Shohei Ohtani: Why is so good| Ethnicity| Wife

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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
Pitcher / Designated hitter
Born: July 5, 1994 (age 30)
Ōshū, Iwate, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
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)
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)
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
Teams
  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2013–2017)
  • Los Angeles Angels (2018–2023)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (2024–present)

Why is so good

Shohei Ohtani: Why is so good| Ethnicity| Wife

“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.

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