(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani is having an unbelievable first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and his National League-leading 27 home runs have him well on his way to becoming the first player to win an MVP award while serving exclusively as a designated hitter (he also pitched during his two…
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) There is no brighter star in the MLB universe than Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite ranking second in the majors with 27 home runs, Ohtani will not be present for one of the All-Star Game’s most prominent features. There is little in sports quite like seeing the…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is a privileged man. He not only manages an elite team and has a seemingly endless budget at his disposal, but he gets to manage and watch one of the all-time best in Shohei Ohtani. In a chat with Colin Cowherd, Roberts –…
(Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani can touch 100, 101 mph as a pitcher when healthy. The Dodgers still haven’t been able to enjoy that version of Ohtani, since he injured his elbow last year and probably won’t pitch this year. However, he was able to experience what is…
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Law enforcement authorities in the United States, and MLB, have concluded their investigation on the Ippei Mizuhara case. The former interpreter and friend of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pled guilty to tax and bank fraud charges, and will be sentenced in October. He is facing a maximum…
(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The baseball world was shook in late-March when it was revealed that Ippei Mizuhara, the longtime friend and interpreter of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, reportedly performed massive theft with Ohtani’s money to fund illegal gambling activities. For weeks, some people thought he potentially had placed some bets on…
(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani may not be able to pitch in his debut season for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he is still contributing as much as possible at the plate and is still firmly in the MVP mix even as a designated hitter. In last night’s 4-1 victory over the…
Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Shohei Ohtani has a tendency to make absurd things happen. When he came over to the United States, some were skeptical that his offense would hold up as well as his pitching. Then, he came over and did just fine. Whether it’s being a two-time MVP as a two-way player or…
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) With Shohei Ohtani unable to pitch this year, he was going to have to have a massive year at the plate to justify the first year of his hefty 10-year, $700 million deal he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason. That’s exactly what he is doing, as…
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) In many regards, it’s impossible to compare current Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with players whose careers took place about 100 years ago. This is why every comparison between Ohtani and Babe Ruth is tricky and not always fair. For the sake of keeping the argument alive, however, let’s…
