Shohei Ohtani wins AL MVP!! Angels 2-way star dominates voting!! (2021 Highlights)
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- Angels 2-way star Shohei Ohtani won the AL MVP after smashing 46 homers and going 9-2 with a 3.16 ERA on the mound!
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I’ve been fascinated with Shohei’s two-way play since he started playing as a professional player for Japanese Ham Fighters. Not only did he execute it well in Japan, but he also blows people minds in MLB. We can hardly think of anything he CANNOT do. Shohei’s got all the attractive elements for baseball fans and those who are not, resulting in plenty of discussions about his fabulous performance. He satisfies many people’s imagination of an amazing all-round baseball player. Ohtani has turned what used to be unthinkable (mostly in comic books or Hollywood movies) into reality. Monster home runs, incredible speed, and nasty strikeouts, you name it. How can you not get excited? Ohtani is likely to keep taking the baseball world by storm in 2022. So looking forward to it!!
superman!
Good to see Ohtani being MVP.
Ohtani is putting much better offensive numbers in MLB than he was in Japan. He changed his pitching a little since July and he became one of the best pitchers in AL. Don't forget, his elbow is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. It means he will get even better on his pitching next year. If Trout can stay healthy, Ohtani's batting average will get better. He will be a 1.000OPS hitter. MVP for 2 consecutive years is on lock.
@@mao5787 Nice! I like him. I like to watch him play. So much fun!
@Henry Lamar Exactly! He is awesome!
Shohei is so versatile. He can contribute in so many ways. When he's hitting cools off, his pitching heats up, when all else fails he takes his walks and wreaks havoc on the basepath...truly fun to watch him always giving 100% on every play.
FIELD OF DREAMS
Shohei Ohtani just crafted what many believe to be the greatest individual season ever played on the field of dreams. Arguably only Babe Ruth’s 1919 season rises to the level of what Ohtani accomplished this year in a game which is far more evolved today than it was a century ago.
Baseball more than any other sport is about numbers so let’s take a deep dive into Shohei’s 2021 numbers:
On the mound, Shohei tossed 130.1 innings over 23 starts, finishing the season with a 9-2 record, a 3.18 ERA, a 1.090 WHIP, a 141 ERA+ and 156 strikes outs to 44 walks. In the second half of the season, Shohei upped his pitching game to the tune of a 2.84 ERA and a 69/9 strikeouts-to-walks ratio over 63.1 innings. Shohei has five solid pitches at his disposal, including a fastball which tops out at over 100 MPH and a splitter which was the hardest pitch to hit in the majors this year (.087 batting average against and a 48.5% whiff rate)
At the plate, Shohei smacked 26 doubles, a league-leading 8 triples and 46 home runs to go along with 103 runs, 100 RBI and a 158 OPS+. And for good measure, Shohei swiped 26 bases. Can you imagine what these numbers would have looked like had Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon been in the lineup providing protection for Shohei all season long? We’d be looking at 50+ home runs, 125+ runs, 125+ RBI and an OPS well north of 1.000.
Other Shohei fun facts and firsts include:
* At 6’4” he is as tall as the average NBA shooting guard
* His 21 MPH sprint speed makes him as fast the NFL’s Lamar Jackson
* His 28.8 feet-per-second sprint speed ranks him in the 92nd percentile of all major league players
* His combined plate appearances as a pitcher and hitter totaled 1172
* Ranked in the top ten in the AL in runs, home runs, OBP, SLG, OPS, walks, triples, extra-base hits, total bases and stolen bases
* Hit as many home runs at the plate as earned runs allowed on the mound
* Led the majors in Baseball-Reference WAR (9.0) and FanGraphs WAR (8.1)
* Led the majors in Win Probability Added (WPA) and Run Expectancy Wins (REW), the two stats which measure clutch performance
* Led the AL with a 1.555 OPS with runners in scoring position
* Led the majors in barrel rate (minimum 250 balls in play) and finished in the 97th percentile or higher in average exit velocity, max exit velocity, hard-hit rate and walk rate
* Lead the majors with 24 home runs with an exit velocity of 110+ mph
* One of only two players in major league history (along with Willie Mays) with 45+ home runs, 20+ stolen bases and 6+ triples in the same season
* First player in MLB history to make multiple pitching starts and lead the league in home runs at any point in the same season since Babe Ruth
* First player in MLB history to throw 10+ pitches of 100 mph and hit 10+ home runs with an exit velocity of 110 mph in the same season
* First player in MLB history to record 10 home runs and 100 strike outs in the same season
* First player in MLB history with 10 pitching appearances and 20+ stolen bases in the same season
* First player in MLB history to be selected to the all-star game as a pitcher and a hitter
* Named Angels’ MVP and Best Pitcher
* Won the Espy for Best MLB Player
* Named MLBPA’s Player of the Year
* Won the Commissioner’s Award (last awarded in 2014)
* Selected as Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the year
Shohei is an elite pitcher, hitter and runner in an age of specialization but that is not why Shohei is the AL MVP. Shohei is the most valuable player in all of baseball because he is a unicorn doing unicorn things in a world in which unicorns exist only in the imagination of a child.
I give you Shohei Ohtani, 2021 American League MVP, and it ain’t even close 👏👏👏
Ohtani way better than that candy bar.
thanks
from japan
The guy is BEYOND amazing! What was his overall hits total this season?
The man from Japan did it all and he deserved to be an MVP well deserved!
Previously Ichiro's 2001 was the best season made by Japanese, and now it has been updated
@Henry Lamar
The Yankees don't deserve Ohtani.
@Henry Lamar Otani loves ANGELS.
This guy gave us a season of baseball we will never forget. I beg the Angels. You are blowing it. Don’t waste him.
This is a once in a century talent.
I love Ohtani, he is a unicorn, if Japan had their own Captain America, Ohtani would be it, but he is an elite pitcher, not the best pitcher. As for his hitting, he strikes out alot, he hits into alot of double plays and he gets caught stealing alot, so he does hurt the Angels alot when they have runners in scoring position.
Ohtani only had 7 GIDP in 2021 that's not a lot. Vlad Jr. grounded into 20 double plays.
@Henry Lamar svrew the yanks
@@dinewalton just checked fangraphs, his wpa/li was top 5 in baseball (as a hitter), so I think the DPs he may have hit into were heavily outweighed by many positive outcomes in clutch hitting. We have numbers to back up the anecdotes provided above.
How about everyone stop the moaning and groaning and just enjoy what this man is doing?
I'm so proud of him! Brought me back to baseball after 15 years! I can't wait to see what marvels he accomplishes next season! Omedetou Ohtani-senshuu!
Hes the only reason i watched mlb this year
He just bring many people to watch baseball that's special
One of the greatest seasons I have ever witnessed, congratulations shohei!! 🎉🎉
Ohtani deserved it what a season
Absolute Truth
No doubt.
Yep like the MODERN DAY BABE RUTH!
@@bobbenbrown123 Yeah, except Babe Ruth hit 100 points higher and threw 100 more innings, but sure.
今の状況が落ち着いたらアメリカに行って大谷のプレーを生で見たいと強く思ったシーズンだった。本当におめでとうございます。
First highlight I’ve seen where you get hitting, fielding, running AND pitching all in one! Thanks for getting me back into baseball again Shohei!
@Mr. Melendez definitely looking forward to next season! They signed some good pitching this off-season.
@K. Victor agreed that I haven’t closely followed baseball in the last decade. Hope you don’t try to gate keep the sport and encourage others to watch.
I understand totally what you meant and how you feel towards baseball which is dying in many countries, not only in the US. Many people, like you, had come back to watch the MLB games and many new audience who had never watched baseball before(like people from EU, South & Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand, & Middle East) started watching MLB games or highlights, all because of Ohtani. I am sure there are more than 10 or 100 thousands of people only started to watch MLB games or highlights in 2021 because Ohtani's Games were too amazing and so interesting and incredibly exciting to watch. I knew hardly anything about MLB and baseball too before April 2021, now I got totally obsessed by watching Ohtani playing in the field and on the mound. I knew there were many many more people talking about the same experiences as what you had. So please don't bother about few people who don't shared your feelings; People in the world who watched Ohtani's Baseball Games all understanding very well your Joy 💕 during watching Ohtani plays in the Games😉. And let's look forwards for Ohtani's better performances in 2022 season as Ohtani has already started his training for next season even when he's off the season. Actually after the MVP announcement, he had one hour free time for easy work out lifting before he had a remote interview by Japanese reporters 😂. He said he didn't want to waste time for doing nothing in-between the schedules. He devotes all his time for Baseball because he truly loves💕 Baseball with all his heart 😊!
Absolutely the greatest season by a major leaguer in history!🌟🏆⚾
Couldn’t agree more
no
@@Playboyy1985 who then bud??
Dumbest comment ever. He hit .257 and struck out almost 200 times. Robbed Vlad
@@grahamcook6883 Trout, Bonds, Ruth, '67 yastremsky, Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, Gehrig have all had better seasons
CONGRATS MY MVP BROTHER!!!👍👍👍
A fitting reward for a historic season.
Absolutely..well said!!
You mean award
Congrats to Ohtani. The deserved winner for the MVP. Can't wait for the next season.
오타니가 MVP일줄 예상은 했는데 만장일치라니 대단하다. 거의 야구 역사를 새로 쓰네.. 만화를 찢고 나온 사기적인 캐릭터다. 한 마디로 현 시점 최고의 야구선수! 내년도 건강하게 올해보다 더 놀라운 기록의 시즌을 기록하길 바란다. GOAT Ohtani! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ohtani was such a monster in 2021 that he made professional announcers turn into preteen fanboys on a regular basis. His season was unfathomable. 🐐🐐🐐
Accept for that geezer Jack morris
@@londzale3163 I'm a tigers fan and that cracked me up. Besides Matt Shepard our broadcast is a snooze fest.
20 years have passed since Ichiro Suzuki earned MVP in 2001. Glad to see both players made history.
大谷のおかげで野球ファンからしても大満足の2021年になったし数ヶ月前まで野球に興味なかった人まで夢中にさせてくれる活躍ぶりだったね。
The fact that he got 420 MVP votes is almost as amazing as his season
More like 30 first place votes(420pts)
, but impressive nonetheless.
He is smokin 420 right now
Nice.
Blazed it for Shohei for sure
おめでとう!!!!
打撃、走塁、ピッチング、グラウンドでの振る舞いすべてに魅了されました!
If it wasn’t for the team’s injuries making it so he had a AAA team around him, Shohei would have hit 60 home runs and won 15 games at least. He probably saw 10 good pitches to hit in August and September combined.
They signed some good pitching in the offseason and getting Trout back. They’ll be better next year!
They just couldn’t do it he was to much
his teams performance makes no difference to what he would have done at the plate. his homer count wouldnt have changed
Lies.
@@baileysmith4744 kinda, not really. If the other team isn't worried about the rest of the lineup driving in runs then they wouldn't give the best hitter anything juicy. Go back in time to when barry bonds was intentionally walked with bases loaded because they'd rather give up one run on purpose and face the next guy in the order
This was a no brainer. An amazing athlete and a pleasure to watch play.
What an incredible season!! He deserved the unanimous vote for the unbelievable year he had!!! 🎉🎉
you're mighty right Nancy!😀
Thank you Shohei we never forget this wonderful season!
I love how great he is, but also that cool confidence he has. He could be the most bragging guy in the MLB because he is a one man team, but he just goes about his biz.
I have never watched so many baseball games till this season. It' all for Shohei.
Best MVP in Angels history. Shohei Ohtani!!!
Better overall hitter than Albert Pujols???
@@bobbenbrown123 yes. Shohei Ohtani will be.
Better than Trout? I know Ohtani made a truly outstanding season, but are you sure?
@@user-gr1gq1zr5d can we just appreciate how good Ohtani is and not compare him to other players for now?
@@shawneric3340 Let me make myself clear, I didn't start the comparing, not to mention I really appreciate what he has done
Nobody else deserves it more than he does. Good job shohei
I was cheering from Japan. I haven't been able to play baseball as I expected due to injuries so far, but I'm glad that I was able to achieve the best MVP by completing the dual wield without any major injuries until the end of this season. Congratulations
I'm a Mariners fan and an Ohtani fan as well. Hope he stays healthy. 😎✌
成功するかどうか未知数の二刀流選手を起用し、一緒に戦ってくれたエンジェルスの首脳陣と選手たち、ファンの方々に感謝
サポートには感謝！でももっと試合に勝ってくれー😢
he will continue to make history, congrats shohei!
Ohtani was insane all season this guy can pitch a gem 💎 and then hit a homer in a game insane!!!
That is so unreal. We're lucky to be around to see this dude play.
yea hes nuts also i saw u comment on fuzzys vids lmao
A game against the Tigers was just like that. He pitched 8 innings striking out 8 batters and hit his 40th HR.
凄すぎる。楽しませてくれて本当にありがとう！！心の底からおめでとうございます！！
It’s a blessing to see this phenom in our lifetime!
Shohei Ohtani is also the most valuable player on this CZcams channel, because the number of views earned by Otani personally is overwhelming among the annual views of this MLB channel.
He deserves TWO MVPs for this Season alone...What a freaking BEAST
Its alright, how many players can say they earned 2 All-Star spots and an MVP.
A baseball season for the ages and Shohei does it with such humility. How can one not support him! He is the best thing to happen to baseball especially in light of the steroid scandal and covid era!
This season was perfect. Let's hit 60 home runs next season.
Congratulations 🏆Shohei Ohtani❗️He really deserves the unanimous MVP‼️
No doubts! The legend will continue.
You deserve it, Shohei. What you did this season was insane!
power batting, skill pitching and speedy running with humble attitude, shohei ohtani is the gift of baseball history.
Watching Otani play makes baseball fun.
Ohtani is the only real MVP we never seen before in our life time and probably won’t ever see it again.
This man deserves it! Amazing player! I wish him many years of success.
Glad to hear that he won. Most deserved.
I feel so lucky I get to watch him play. I NEED to see him play in person
I became a baseball fan because of him. So happy he got mvp 🙌
Very awesome. No dout about it. Congrats. Can't wait to see what he will do in the future.
Congratulations Ohtani San! I want to see you win more with another greatest Mike Trout! Angels, please let them go to the World Series!!
They need a solid pitcher for them to even get into the playoffs.
嫌なことがあった日もこんなカッコよくて頑張ってる姿を見ると勇気貰える！ありがとう！！
Congrats, Ohtani-San!
I have a big crush on handsome Ohtani. MVP!
This is maybe the first time I would say: "What?! Ohtani's compilation in only 13 minutes?! I demand more!"
If you can't congratulate Shohei Ohtani on his MVP, you either don't know baseball or you're a racist.
本当にワクワクした一年だった。ありがとう大谷。おめでとう。
Ohtani honestly really deserves the MVP for being a two way player. He does it better than Babe Ruth in my opinion.
His abilities got me interested in baseball again!
I remember so many people saying he would never stay healthy for a full season, even predicting injury.
What a remarkable year.
"He'll never be able to adjust to the MLB....."
@@djbioman4898 I remember that one. Now they’re saying “he won’t be able to do this for more than a few years.” Some people just can’t appreciate greatness.
@@JurrasicPork I'm just happy to be a baseball fan right now. Imagine saying you saw Babe Ruth play, really must try and watch him live sometime.
@@djbioman4898 you’re right about that. He got me back into the game and through some tough times this summer.
His best moments were on the road; seeing the crowds react to something they’ve never seen before was electric.
It could not have been otherwise. Ohtani was a no-doubter for the award, and for MVP of the entire sport. It was so historic and transcendent, the season he had, that it's still in the category of unbelievable--a dream we had but never woke up from. I don't know what he'll do next year, but the year he just had should satisfy us for at least another 100 years.
Muy merecido el premio muchas felicidades desde republica Dominicana lo bueno hay que apoyarlo aunque sea de otro pais
I have been following baseball for over 60 years. Nobody has come close to Ohtani's pitching and hitting prowess. No need to wish you could have seen Babe Ruth in his prime, just watch Shohei and know this is a once-in-a-lifetime (or two) spectacle. AND more than few MLB'ers could learn a thing or two from Ohtani about humility.
This made my day! No doubt that he will be the MVP however this makes it official!
Not since Babe Ruth. But I say greater than, because the players of today are all in so much better shape that it is extraordinary for a pitcher/slugger to stand out like he does. IMO, he is the greatest ever!
You had the best season in MLB history Shohei. Congrats! It's an honor to witness it.
Congratulations to Ohtani!
Thank you for the most exciting-insane season in MLB history!!! it’s been a privilege to witness this phenom in our lifetime. Well deserved!!!
As a jays fan with vladdy, Semien and Bo Bichette coming in 2,3,4 in mvp voting I can’t be happier Ohtani-San won MVP. HE DESERVED IT.
Otani's greatness is not only in his physical ability. He has more charisma than Vlad to make even the fans of the enemy team want to watch him.
👍☝️
Congratulations he is one of the great players very rare I love watching his games
Congratulations Ohtani Shohei MVP 2021🎊🎊🎊🎊
Congratulations Shohei Ohtani. Thank you for the amazing season. What you did and the way you did it has made it the most exciting and fun baseball season I've ever witnessed.
well deserved, congrats Ohtani
I’m still amazed that this video shows the feats he has done in just one year. 大谷ありがとう！
本当におめでとう‼︎100年後も語り継がれる伝説的なシーズンだった
改めて見ても矢張り凄いプレーの数々で、MVP満票なのも頷ける。
大谷選手MVP獲得本当におめでとう！
Ohtani was mvp no doubt and getting it guaranteed unanimously. He was a God!
If he was a God his team would have made the playoffs. He's a human being just like the rest of us.
@@gerrypellissier9551 thanks for ruining it. I said he was a god because of what he did.
@@dodgers4life244 God's do it all.
@@gerrypellissier9551 exactly. He could do it all. Hit, pitch, field.... what can't he do
I can watch this all day long.
He's will be history.
congratulation Shohei!!
よう
Congratulations Shohei Ohtani, you brought a lot of fans back to the game this year, myself included.
Shohei got me back into baseball. I hadn't cared since leaving Cali as a kid, but he brought me back.
Bien merecido 👏
Ohtani has one of the most beautiful swings that I have ever seen. He seems to do everything right in the batters box.
I mean, how does Shohei Ohtani not win AL MVP? He's a monster. We could be witnessing the next Babe Ruth.
Could be? Nah, he’s already accomplished being the next babe Ruth.
Not even close. It's been 1 year lol
@@FGPlus I said "we could be witnessing the next Babe Ruth", not "we are definitely watching the next Babe Ruth".
Babe Ruth can’t be this good like Ohtani
Shohei already equaled (possibly surpassed) Babe Ruth In terms of being an excellent two-way player. Babe Ruth only had success for ONE season (1919)! Before that, he was a great pitcher for 4 seasons. After that, he was a great hitter (15 seasons). Shohei may eventually need to give up pitching or hitting. Then we'll see how he stacks up!
Wonderful news for Ohtani. Maybe next season he can further impress everyone by leading his team to the playoffs.
This guy is the reason why I back to watch baseball game. He definitely made the game more exciting and amazing again.
I look forward to seeing the continuation of this history. Congratulations to Ohtani! And thank you!
大谷くん、おめでとうございます！
記憶に残る素晴らしい1年、ひっそりと共に過ごせてとても幸せな日々でした！本当にありがとうございました♪
これからも無事にプレイできることお祈りしてずっと応援しています！！
I'm a Jays fan but I'm glad Ohtani won it.
Ohtani-san, Congratulations ! You taught us the fun of baseball again with breaking the mold.
Like anything the Japanese export, Shohei is quality, reliability, versatility and affordability all in one.
Congratulations, Ohhhhhhtanisan!
You are the best! Humble and sincere guy, I’m very proud of being a Japanese.
Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes and 420 points in voting. Amazing season! Keep healthy!
大谷翔平選手、AL MVP 2021 満票受賞 おめでとうございます！
素晴らしい2021シーズン！このメモリアルムービーを見るのをやめられない・・・！
2022年も健康で、素晴らしい活躍を期待しています。
Congrats Ohtani San! Can’t wait for next season 🤘
Congratulations to Shohei. I'm a Blue Jays fan through and through, but there was never a doubt in my mind as to who should win the mvp! This guy is on another level, he deserves it.
congrats to the blue Jays and Vlad for putting up a great fight and giving awesome individual performances that also included Hernandez, Simien, Bichette, Spinger, etc.😀
大谷翔平本当にかっこよすぎる
おめでとうございます🎉✨✨✨
Well done Shohei. You definitely deserve the Award. May your career be Blessed with many more great memories and Healthy times and Team achievements. You have made a lot of people get excited again about MLB. Thank you Shohei
Congrats to Ohtani! Him & Walsh were the bright spots for the Angels this season.
I feel like the fact how he's an Outfielder and a pitcher makes him unique nowadays
As a Braves fan, I loved watching him. Absolute unit of a player. To the moon my guy!
Much better to see than crybaby Harper.