Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, Hepburn: Ōtani Shōhei, pronounced [oːtaɲi ɕoːheː]; born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Ohtani batted .435 with a 1.345 OPS while going 2-0 on the mound with a 1.86 ERA, striking out Mike Trout of Team USA for the series-clinching out...Slugged four multi-homer games and 27 multi-RBI games … had his best pitching month in April, going 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA (7 ER/28.0 IP) with 36 strikeouts against 14 walks while holding batters to ...

5 days ago · LOS ANGELES -- A timeline for Shohei Ohtani's long-awaited return to the mound is beginning to take shape. Ohtani is likely to resume pitching in Major League games sometime in May, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at DodgerFest. “It might be earlier,” Roberts added, “but I think that the

23 hours ago · SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years’ supervised release for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account.. Ippei Mizuhara, who was supposed to bridge the gap between the Japanese athlete and his English ...

5 days ago · Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter who established himself as the sport’s greatest two-way player in a century following his Major League Baseball debut in 2018.

Sep 20, 2024 · On Thursday afternoon, Ohtani’s legend continued to grow as he wrote the next chapter of one of the best individual offensive seasons in Major League history with arguably the best single-game performance the sport has ever seen.

Dec 10, 2023 · In a blockbuster announcement Saturday, Ohtani agreed to a 10-year, $700-million contract with the Dodgers, according to a statement posted on Instagram, bringing the two-time most...

Sep 28, 2024 · On Friday, wearing spikes featuring a picture of his dog, Decoy, Ohtani stole his 57th base to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player. He’s now successfully swiped 34 straight bases, which is the second-longest streak in …

Sep 20, 2024 · Ohtani raced past the 50-50 milestone in the most spectacular game of his history-making career, becoming the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game during a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins on Thursday …