#shohei-ohtani

#shohei-ohtani

There are plenty of people speculating how one of the most popular baby names for those born this year and in 2026 in the United States and Japan will be Shohei after what Shohei Ohtani accomplished in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, hitting three home runs and striking out 10 in the Dodgers' clinching win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The 2023 free agency period centered around Shohei Ohtani. Perhaps the most gifted player in the history of the sport was a free agent, and that gave a host of franchises the opportunity to showcase why the iconic athlete should sign with them.

This is a brutal October for the Angels, and not just because they are defendants before a jury that must determine whether the team is guilty of negligence or ignorance that contributed to the death of one of its players. On the field, baseball's longest postseason drought extended to 11 years. They just hired their fourth manager in five years and gave him a one-year contract, which makes him a lame duck before he ever manages a game.

On Friday night, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers put on an athletic performance beyond anything I have ever seen, and I covered sports full-time for six years, and continue to do so now and again. He did something that nobody alive ever had seen before because only Babe Ruth, while in the employ of the Boston Red Sox, ever came close to anything like it. He pitched six innings and struck out 10 Milwaukee Brewers. And he also hit three home runs

The MLB Players Association (MLBPA) announced finalists for the 2025 Players Choice Awards, which are chosen through a vote of their peers. The Los Angeles Dodgers had Shohei Ohtani place among the top three for Player of the Year and the National League Outstanding Player Award. Ohtani won the NL Outstanding Player Award last year. Clayton Kershaw is also one of the finalists for the NL Comeback Player Award.

Kyle Schwarber, the designiated hitter for the Phillidephia Phillies, is one of the most powerful home run hitters that the league has to offer. Unfortunately for him, there is a practically zero percent chance that he brings home the Silver Slugger, considering he's matched up against one of the greatest players of all time, who's fresh off of a three homer preformance while striking out 10, Shohei Ohtani.

As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees' slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle. Some things have changed between the eras. Aaron earned about two million dollars in his career; Ohtani's current contract is worth seven hundred million.