieved this mark five times and once with an Angels uniform in 2010. Only this time from native Yoshinobu Takahashi has recorded 20 home runs. He is the first player from Japan to complete 20 HR/10 SB campaigns.
Wife
Hit after hit, Shohei Ohtani is a spectacle on the diamond. One of the larger revelations he made in early 2024 was how he got married. It was unknown who his bride was.
But then we learned that it was Japanese basketball player Mamiko Tanaka. The same woman celebrating his first hit as a Dodger with so much joy.
She is of Japanese descent, and we have no idea about when or how long they have been dating but we spotted her at the All-Star Game red carpet and who knows, she might be there for the World Series too.
