Shohei Ohtani Is The Superstar 100 Years In The Making
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2021
- They say history repeats itself, and for the MLB it has with Shohei Ohtani. The reincarnation of Babe Ruth is doing things only the Great Bambino has done before.
So it’s about time we started truly appreciating Shohei and his two-way play.
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Babe Ruth clearly decided to try his hand at baseball again and thought, this time why not Japan.
babe ruth incarnated
He did it right this time! 👏🏽
He liked Japan and they liked him
Marty Friedman’s big in Japan too ha
If that’s the case, then credit to *Lefty O’Doul* because it’s him who convinced Ruth to join the 1934 tour to Japan.
This Shohei Ohtani guy is only 26 years old, were so lucky to be able to witness this.
Time to buy his 2021 sports card
And if you have his rookie card, don't sell...ever until old asf
@@alec1430 LOL
Ah live another 14 years and you might see me in the mlb too
Not might. Will.
I dunno about lucky to witness. I'm more concerned about how long till i get in the mlb too. I am history. i can be history. i WILL be history.
Great hitter, great pitcher, and Ohtani can run like the wind plus he’s a real gentleman, too! Not a conceited spoiled brat like so many modern stars. This young man is a phenomenon. Never seen anything like him.
@Ernie H I really hope they continue that culture of respect, especially toward their elders. It’s wonderful! We could learn a lot from their ancient culture.
That's why I quit watching professional sports. Ohtani brought me back to MLB.
@@stevenyourke7901 , agree. I hope we Americans can learn respect and humble more like the Japanese.
...and, to top it all off, he is also a hell of a nice guy.
@@RobotAdolf thanks for the info hitler
@@monkasmerp6614 😂😂
He's czcams.com/video/VCWNeMS9D08/video.html
why wouldnt you be nice when everything is going well for you in every area of life... fuck em
@@rickmoranis7556 Easy there Dark Helmet. His Schwartz is much bigger than yours.
This young man brought me back to watching MLB.
Shohei Ohtani is the miracle that MLB needed and he delivered despite the pandemic
Ohtani once hit a ball into the roof at Tokyo Dome...it never came down.
Hes a beast!!! 💪🏻
Soto did that too over the hr fence it was crazzzzy
its actually in orbit out pacing the tesla
@@xm1a1x it dented the Tesla
It's still stuck in the roof from what I here.
Wow, to say his talent is rare is an understatement. Only comes along once every 100 years.
Looking at that dudes body. He was build for baseball. So glad he made it.
Shotime is the chosen one.
He's the Sho-sen one!
@@SportsGab LOL
true
Sho time
Trout on the team too, still no playoffs lmaoooo
He is a living legend before our eyes.
i hope ur cat isnt a living legend
@@gmeza4458 he died 3 years ago. He was a good friend.
@@MichaelIrish rip he was more than a friend to you
@@gmeza4458 he was a gentle creature and so very smart.
I miss him everyday.
Shohei is having an amazing season. You can't call him a legend until he repeats it over and over again.
ohtani is handsome, good natutre and tall , almost anime character.
Well, he's Japanese soo....
Have you seen him clean up the ball park?
@@singlefather01 why yes, yes I have...every time he's on the field he mops it up w the enemy team 🤣😳
The dork is strong with this one
Furuya Satoru mean anything for you? I've been saying this.
The babe is the one, but this guy is Mr baseball, he is like nothing we've ever seen, it's hard to believe, he is the man.
Man if this video was delayed by just one week it could've included one of the best week's for a Major Leaguer ever (he's retied the league in HR!). Ohtani is literally a highlight machine for the MLB YT channel lol.
I know, the timing was just off! Have a feeling he'll put up weeks like that for the rest of the year and a long time after
He's czcams.com/video/VCWNeMS9D08/video.html
Ohtani just broke another record and is the only player to have 10 home runs , pitched 10 win and 10 steals .
This is a generational player - let’s enjoy it. And oh yeah, he can play a crazy good right field. The Angels have him and Trout - two generational talents.
Yet, despite that, they're barely a .500 team. Imagine if they didn't have those two.
@@histubeness As a newfound fan for this team it hurts, is it pitchers? the outfielders? Angels since before Shohei had a high offensive rating but unlike NBA where offense being so overwhelming it doesn't matter for defense, MLB is a bit different huh ?
Sad how Trout wasted his prime without sniffing the playoffs, why this dude signed their is baffling.
@@bretthughes8679 $
So now he’s tied for the HR lead 😅
Now he’s leading in hrs all around the league
@@DatBoyIsAvirgin by a good margin
@@joonpak well he’s tied again.
Shohei is handsome and talented. Love
Ohtani is a great baseball player
As a former minor league player, I can tell you we are watching a jewel on the baseball diamond. Ohtani immediately made me remember the Japanese home run king, Sadahara OH (He hit 868 career dingers, which is still the record in all of professional baseball worldwide). MLB now has its own version of the NBA's Steph Curry. Hope he stays healthy a whole season. Being in the home run derby may not be as exciting as Josh Hamilton or Bryce Harper's wins, but MLBaseball needed more than a COVID shot in the arm in 2021!
I'm so excited that he entered the derby! I think he's going to win it, since his swing is so fluid and quick. He can get off so many swings in such a short time. I just hope it doesn't ruin his swing for the rest of the year like it does for some other guys
@@SportsGab . His swing is very fluid compact with short stride while throwing his hands and the barrel through all areas of the strike zone with ease. (See the great Ted Williams book " The Science Of Hitting" for illustration. It helped me hit .454.in college but unfortunately I did not play long in the minors. Thanks and keep loving the game!
Thanks for remembering Oh! He is Taiwanese naturalized to Japan 🇯🇵. I did not know how Americans read about him. Oh is an inspiration for Baseball in Asia.
@@charlestsai3708 his dad is chinese
@@my2l Nope , I have his autograph and he still carrying Taiwanese Passport, not communist PRC passport.
One big reason Ohtani initially struggled with pitching in MLB is that balls are slightly bigger than those in NPB and the leather is more dry and slippery, which results in more strain to the elbow.
After his two surgeries, this year Joe Madden says he hasn’t seen Ohtani laugh so much, which is a sign that he doesn’t have to bear the elbow and knee pain like before. I really hope he stays healthy.
For the non-Japanese fans, I’ll give you a link of a video of Ohtani getting interviewed at age 22. (Sorry, it’s all in Japanese, no subtitles.)
This is his “table of goals” (ultimate goal and smaller goals, and yet smaller goals to achieve it) he put together as a high school freshman: czcams.com/video/QLt0TGoQCQc/video.htmlm37s
A bit later in the vid he shows the flexibility of his shoulders, which was one of the smaller goals for him to be able to throw 160km/h (100mph): czcams.com/video/QLt0TGoQCQc/video.htmlm26s
So, while some people call him a unicorn, it’s not like he’s was just born with a gift. He’s fought all the nay-sayers of his 2-way dream in Japan as well. He’s extremely focused and he’s worked very hard since he was young to fulfill his dream, step by step. This guy has no interest in partying, he thinks it’s a waste of time and would rather go to the gym. He’s literally obsessed with baseball.
He's having a good season. But he's human. He gave up 7 runs in less than an inning the other day.
@@joerogaine3093 Yes, he’s human and we all know about his NY start.
Admittedly he wasn’t good but it’s not rare he starts off a bit shaky, and I think he would have gotten away with one or two runs in that inning if it weren’t for the terrible series of bad breaks he suffered: like four strikes called a ball including the lead off batter getting a walk instead of a strikeout, Suzuki passing the ball advancing runners (which was another strike ball called a ball - UmpireScorecards listed these calls as 1st and 3rd worst calls in the game), and a hit-by-pitch call which looked quite dubious. See: czcams.com/video/UFkbJGOi81Q/video.html
Anyway, you can’t always get good breaks, but he just got a W against Boston in his latest start, and I think he’ll just get better as long as he stays healthy. Cheers
There are eight dimensions in the table.
Top left: body strength/flexibility/stamina/diet
Top: ball control
Top right: swing
Right: fastball
Bottom right: change up
Bottom: fortune/luck:
greet people/clean the room/pick up trash/read books/attitude to the mpire/ be a supportive teammate/respect gears/
Bottom left: humanity:
gratitude/planning ahead/perserverance/manner/sensibility/love/
Left: mentality:
be grateful to the teammates/ don't be obdurate to victory/hot heart, cool head/ emotional intelligence
@@god-son-love I know the cheat code. "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start"
@@halflanding1900 Well he's going to have more games like that and its due to fatigue. Most pitchers get 7 days rest he's playing every day.
There WILL NEVER be another Babe Ruth
He was the ace of his high school baseball team since he wore number 1. Numbers in Japanese High school baseball are assigned in order.
how can you not love this guy !! great vid !!
Agreed! I love watching him! Sadly, I'm a Royals fan, but that's OK. I hope he stays healthy and keeps rocking.
he is a prodigy
Ohtani, is a candidate who can do something in baseball never imagined: Win 20 games or more, give 200 hits, push over 100 runs and average over .300
What about taking the home run title as well?
I can't wrap my head around the fact he has the best chance to win the one category you left out - HR. Imagine never facing a batter all year who has more HRs than you.
He could easily win 18+ G with his era and whip if his trash team gave him some run support. Ohtani and Trout wasting their primes in Anaheim.
@@atkim122 the angels have good run support, it’s the pitching that has always failed lmao
@@pohorex6834 I stand corrected. I see they're #6 in runs scored (with Trout mostly out). Man, that must be some pitiful RP then.
@@atkim122 they don’t have much startering pitching either, besides ohtani and Bundy has played well (I’m not sold on him still though). They don’t ever strive to improve their pitching, only the hitting. Like they signed rendon, who’s a great player, but he doesn’t fill a need the team had. Idk, I don’t think they care about winning enough, only the money that big names provide
Thanks for the video. I couldn’t be happier with what Ohtani’s doing.he’s the most exciting person in sports right now
Great video man I just barley started watching baseball again after a long hiatus this video was informative and well done. Ohtani is amazing.
great video! keep us updated with another version of this video as the season progresses. hope this channel has an explosion of success, keep it up!
If Mike Trout can come back the Angels could be dangerous
Angels need better pitchers
@@jmoney9790 yeah the angels need better pitching to really compete
Angels bullpen: "Hold our beers that we're going to spill all over you later."
If not for Ohtani and Trout, the Angels are a weak team. Barely .500. Time will tell.
wont do anything without pitching, I'm watching my Jays with the second best offence in the league barely stay above .500 because they keep blowing leads because of bad pitching
Damn this video aged so well just one week later.
what happpened?
And again!!!
this was a very well delivered video. your narrating had me locked in the whole time. good editing as well. loved it.
The sound of the ball coming off his bat is unique and sooooo satisfying.
THANK U FOR VIDEO! GREAT
Great depth of sharing! Please shared more video like this one! Thank you!
This channel is going places. Great analysis. Keep it up. Subbed.
Thanks! Appreciate it
this makes me so happy to see, i hope this guy becomes a legend someday
My son asked me when was the last time a pitcher hit this many home runz? I said 100 yrs ago.
And just 10 days after this video he's got an extra 10 hr. After seeing this video I understand why I never heard of him before now. I hope he can stay healthy.
If you've never heard of Ohtani, you must not follow baseball very closely.
@@Hoshiningen I don't but like most I know the main names but he's been hurt a lot and since I don't watch games I haven't heard of him since last week with his brutal hitting steak. For me baseball died in the mid 2000's nothing exiting anymore and on TV its like watching golf lol. I'm a hockey guy I like fast passed action packed sports. The hitters and pitchers in the 90's made baseball fun its not the same anymore.
Amazing video, love ohtani. Great reminder for us to appreciate what hes doing and his greatness while its happening
"History doesn't repeat itself; historians repeat themselves." ~Oscar Wilde
Thank you !
Great job on the break down! Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Your channel has a bright future ahead. Keep it up
Great video! I hope you find success on this platform...
Thank you, appreciate it!
Great video & thank's. This is pure ALL-TIME, LEGENDARY things this man is doing. Nobody CLOSE to doing this since The Babe. The man is only f'ing 26yrs old .. lol. Once in a lifetime. I pray the kid's really understand.
Great content, man. Thank you
Appreciate it man!!
wouldn't surprise me if this slowly becomes the norm over the next 100 years. just like the nfl quarterback evolved into a pass/run hybrid, the rise in athleticism all over the globe is going to lead to more and more people who are capable of this
Batting and pitching take so much mental preparation, it's really hard to do both at the same time. Batters watch videos of pitchers the night before they play them....pitchers have conferences outlining how they will pitch to each batter....it's hard to maintain a really high level of performance at both. Fielders often play with nagging injuries that could really hurt a pitcher's performance. If a fielder is diving for balls, sliding head first, etc...this would subtract from his pitching performance. As I said above, it might be better to use him as a reliever, where he only throws one or two kinds of pitches, he doesn't wear out his arm as much, and he can return to the outfield after each outing.
Highly unlikely
What a good vid. You deserve ALOT more subs. You will blow up soon
Shohei Ohtani should be the most famous athlete in the United States, if not the world. He's the Sportsman of the Year, for sure.
Lets see if you can keep it going. One thing is started out great. Another is staying great!
I'm a simple man. I see Sho. I click.
Excellent video, bro. Informative, non-annoying background music, good clips/transitions, smoothe voice. Sub’d!
I was just about to complain about the shitty background music
I've been following Ohtani's career over the last four years, he's a great talent.
Babe Ruth reborn as Shohei Othani
This kids got it all. Perfect swing like a perfect golfer. Hitting balls from all angles. Pitching is super powerful. Great form and you can see his development get super good. Man he runs like a deer super fast. Always been an angels fan and I'm so happy for them getting him. Hope he stays healthy baseball can wear on your body and at his pace that's my main concern. He's definitely MVP hope he's has a long career. I saw Sandy Kofax throw a perfect game when I was in little league. The opposing pitcher threw 1 hitter
I dont even watch or play baseball, but I've been binge watching baseball videos since 2pm. Started with the Greiski guy that is the weirdest player ever and now I am watching this cool guy. ⚽️⚾️
great video, not mad i spent 12 mins of my life watching it
Love the commentary
He is not the next Babe Ruth. He is the first and only Shohei Ohtani.
I’m so blessed to witness this.
I’m not an Angels fan but all baseball fans are witnessing something special with this dude.
These videos are great. Had to give a sub to you.
Ohtani single handedly got me back into baseball
I’m blown away but what we are witnessing!
I love watching this guy. He is unbelievable.
This kid is what baseball needs. I hope for his sake his body doesn't fail him
Simply amazing my new favorite player
Great video
Thanks for this. I don't watch baseball so I didn't know why everyone was talking about ohtani
Y would people dislike this video?!!!? It's amazing!!
Love da vids
Making Many Folks Happy is How We Play This Game of Life!!
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There is Always Always Always Something to be Grateful For!!
We. Love. You. Lots, Precious. Heart!!
You Shine Bright!!
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"He got swole, partly to last the full 162-game season, and partly to fulfill his destiny of becoming a model" JAJAJAJAJAJA 10/10 video!
Came here because of his 33rd moon shot! Kids a beast!! Wow
If he stays healthy he cud be hall of fame! Cool Video👍
At this level the odds are against him. We saw it the other day when he gave up 7 runs in the first inning.
I know one thing, Japanese players always have a great leg kick at the plate.
He's a special player, and it's great that he is putting up such awesome stats. BUT, baseball is a team sport. He can't do it all himself. If he doesn't have other good players around him and good coaching, Babe Ruth will always have one thing Shohei Ohtani doesn't - multiple World Series championship rings. Mike Trout is also great, but he'll never have a ring either because he's on a perennially mediocre team with no apparent desire to get much better.
If they can at least win a playoff game, that should be considered a great accomplishment. Shohei has yet to experience the postseason while Trout has only made it there once, and the Angels got swept that year in the Division Series
ohtani is the only player who is capable of winning one game himself. he could strike out 10 and hit two hrs. unfortunately the other days, the angels will lose hahaha
Dude is Good!
I don't follow baseball, but this Shohei Ohtani is something else. WOW!
ok - but the difference is that shohei doesn't drink and sleep around! so he's likely to even surpass babe ruth if he keeps that up
That’s good for your vitality tho ha
Babe once yelled out at a large party, “I like hotdogs and to f**k, and they’re out of hotdogs.” 🤣
uhh how do u know that tho ... dont think u have a good understanding of the japanese culture lol
you dont know that
Likely to surpass Babe Ruth? Ate you high. He has to do what he's doing for the next 20 years. Never going to happen. As a pitcher Babe has 103 complete games a career ERA under 2.25
So much respect for Shohei Ohtani! Great report, but please--the background music! Love ya Ohtani! Signed ... Mariners fan.
Great video… back round music made me want to poke my eyes out!!! SERIOUSLY!
Tied for 1st in HR now.
Not anymore
@@Kwisatz_HaderachXIII and tied for 1st once more!
I’m not an Angels fan but even I’m tight about how much this dude gets injured lol
ANGELS SHOULD TRANSFER OHTANI TO THE OUTFIELD JUST LIKE BABE RUTH DID
Shohie like Kobe in Basketball. I do missed Kobe Badly
Have you seen the aftermath reports? Kobe be split in half. Damn
Don’t we all
Bro .. I’ve been telling my parents this.
That my Angels acquired a superstar that shines light like Kobe Bryant. 💛💜
A player that excites you to watch the game.
He cracked a 463 ft homer today. I don't even watch baseball until playoff time. But this dude is making me watch him play. So take that for what it's worth
I feel like you could have waited for this season to end to make this video. He's defiantly done a lot in the past couple weeks making him look even better.
its crazy he throws right and bats lefty
New to baseball? There are a lot of players that do that.
I do the same,not a hundredth as well though.
IMO the best thing about Shohei Ohtani being compared to Babe Ruth is it serves to educate younger generations and those baseball fans that are unfamiliar with the absolute greatness of Babe Ruth . I hope Ohtani's health improves and he can have a career as long as Ruth's. If Ohtani's arm issues aren't resolved soon, I hope he is moved to 1st base, or possibly the outfield, if less use of his throwing arm is enough to resolve his issues. He clearly has the speed of a great center fielder. If you're not familiar with Ruth, research and read of his childhood, and growing up in a Catholic orphanage. It is a great read. Barry Bonds leads MLB in homers with 762 over a 22 year career (AVG homers/season=34.6). Hank Aaron is 2nd with 755 homers over 23 years (AVG homers/season=32.8). Babe Ruth is 3rd with 714 homers over 22 year career (AVG homers/season=32.4). It MUST be noted that Babe Ruth was primarily a "pitch only" for the vast majority of his first 5 seasons, so if those 5 years are deleted from his batting stats he would of averaged 40+ homers per season, OR had he hit regularly in the daily line-up during those seasons and averaged 40+ per season (42 is a more accurate #), he would be projected to hit b/t 880 and 924 over the 22 years! In the 1918 World Series Babe Ruth won 3 and lost 0, as pitcher with 29 &1/3 scoreless innings, of which one game went a WS record 14 innings (Boston w/Ruth on the bump eventually won 2-1)! With the above having been said, let's not crown Ohtani just yet, but I'd love to see him go off the charts, like Ruth did. In Ruth's "day", he had NO EQUALS. Before any of you: "consider the era of baseball" ("era" as in time, not ERA as a pitching stat) get started, remember this: "everything is relative" per Albert Einstein, so don't start with the "Babe Ruth couldn't touch today's pitching," type crap, save both our time, and just don't. LOL
Good video on a great player! I have to say though, with headphones on, that background music made me cut you just a little short, but I'll be watching for your content.
Even if his run is short it is still incredible, we don't see players like this because of junior development, outside of little league great hitters regardless of arm strength typically get pushed one way or the other and it continues the older they get...it's miraculous he stuck to his strengths and basically best the system
Kind of like Bo
日本時代は企画外すぎたけどメジャーではどうなるんだ？って思ったらさらに企画外になってて震えている😱
Ikr
😃
Nice "catch up" video for those wanting to find out what Ohtani is all about. Thanks.
*repeating music is bit sharp on the ears, tho. :)
Your video would be incomplete if you didn't mention the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck the northeastern region of Japan in 2011, and the uniqueness of Shohei Ohtani.
Shohei Ohtani, a native of Oshu City, Iwate, was 16 years old when the disaster struck as a freshman at Hanamaki Higashi High School, and his teammates lost their homes to the tsunami.
“I want to give hope to those who are in despair by playing baseball." This is the reason why he is playing two way, rather than being evaluated on his performance by numbers. Now, the United States and the world are in the depths of despair due to the pandemic. This year, he is willing to work harder than anyone else and is playing baseball in order to give everyone hope.
He's like the real life "Goro shigeno" from Major
Because of players like him and Tatis I’m actually somewhat following baseball for the first time in a decade plus
angels in the outfield
Great video my guy. Shohei bringing baseball back! Btw what's the beat called?
Just hit his 32nd home run this year
Eventually they're going to give him the Barry Bonds treatment and walk him
We are witnessing a once in a century talent. Let that sink in.
wow love this guy!!!