@@randdomize858 50 homeruns and 50 stolen bases in a single season. Its such a hard to achieve feat because usually the players that are great at stealing bases arent strong enough to consistently hit so many homeruns and the ones that do hit Homeruns consistently are usually too slow to constantly steal bases. Just to give you an idea of how hard this is, only six players in history managed to get 40-40 and the second place in the list was 42-42........ Shohei finished the season with 54-59
@@augustooliveira5588 Yeah the last time there was a jump this large (+12, 42-42->54-54) was Ken Williams in 1922, with 39 home runs and 37 stolen bases. I can't find clear stats of what the best HR/SB season was before 1922 but it seems like getting more than 25 homers was very unusual back then, so it's quite likely that no one who was a slugger even tried to steal bases back then.
He comes up to bat on average 3 times per game. The average baseball game is 2 hours and 42 minutes. One mad didn’t make anyone watch baseball. The reality is that ALOT of people think baseball is boring on the surface and never give it a shot. You can’t like an entire sport because one athlete.
@@jesusjavierhuerta8890 u just proved my point tho - no one gives baseball a chance - when a guy who’s pitching and hitting the way he does is unheard he’s MLBs greatest asset rn
@@Awkw04 that’s my point tho as well. They don’t watch baseball. They’re just there for the hype of Ohtani. Good for the as it causes a slight uptick of “viewers” but it’s people still won’t like it. It’s just cool to watch Ohtani because he’s the hottest thing in sports right now.
@@jesusjavierhuerta8890 I see what you’re saying but for ppl like me I started watching cuz of Ohtani realised that baseball is actually pretty sick and now I watch it a lot
I'm sure there are millions of people around the world who began, or re-kindled their interest in baseball because of this incredible, humble athlete. I was casually following the Blue Jays - Ohtani and the Angels were not even on my radar - but when I first found out about him at the beginning of the 2021 season I immediately subscribed to MLB TV and I have watched every game he has played in since. Ohtani Forever !!
I am definitely one of those who got their baseball passion reignited. I was a baseball player back in my gradeschool and wasn't able to continue through middle and collegiate years. Ohtani gave me a spectacular nostalgia seeing those homes and pitch. What a time to be alive
From Australia, baseball is super difficult to get into, I never really understood the game closely until Shohei appeared on my feed, I’ve been following baseball closer than ever now 🤘
Never really cared about my home team till he showed up but as someone who played fast pitch softball growing up I can't help but respect a Goat when I see one. Would love to try to hit one of his pitches.
Thank you for watching! I will always try to be as truthful as possible when storytelling. I might make a mistake or miss some things, but I will always try. Appreciate you!
It's not like he's going broke or doing the Dodgers a favor... He's getting paid no matter what. But he deserves it... As a British person, he's the only reason why I watch MLB
@@nokturn882 with what he's making compared to some others in the league, it's crazy. But I have his angels jersey and I'll be getting a dodgers one soon. Just hope they can get a few championships
Also, while it may appear little, when compared to the total contract: let's not forget that two million dollars a year is still a lot of fucking money.
He IS...doing them a favor...by deferring $s it gives management money to go after other players which they did (pitcher amamoto?) ...and Teoscar Hernandez among others...n that helped them win the World Series!
Japanese professional baseball doesn't mix top team and farm team in Japan. You're either on team or the other. Some players go back and forth, but you can play for both teams at once. Often times not even in the same location. And 花巻東 is his highschool.
Difference in mentality between America and Japan. Japanese culture places the group above the individual, personal sacrifice for the betterment of the group is valued far higher than personal achievements. He'll get his money anyway, until then he can assure that his team can perform at their best. American star players can learn a lot from that.
I was a baseball player back in my elementary days and boy it was a really great experience but wasn't able to play during middle and collegiate years because schools don't make up baseball teams anymore here in my local. Watching Shohei hit 50's is such an amazing thing to me that made me reminisce my baseball days. It's so nostalgic! I'm gonna name my son Shohei.
@@dodgersfanatic17 Absolutely bonkers! And here was me thinking "A 50/50 is on pace... but his limit might be at 52/52" he providing he smashes these home runs and plays greedy for his plays... 55/55 is out there
@@GooberElite When I talked about a 50/50 chance I think I guess the rough chances of a 60/60 to be 17.5% going off his best month... Who knows... he's been insanely good!
What a show ohtani is the Goku of ⚾️ 🔥 the sky is limit for ohtani's Greatness hope he gets a world series tittles to go with him either way he the best bball player I personally at 31 have ever seen 🔥 💯
Hey man.. as a shorts editor and baseball fan, i have a skill of knowing when someone is going to go viral. Such people like iTalk studios and baseball doesn’t exist earned my subs when they were under 600 subs and look where they are now! Trust me.. keep making content and you will go viral. Also a tip is to focus on the little details which will go a long way! PLEASE remember me when you become famous!
This made my day! Thanks for the kind words. Big baseball fan here and there are so many stories to tell, it's been incredibly fun. I GENUINELY won't forget this comment and yourself anytime in the near future! Appreciate you!
Ohtani probably used that notebook with his father, but I think people are missing a huge fact that he uses the Harada method, which is used for self improvement and leadership. If you google "Shohei Ohtani Harada Method" you will see a huge chart with all his goals. I think Ohtani's high school coach is pretty smart; he coaches at a small school in Japan that produced Shohei Ohtani, Yusei Kikuchi, and his son who's the number one high school player in Japan that set the high school home run record will be playing at Stanford.
I know some people wonder that why Ohtani didn’t notice a lot of money disappeared. That’s because he trust Ippei and did not care about money. He likes training and is not interested about drinking and parties. He doesn’t care about clothes he wears. He just wants to win the baseball.
He embodies a lot of the virtues of Asian society..He is humble, almost to a fault no grandstanding no showing up other team or players..which is rare not just in sports but society in general..He works at his craft and focuses on what he knows he needs to do to get better and has that childlike enthusiasm which seems real not contrived.. I hope that all of this is genuine.. He may change athletes demeanor going forward which I think would be a good thing..IMO
9:13 Ohtani wasn't the first MLB player to hit 10+ homers and pitch 20+ innings in the same season. Babe Ruth hit 29 homers and pitched 133 innings in 1919. Ruth for part of his career was a two way player like Ohtani.
Adachi Character no one has played until MLB. There are characters who play Up to the league In US, but Aaa not MLB. If you want to equate,, The closest is Goro shigeno from anime/manga major Dual player (pitcher who can hit). Play on MLB as pro player. But ohtani is greater. This is the first time we have trouble finding a fictional anime character that is better or equal than a real character.
So he is going to have his comeback for the pitcher next season, right? Man, this man made me learn about baseball and the praise for y'all about dirty kits pitcher made it more interesting
Imagine if the baseball traditionalists had gotten ahold of him.. it actually pisses me off to think what MLB wouldve done to him if he went straight to the US
I hadn't really thought of that. I'm glad it all played out the way it did for sure. Curious how many other talents have been stifled because of the specialization mindset. Thanks for watching!
Deferred contract , also was smart as it will avoid most of California’s ridiculous income tax , as he likely would not reside in CA at end of contract. Because of this , CA State was bitter & likely prompted the gambling charges 🤔🤷♂️
I already got spoiled by the Derek Jeter era New York Yankees on my way to adulthood, but Shohei Ohtani is making me pay attention to the National League. 😂
Just came to say UCL and Tommy John's is not "worst case" scenario for a pitcher, certainly not good but not the worst lol. Look into the crazy spiral fracture of the upper arm bone (humerus I think) , there haven't been many. I'd say that is probably the worst case scenario for a pitcher.
You are probably right, "worst case" is career ending or worse. The spiral fracture injury looks a lot like Tony Saunders injury, which was awful. Appreciate the feedback and really appreciate you watching!
shohei the man who made me follow baseball.
I can see why! Shohei is unbelievable. Thank you for watching! Appreciate you.
Me too
ME TOO !!!
If this is what it takes to follow a sport, or anything in general, you must no be impressed by anything, at all, anywhere and at anytime
@@RRRenegade5weird take, but okay
This article was written BEFORE he bat 6-6 with 3 HR and became the first 50-50 player ever in a season!
What does 50-50 mean
@@randdomize858 50 homeruns and 50 stolen bases in a single season. Its such a hard to achieve feat because usually the players that are great at stealing bases arent strong enough to consistently hit so many homeruns and the ones that do hit Homeruns consistently are usually too slow to constantly steal bases. Just to give you an idea of how hard this is, only six players in history managed to get 40-40 and the second place in the list was 42-42........ Shohei finished the season with 54-59
@@augustooliveira5588 ah ok I thought it was homeruns but wasn't sure what the other stat was. Thank you very cool.
@@augustooliveira5588 Yeah the last time there was a jump this large (+12, 42-42->54-54) was Ken Williams in 1922, with 39 home runs and 37 stolen bases. I can't find clear stats of what the best HR/SB season was before 1922 but it seems like getting more than 25 homers was very unusual back then, so it's quite likely that no one who was a slugger even tried to steal bases back then.
Bro lowkey made baseball popular amongst so many people who never thought they’d ever watch baseball
So many people! Appreciate you watching!
He comes up to bat on average 3 times per game. The average baseball game is 2 hours and 42 minutes. One mad didn’t make anyone watch baseball. The reality is that ALOT of people think baseball is boring on the surface and never give it a shot. You can’t like an entire sport because one athlete.
@@jesusjavierhuerta8890 u just proved my point tho - no one gives baseball a chance - when a guy who’s pitching and hitting the way he does is unheard he’s MLBs greatest asset rn
@@Awkw04 that’s my point tho as well. They don’t watch baseball. They’re just there for the hype of Ohtani. Good for the as it causes a slight uptick of “viewers” but it’s people still won’t like it. It’s just cool to watch Ohtani because he’s the hottest thing in sports right now.
@@jesusjavierhuerta8890 I see what you’re saying but for ppl like me I started watching cuz of Ohtani realised that baseball is actually pretty sick and now I watch it a lot
I'm sure there are millions of people around the world who began, or re-kindled their interest in baseball because of this incredible, humble athlete. I was casually following the Blue Jays - Ohtani and the Angels were not even on my radar - but when I first found out about him at the beginning of the 2021 season I immediately subscribed to MLB TV and I have watched every game he has played in since. Ohtani Forever !!
It is insane what he is doing! Truly a generational athlete. Thank you for watching the video! Really appreciate it!
Grew up playing it. But kinda quit watching it. Then he graced the MLB now I follow again.
I am definitely one of those who got their baseball passion reignited. I was a baseball player back in my gradeschool and wasn't able to continue through middle and collegiate years. Ohtani gave me a spectacular nostalgia seeing those homes and pitch. What a time to be alive
Great video! I didn't even know the rules of baseball, but I became a fan of Ohtani and now I watch baseball every day. It all started with Ohtani.
Glad you get to enjoy baseball because of him! Thanks for watching!
As Mr. 50/50, he just earned for the Dodgers his 700M contract!
Technically, he is now underpaid, lol.
Just?
Ohtani revived baseball by himself. Absolutely insane!
The guy is a stud!!! Thanks for watching!
He's A Superstar
Shohei is an absolute stud!
Yes. A worldwide superstar
From Australia, baseball is super difficult to get into, I never really understood the game closely until Shohei appeared on my feed, I’ve been following baseball closer than ever now 🤘
Love the focus on his early life and how he was raised!
Thanks! It's always fascinating to me to learn about how ball players grew up. Appreciate you watching!
Yeah this made it stand out
I'm a Canadian teaching english in Japan, I can verify that we recieved an Ohtani glove :) It came with a letter as well.
White privilege 😊
Ohtani is the MVP! Only got into baseball because of him!
Love it! Thank you for watching! Means a lot.
Never really cared about my home team till he showed up but as someone who played fast pitch softball growing up I can't help but respect a Goat when I see one. Would love to try to hit one of his pitches.
The GOAT! Appreciate you watching!
I'm not into baseball but this player got me hooked on this game
No bap
He just got 50-50. Unreal
What is that
@@rsenalzit means he hit 50 home runs and stole 50 bases in one season the first to ever do it
He's like Gretzky and Woods in the sense that his dad was an excellent mentor with respect to the sport.
Thank you, he is indeed amazing
No doubt! Thank you for watching!!!
I remember when I was a kid and I stumbled upon him right when he was signed to come to America. One of the coolest guys I've ever witnessed
As Japanese, I confirm this video's faithfulness to the truth about Ohtani's story.
Thank you for watching! I will always try to be as truthful as possible when storytelling. I might make a mistake or miss some things, but I will always try. Appreciate you!
@@DugoutChronicles subscribed 👍
Thank you!
As a fan of the wu tang clan I can not confirm nor deny the faithfulness to the truth of ohtani’s story
Ohtani ihas an honest heart, purity, and strong beliefs.
What made him successful was his talent and humanity.
#40/40club
I can’t wait to see him back on the mound next season!
GOAT
It's not like he's going broke or doing the Dodgers a favor... He's getting paid no matter what.
But he deserves it... As a British person, he's the only reason why I watch MLB
What he’s done so far for the dodgers. I think he is underpaid.
@@nokturn882 with what he's making compared to some others in the league, it's crazy.
But I have his angels jersey and I'll be getting a dodgers one soon.
Just hope they can get a few championships
Also, while it may appear little, when compared to the total contract: let's not forget that two million dollars a year is still a lot of fucking money.
He IS...doing them a favor...by deferring $s it gives management money to go after other players which they did (pitcher amamoto?) ...and Teoscar Hernandez among others...n that helped them win the World Series!
@jonamstutz3559 not really doing them a favour when he retires and they owe him all that money and they can't afford to build a team in future
i couldn’t believe how many subs you had when i checked. this is an amazing video dude. you’ll blow up soon. keep up the great vids man!!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate it!
I don't even watch MLB and now I'm watching MLB because of ohtani. The man is just crazy talented. He put MLB back on the map.
I went to Japan recently and his face is EVERYWHERE
50/50 Club 😵💫
Not much of a club since he’s only one in it.
Shohei has brought new respect and life to baseball👍💙
I did not now anything about baseball, but ohtani made me to watch baseball.
Always love hearing this! Thanks for watching!
Shohei Ohtani Baseball Nickname Is Showtime
*Sho time
Great video! Very well done!
He will break so many records in the upcoming years
Tonight even, GRAND SLAM!!
Thank you i love it 👏
Thank you so much! Appreciate you watching!
Nice video man👍🙌
thx!!
Thanks so much! Means a lot you watched.
Ohtani Took English Lessons With The Angels Before His Transferred To The Dodgers
Great video. Very informative. 👍
Thank you for watching! Appreciate it!
When I see Ohtani in the title, I click....
Japanese professional baseball doesn't mix top team and farm team in Japan. You're either on team or the other. Some players go back and forth, but you can play for both teams at once. Often times not even in the same location. And 花巻東 is his highschool.
And remember he is young he still have a lots of more years to play
Difference in mentality between America and Japan.
Japanese culture places the group above the individual, personal sacrifice for the betterment of the group is valued far higher than personal achievements.
He'll get his money anyway, until then he can assure that his team can perform at their best.
American star players can learn a lot from that.
I was a baseball player back in my elementary days and boy it was a really great experience but wasn't able to play during middle and collegiate years because schools don't make up baseball teams anymore here in my local. Watching Shohei hit 50's is such an amazing thing to me that made me reminisce my baseball days. It's so nostalgic! I'm gonna name my son Shohei.
And he crushed a 40/40... and is on pace for a 50/50, a first ever
just hit the 51/51 mark, insane!
@@dodgersfanatic17 Absolutely bonkers! And here was me thinking "A 50/50 is on pace... but his limit might be at 52/52" he providing he smashes these home runs and plays greedy for his plays... 55/55 is out there
@@KamiCorp2953bros gonna somehow get 60/60 with how he’s playing right now lol
@@GooberElite When I talked about a 50/50 chance I think I guess the rough chances of a 60/60 to be 17.5% going off his best month... Who knows... he's been insanely good!
Definitely a living legend
It's 1st Baseman Time For Shohei Ohtani Showtime
As big of a star he is he remains humble cuz ain’t no way anybody else gonna defer 680M’s lol
Shohei makes me back to Baseball Games!!!
52/52 for The GOATani
i just started watching baseball because of him
Keep up the great work on great content!
Thank you so much! I love making the videos so I really appreciate ya watching.
What a show ohtani is the Goku of ⚾️ 🔥 the sky is limit for ohtani's Greatness hope he gets a world series tittles to go with him either way he the best bball player I personally at 31 have ever seen 🔥 💯
He is the Jiren of baseball
The first man in Baseball history to enter the 50/50 club, he is worth every penny..!!
Hey man.. as a shorts editor and baseball fan, i have a skill of knowing when someone is going to go viral. Such people like iTalk studios and baseball doesn’t exist earned my subs when they were under 600 subs and look where they are now! Trust me.. keep making content and you will go viral. Also a tip is to focus on the little details which will go a long way! PLEASE remember me when you become famous!
This made my day! Thanks for the kind words. Big baseball fan here and there are so many stories to tell, it's been incredibly fun. I GENUINELY won't forget this comment and yourself anytime in the near future! Appreciate you!
@@DugoutChronicles 🤝
Goat
ohtani is the definition of locked in
48k per inning…that’s actually crazy but it’s shohei he’s earned it💯
The GOAT
Not yet. Maybe someday.
Ohtani probably used that notebook with his father, but I think people are missing a huge fact that he uses the Harada method, which is used for self improvement and leadership. If you google "Shohei Ohtani Harada Method" you will see a huge chart with all his goals. I think Ohtani's high school coach is pretty smart; he coaches at a small school in Japan that produced Shohei Ohtani, Yusei Kikuchi, and his son who's the number one high school player in Japan that set the high school home run record will be playing at Stanford.
We’d see more ohtani’s if american high school and college coaches let pitchers hit.
Shohei Ohtani Is Getting A 1st Baseman Mitt And Some 1st Baseman Lessons
I know some people wonder that why Ohtani didn’t notice a lot of money disappeared.
That’s because he trust Ippei and did not care about money.
He likes training and is not interested about drinking and parties. He doesn’t care about clothes he wears. He just wants to win the baseball.
He embodies a lot of the virtues of Asian society..He is humble, almost to a fault no grandstanding no showing up other team or players..which is rare not just in sports but society in general..He works at his craft and focuses on what he knows he needs to do to get better and has that childlike enthusiasm which seems real not contrived.. I hope that all of this is genuine.. He may change athletes demeanor going forward which I think would be a good thing..IMO
Those are the virtues of every society. And every society has vices.
Humble indeed 😊
今時点で100年後も語り継がれる伝説と確定しているのが凄い。
No this guys Last Dance doc will be crazyyyyyy
Or maybe he gets himself an Anime. I could see that
9:13 Ohtani wasn't the first MLB player to hit 10+ homers and pitch 20+ innings in the same season. Babe Ruth hit 29 homers and pitched
133 innings in 1919. Ruth for part of his career was a two way player like Ohtani.
OHTANI THE GOAT 🐐 THE BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL !! GO DODGERS !💙💙⚾️⚾️🐐🐐
Oh my oh my he is the god of baseball 😮😮😮❤❤❤mister science of baseball
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He’s in his prime too guys 🤫
50/50 BABY
50/50
If Ohtani Going Out For 1st Base With The Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani is a living Mitsuru Adachi baseball manga protagonist.
Adachi Character no one has played until MLB.
There are characters who play Up to the league In US, but Aaa not MLB.
If you want to equate,, The closest is Goro shigeno from anime/manga major
Dual player (pitcher who can hit).
Play on MLB as pro player.
But ohtani is greater.
This is the first time we have trouble finding a fictional anime character that is better or equal than a real character.
11:08 "CBT"
Man is swinging a bat like a samurai swings a katana for honor lol
So he is going to have his comeback for the pitcher next season, right? Man, this man made me learn about baseball and the praise for y'all about dirty kits pitcher made it more interesting
His translator.. man, you blew it
Imagine if the baseball traditionalists had gotten ahold of him.. it actually pisses me off to think what MLB wouldve done to him if he went straight to the US
I hadn't really thought of that. I'm glad it all played out the way it did for sure. Curious how many other talents have been stifled because of the specialization mindset. Thanks for watching!
Deferred contract , also was smart as it will avoid most of California’s ridiculous income tax , as he likely would not reside in CA at end of contract. Because of this , CA State was bitter & likely prompted the gambling charges 🤔🤷♂️
Good content👍🏼
Thank you! Really appreciate you watching. It means a lot!
Ohtani is Married And 30 Years Old
um he just got 50-50 with 6 hits and 3 HRs and 2 SB's....
Take a shot for every time he says Shohei Otani
I already got spoiled by the Derek Jeter era New York Yankees on my way to adulthood, but Shohei Ohtani is making me pay attention to the National League. 😂
Ohtani will lead the way to what I predict the rest of the 2020s will be: The Japanese Revolution.
Just came to say UCL and Tommy John's is not "worst case" scenario for a pitcher, certainly not good but not the worst lol. Look into the crazy spiral fracture of the upper arm bone (humerus I think) , there haven't been many. I'd say that is probably the worst case scenario for a pitcher.
You are probably right, "worst case" is career ending or worse. The spiral fracture injury looks a lot like Tony Saunders injury, which was awful. Appreciate the feedback and really appreciate you watching!
Not a problem buddy. Thanks for the videos I enjoy them! Keep up the good work bro.
Say he goes down this path through out his career. Will he become the GOAT of baseball?
Protagonist. We're just NPCs in his story😂
He's very tall for a Japanese man, Am I wrong ?
you are right😂 190cm+ is a big figure for Japanese
he is, which is just another sign he was literally born for this
"Ohtani's annual CBT"
😫😫😫
Goroooo shigenooo
Goa-Thani it is!
5:26 looks like Ohtani let one slip into the batter... yeowch! I hope that guy was okay
Imagine if you found that notebook
Does Ohtani earn more back in Japan than he does now?
He has to win a championship first and actually play well in the playoffs
HE was hitting HR
to the RIVER too much
losing baseballs
COACH ask him to HIT
HR to the other side🤣🤣
he was already a BEAST
at the little league💯
What if the Dodgers declare bankruptcy in ten years?
@@jojoglemond If They Do Ohtani Gose Back To The Angels Wearing Number 17 Again For The Second Time
W video
W comment. Thank you for watching!
he's real life GORO HONDA
Before ohtani, basement is the most boring sport to me. Now, im obsessed about dodger’s highlight. I dont even care much about football anymore.