Born to Play Baseball: The Rise of Shohei Ohtani…

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I’m not even a baseball fan but this man is making baseball exciting.

6'4 big arms and broad shoulders and a beautiful left handed swing. Sometimes life is unfair

watching ohtani...always takes me back to little league baseball...when i was able to pitch & hit in the same game...ohtani is still playing little league...in a grown-up uniform...for the love of the game

Shotime is truly the one of a kind player. Not even Babe Ruth was able to do both in the same season during dead ball era. great video you made.

Can’t believe we’re witnessing a top 10 all-time player become a legend in real time

So glad to be in the same generation with Shohei, watched him reached his peak and witness amazing baseball. Thank you Shohei!

I'm french so I know nothing about baseball. But I was recently in Japan and on every news channel, when the sport segment started, it was ALWAYS him the first topic. Made me look into his highlights when I went back home. Looks like he's a homerun machine.

He gets better every year...2023...now he is the phenom...his swing and pitching style is so amazing that you can't believe it is happening. omg...Ohtani only gets better...like a genius at baseball..im just glad I am alive to watch him do this...

And he has not disappointed in 2023. He is a god amongst men.

To us baseball is a game. But to Shohei Ohtani, baseball is life. ⚾️ 🏟

Im for 45 years old and been watching baseball since i was 7. I have to say Shohei ohtani is definitely one of the best player in the leagues that I have whiteness and that's one thing that we all can unanimously agree on. I think it's special to see someone like that come along. Definitely a legend in the making so it's something to really appreciate while he's still here cuz it's something we haven't seen at all like him and probably be another 100 years until we see something like that again. He definitely will be talked about through every next generations.

The Man. The Myth. The Legend...applies ONLY to OHTANI. Unreal😮😊

I hope the Angels and Joe Maddon will be remembered as the team and the manager who helped Shohei establish himself in MLB. It would've been easy for the Angels and Joe to try to convince Shohei to stick with his hitting after his first 3 seasons in MLB in which he underperformed as a pitcher, albeit injuries and a TJ surgery. I remember many people doubted - some even outright gave up on - Shohei's future as a pitcher then. Thank god the Angels and Joe remained patient and kept their faith in Shohei. I highly doubt the outcome would've been the same if Shohei had signed with other teams, especially high-profile big market teams such as the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Astros, Dodgers, etc. whose fans can be relentlessly brutal in criticizing players who do not meet their expectations.

The 2021 season is incredible and insanely unlikely. There’s one manager in the world that would look at Shohei missing almost 2 full seasons pitching wise with injury and still decide to give him the full work load of a starting pitcher and a full time DH. Thank god that Joe Maddon was the Angels manager because no one else would have tested that. Ohtani is likely the most hyped athlete ever and somehow he’s beaten every expectation

Kudos to the Ham-Fighters for making an accommodating and convincing case to Ohtani.

I hope with the advent of Ohtani, we start seeing more two-way players.

I didn't realize how many years he fought to become the great player he is today. I didn't go back and try to add it up, but it sounded like 5 years of medium grade play due to injury and new surroundings etc...to finally having the season he believed he could have in 2021. The best move he made was signing up in Japan first. This gave him the lifelong financial stability to weather the years of development and all but remove any doubt that he had already achieved greatness no matter what happened next. It must have removed a TON of pressure knowing that he could pack up at any time and be set for the rest of his life. BONUS: hearing this guy is genuinely nice makes this the kind of story the WORLD needs right now....and forever.

Guy got me to love and watch baseball again. For that - I'm forever greatful. No matter where he goes - that clubhouse will end up being a fan favorite. Because people will follow this dude wherever he goes. Once in a generation player.

This video aged well....he signed with the dodgers for a 10 year/ half a billion dollars!($700M)