British Fan's Mind Blown by Shohei Ohtani! Epic First Reaction!

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  • @donny5318
    @donny5318 Před rokem +43

    Ohtani is the ONLY player in the last century (since Babe Ruth in the early 1900s) to successfully be a full time hitter and a full time pitcher. Even when Babe Ruth did it, it was only for a couple of seasons before he became just a hitter. What Ohtani is doing has NEVER happened in history, at the level he is doing it. He is one of the BEST pitchers, and also one of the BEST hitters in the game. Also, he becomes a free agent this year, and unlikely to remain a Angel.

  • @joshlynch5676
    @joshlynch5676 Před rokem +17

    If the batter swings at a pitch, regardless of location of that pitch it is a strike if no contact is made.

    • @MMuraseofSandvich
      @MMuraseofSandvich Před 23 dny +1

      It can make contact, but if it's ricocheted right into the catcher's mitt, it's a strike (foul tip). Foul tips can result in strike 3, unlike other foul balls.

    • @joshlynch5676
      @joshlynch5676 Před 22 dny

      @@MMuraseofSandvich True true. Forgot about foul tips.

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn Před rokem +8

    The number one sport in Japan is baseball. Over a fourth of MLB players come from outside usa/canada most from latin american countries some from japan/s korea very few come from Australia and practically none from Europe.

  • @BryanChance
    @BryanChance Před rokem +4

    He just does it like it's a normal thing. Hit home runs, run the bases like the flash, stealing bases, pitch 100mph.
    You might want to watch the WBC final game USA vs Japan, where Ohtani pitched to his teammate Mike Trout.

  • @johanna0131
    @johanna0131 Před rokem +7

    The movie you’re referring to is “Money Ball”. You should watch it. It’s pretty interesting. Ohtani is just incredible! When players like him move up to the majors, they are expected to choose whether they’ll focus on their hitting or their pitching. Ohtani wanted to do both, so he initially chose to play in Japan where his team allowed him to be a two way player. He moved to the MLB when the Angels agreed to let him continue to do both. Who knows, maybe we’ll see more two way players now that he’s been so successful, but there will never be another Shohei Ohtani. He’s one of a kind. Check out his teammate, Mike Trout, as well. He’s out with an injury right now, but there are plenty of highlight videos of him. He’s an amazing player too. He’s been name MVP like three times, I believe.

  • @pushpak
    @pushpak Před rokem +6

    "The strike zone (the box) is defined as the volume of space above home plate and between the batter's knees and the midpoint of their torso. Whether a pitch passes through the zone is decided by an umpire, who is generally positioned behind the catcher." - Wiki

  • @franklythewurst
    @franklythewurst Před rokem +7

    15:02 If the catcher drops strike 3, or if it hits the ground, the batter may attempt to run to first if there's no runner on first base. It's an obscure rule, they don't often reach first that way, as the catcher has plenty of time usually to just pick it up and toss it to first. Only if he messes up badly and it rolls back to the wall does that situation start to get interesting.

    • @Hessen84
      @Hessen84 Před rokem

      I wouldn't say it's an obscure rule. Everyone that plays baseball above t-ball knows it.

    • @franklythewurst
      @franklythewurst Před rokem

      @@Hessen84 Obscure may have been the wrong word. Point being nothing usually comes of it, it rarely results in a hitter reaching base in the majors. Little league on the other hand... :)

    • @misterkite
      @misterkite Před 11 měsíci

      Not in MLB.. in MLB they only allowed stealing first in 2019 as part of the atlantic league tests. But the rule didn't carry over with the rest of the rule changes this year.

  • @Im__Gavin
    @Im__Gavin Před rokem +4

    There's only one other successful 2-way player in MLB history, Babe Ruth. And he's been dead for 75 years. Which is why people call Ohtani "The Unicorn", since what he's achieved is being the rarest type of player in all of baseball.

    • @ChatwinReacts
      @ChatwinReacts  Před rokem

      wow i didnt expect it to be that rare

    • @jkuzem96
      @jkuzem96 Před rokem

      ​@ChatwinReacts and even babe ruth was only a 2 way player for a few years before he stopped pitching. Doing both at an elite level like shohei is doing right now is just unheard of.

  • @MMuraseofSandvich
    @MMuraseofSandvich Před 23 dny

    15:00 I love your curiosity and good eye. This is what's called a "dropped third strike". If a batter swings and misses on strike 3, and the catcher drops the ball (on a difficult pitch like a slider or splitter), the batter can try to take first base, and the other team must tag him with the ball or throw to first base before he reaches. I believe the batter can only do this on a _swinging_ strikeout.

  • @JK-cf2ti
    @JK-cf2ti Před rokem +1

    I've heard that most starting pitchers are so exhausted the next day that they can only do light stretching. What's amazing about Shohei is that he can hit and run the day after the starting pitcher. And the grades are above average. His running speed is also above average.

  • @MMuraseofSandvich
    @MMuraseofSandvich Před 23 dny

    In the National League, pitchers used to have to come to the plate and swing the bat, and some of them were decent hitters, but they were often laser focused on their pitching that the vast majority of them had terrible batting stats. But because the American League's designated hitter meant that all 9 players in the batting order can be competent or even outstanding hitters (giving them a big advantage over their NL counterparts), both leagues now use the designated hitter rule.
    When Ohtani first started negotiating with MLB, most teams wanted him as a pitcher or as a batter, but not both. It was unheard-of for a player to both consistently shut down the other team's batters _and_ slug home runs and steal bases. The Angels was the only organization who gave him a chance and introduced the first "two-way player" (TWP), a player who can swing the bat as a DH and also pitch when it's his turn to start the game on the mound. The last MLB player who could reasonably be called a two-way player was the legendary Babe Ruth.
    Shohei Ohtani is the entire game of baseball in one man. He has a devastatingly effective pitching arsenal (when he's healthy), he can hit anywhere on the field and a bunch of home runs, and he is so fast that he can get infield hits and steal bases.
    You should check out his recent plays with the Dodgers. He's still smashing home runs, even though he's technically a pitcher recovering from elbow surgery.

  • @NaderThabet-km5cj
    @NaderThabet-km5cj Před 11 měsíci

    To the batter it looks like a strike until it dips

  • @estern001
    @estern001 Před rokem

    K = strikeout. If you see a K backwards, the batter struck out looking (didn't swing).

  • @matthewmorey8310
    @matthewmorey8310 Před rokem +2

    If the catcher drops the ball on strike 3, the batter can run to first base. The reason is because you cannot record an out without having possession of the ball.

  • @matthewmorey8310
    @matthewmorey8310 Před rokem +3

    He's not going to be on the Angels next year. He's going to be a free agent and it's very unlikely that he will re-sign with them. He wants to he with a team that has a chance to win multiple championships. He'll probably end up with the Dodgers or Yankees.

  • @gracielynn9623
    @gracielynn9623 Před rokem +3

    Shohei Ohtani has his contract with the Angel’s end after this season. It’s highly unlikely he will return to the Angels. He will more than likely go to a team that has a chance at winning championships like the Dodgers or Yankees, as they are the only teams that would have enough money to throw around to sign. Then again, it’s Shohei ohThani, and because it Shohei ohtani, and he just does things to be different and to be Shohei Ohtani, he could realistically end up with just about any team in major league baseball. He already took a $200 million pay cut when leaving Japan to come to play in the United States, so it’s hard to tell what he might do for sure.

    • @ChatwinReacts
      @ChatwinReacts  Před rokem

      Oh wow he really is the big deal ill be watching him closely

  • @jonmac2648
    @jonmac2648 Před rokem +2

    if a batter swings and misses the ball then it is also a strike, regardless of where the ball ends up.

  • @omgbygollywow
    @omgbygollywow Před 11 měsíci

    If the batter swings at strike three but the catcher drops the pitch, then the batter can try to make it to first base before the catcher throws to first base or before the batter gets tagged out.

  • @ronclark9724
    @ronclark9724 Před 4 měsíci

    In the USA, it is miles per hour not kilometers per hour. 101 miles per hour is 162 kilometers per hour.
    That is far different than 101 kph being 63 mph.

  • @franklythewurst
    @franklythewurst Před rokem +2

    17:41 Yes "Moneyball" and you should definitely watch it, one of the most interesting sports movies. It's a slow burn, not a ton of baseball games or action in it, more from the perspective of scouting and management. But if you want insight into of the evolution baseball went through in the early 2000s, it's a fantastic (mostly) true story.

  • @gracielynn9623
    @gracielynn9623 Před rokem +2

    The CZcams page baseball doesn’t exist Has some great content about Shohei otani. I recommend reacting to their videos on him.

  • @JohnSmith-er5ys
    @JohnSmith-er5ys Před 9 měsíci

    The ball looks like it will be in the strike zone (box) but then at the last second it drops down or breaks to the left or the right outside the zone. That's how pitchers fool the hitters. If it's obvious that the pitch will be outside the zone as soon as it leaves the pitcher's hand, then the hitter will never swing.

  • @that_deaf_dude99
    @that_deaf_dude99 Před rokem

    Shohei Ohtani will be the GOAT of baseball if he keeps going on this trajectory

  • @diosdadonon1179
    @diosdadonon1179 Před rokem

    A strike is any pitch that either the batter swings and missed (regardless of the ball placement), or a pitch that is in the strike zone (the box you see on TV) but the batter didnt swing at all.

  • @blitztim6416
    @blitztim6416 Před rokem +1

    If you swing and miss, no matter where the ball is, it's a strike. Or if the ball is in the strike zone and you don't swing, it's a strike. Three strikes your out.
    Baseball is popular in Japan, Korea, China and Latin America.
    The original owner of the Angels was a famous movie singing cowboy named Gene Autry. That's the reason for the cowboy hat. This year they wear a kubota, a Japanese samurai helmet that Shohei bought.
    Ohtani has been with the Angels since 2017. He can sign with a different team next year.

    • @JohnSmith-er5ys
      @JohnSmith-er5ys Před 9 měsíci

      It's popular in Taiwan, not China. Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Latin America.

  • @matthewmorey8310
    @matthewmorey8310 Před rokem

    Another player to checkout is Mookie Betts. He used to be woth the Red Sox but hes now with the Dodgers

  • @momentary_
    @momentary_ Před rokem

    There's three ways to get a strike: pitch within the box and the batter doesn't swing; the batter swings but misses (in this case, the box is irrelevant); the final way to get a strike is if the batter hits the ball into foul territory (and the ball is not caught), but this won't count for the third and final strike unless it was a bunt.

  • @thesecondfeliks5152
    @thesecondfeliks5152 Před 11 měsíci

    He ran because if the catcher drops the ball on a strikeout the batter can run to first. The catcher either has to tag him or throw to first to get the force out.

  • @onlydbrasko
    @onlydbrasko Před rokem

    The battle between the batter and pitcher is a game of chess. A starting pitcher usually has 4 different pitches and he needs to mix up them up and throwing location to keep the batter guessing, even if it means throwing "balls" - out of the strike zone(the rectangular frame). The batters with good plate discipline are good not swinging at "balls". When the pitcher knows a batter doesn't usually get fooled, he has not choice but to throw to the strike zone or else he risks walking the batter.

  • @NotSomeJustinWithoutAMoustache

    You do have to get a pitch into the strike zone ideally, however, you can also intentionally pitch to the outside of the strike zone even when you're not trying to walk the batter, because a) it's usually harder to hit a pitch that's outside the strike zone, and b) a swing and a miss is still considered a strike, even if the pitch is nowhere near the strike zone. It's part of the mental gymnastics batters and pitchers go through on the diamond, batters have to be able to recognize whether a pitch will go inside the strike zone or not to also immediately decide whether to hit/bunt the ball or to stay still/dodge the ball (in case it's pitched too close to their body) to earn a walk or hit-by-pitch, and the pitcher can mix inside pitches with outside pitches to confuse the batters further into swinging/not swinging.

  • @andrewreid3136
    @andrewreid3136 Před 11 měsíci

    If you swing its a strike...if you dont .....it needs to be in the box

  • @XKathXgames
    @XKathXgames Před rokem

    If ball falls in the box and batter doesn't swing it's a strike. If the ball is outside of the box it's a ball. If batter swings and makes no contact regardless of where the ball falls it's a strike. 3 strikes = out, 4 balls = base on balls.

  • @paolee2730
    @paolee2730 Před 7 měsíci

    A swing missed, is considered a strike out too.

  • @NicholasIstre
    @NicholasIstre Před rokem +1

    K = striKeout
    Update: Oops, you figured that out at the end... 😅

  • @pauljohndelacruz2929
    @pauljohndelacruz2929 Před rokem

    It counts as a strike because the batter is swinging at the pitch even though it is not in the box

  • @NaderThabet-km5cj
    @NaderThabet-km5cj Před 11 měsíci

    He swung and missed that makes it a strike

  • @jkuzem96
    @jkuzem96 Před rokem

    Moneyball is less of a baseball movie and more of a math movie about baseball, good movie though.

  • @lovesgucci1
    @lovesgucci1 Před rokem

    Baseball movies to watch:
    (not including great documentaries)
    - Sandlot
    - 42
    - A League of Their Own
    - Field of Dreams
    - Major League & Major League ll
    - Bad News Bears
    - Scout
    - Mr. 3000
    - Hardball
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    Way too many to list. Hollywood loves baseball movies

  • @andrewreid3136
    @andrewreid3136 Před 11 měsíci

    Please do a video on the fact they made him wear a cowboy hat and then he made them wear a Japanese helmet ....its epic!!

  • @franklythewurst
    @franklythewurst Před rokem +3

    Well if you like the Angels, they've also got Mike Trout, best center fielder in the game. I'd recommend you check him out for sure.

  • @noname-dk7ri
    @noname-dk7ri Před rokem

    14:59 Strike three and swing and if the catcher drops the ball the batter can run.

  • @jamesmarshall4364
    @jamesmarshall4364 Před rokem

    Michael Lorenzen is the only other guy who kind of can do the two-way thing but it's been a few years since a team has let him do it.

    • @sardonicbear
      @sardonicbear Před 11 měsíci

      And he doesn't do it at anywhere near the level Ohtani does it

  • @that_deaf_dude99
    @that_deaf_dude99 Před rokem

    21:00 Aaron Judge win the AL MVP and that is because he broke the AL HR record with 62 HRs. Ohtani finished second but he did win it in 21

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn Před rokem

    Being a Cubs fan of course Im biased for Baez, he was very good back then I dont think he was ever officially the GOAT but he was very good for a while.

  • @user-dp6yb4fq1f
    @user-dp6yb4fq1f Před 9 měsíci

    ありがとうm(_ _)m😊

  • @roostercotton9001
    @roostercotton9001 Před 11 měsíci

    You said you would be angry because the player took a long time to throw that ball. He did everything right in fact, You are taught to plant both feet before throwing the ball, His forum helps him be more accurate on the throw, to the untrained eye, he took his time, but he knows what he's doing and he can tell how much time he has since he's done that 50,000 times in his life, he actually knows he has time to plant his feet.

  • @hifijohn
    @hifijohn Před rokem

    LOL, its not a duck it's an oriole the state bird of Maryland.

  • @pushpak
    @pushpak Před rokem +1

    1:56 All infield and outfield gets a turn at bat. Pitchers are historically horrible hitters. So bad that there's a position called the 'Designated Hitter" who Hits for the Pitcher.

  • @icmman7
    @icmman7 Před rokem

    he bats 3rd

  • @Windjammer19
    @Windjammer19 Před rokem

    Don't become an Angels fan. Trust me.

  • @estern001
    @estern001 Před rokem

    Professional baseball players stop what they're doing to watch Shohei.

  • @chrismartino3519
    @chrismartino3519 Před rokem

    if you don't know what a strike is you can't be a Cubs fan. Sorry.