Shohei Ohtani making noise now as a 2 way player, first in almost 100 years..

[JIBBBY]

From Japan pitching and hitting, Ohtani is his name!!!..

Blasted one out last night as a Angel.. I've tracked this guy for a while in Japan, he is special.. Batting .444 early on and pitched his way to his first victory already...

https://sports.yahoo.com/angels-rookie-shohei-ohtani-hits-first-homer-majors-035740979.html

[jjgold]

guy could be a legend

[VeggieDog]

He's new here. Once the other teams get more video on him, he'll cool off. But as an Angels fan, I hope he does well.

[fourlokobro]

I will be along for the ride on the early season storyline for this guy when he takes the mound...

[JIBBBY]

I'm rooting for him to succeed.. He lit it up in Japan.. Kid has talent.. Time will tell... So far so good though..

[hotcross]

Just blasted a 2-run HR off Kluber

Two straight games with HR. Tied for team lead!

[dlowilly]

Boom!

[pinnerpsk]

That was an impressive bomb off the defending Cy Young champ!

[funnyb25]

Ohtani

[Underdog5229]

very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.

[Hman]

I think there have been guys who could have been stars two ways, but there's so much at stake, including money, that organizations don't want to risk them doing both.

[cincinnatikid513]

i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks

[The Giant]

This kid could be the greatest player ever.

[chico2663]

i drafted him as a pitcher because no way in hell he could start on my hitters list

[JIBBBY]

very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.

They have a scouting report to pitch him inside.. It's apparently not working..

[slayer14]

His pitching was not really good during spring training

[2daBank]

No offense to him, he may well be the real deal but did you see the pitch he hit out in 1st inning? That only at bat i caught, lots of guys in here coulda crushed that meatball Tomlin threw him!!

[pinnerpsk]

i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks

Puig didn't throw a 99 mph fastball

[JIBBBY]

Puig didn't throw a 99 mph fastball

Puig has an arm though and I bet he could throw a 99 mph fastball just not accurately off the mound ..

Dude throws out of a cannon...

[dlowilly]

i remember when puig was a beast when he first started hitting everything , then teams figured him out and now he kinda sucks

He isn’t a rookie though right? Don’t they have access to his Games in Japan?

[cincinnatikid513]

He isn’t a rookie though right? Don’t they have access to his Games in Japan?

he played a few seasons in japan which is nothing like major league pitching he will be more valuable on the mound , he struggled in spring training they already made an adjustment got rid his leg kick during swing seems be working

[JIBBBY]

2-4 batting today with a HR.. May not be done yet..

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/cleveland-indians-los-angeles-angels-380404103/

[Mike Huntertz]

Nice story, hope it lasts

[Otters27]

How old is he

[ikid2groove415]

Dude is filthy- Makes mike trout look like a peasant

[JIBBBY]

How old is he

23 last I checked..

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/10835/

[ikid2groove415]

His pitching was not really good during spring training

Keyword spring training

[2daBank]

Dude is filthy- Makes mike trout look like a peasant

So basically you telling us in a week this kid has surpassed trout and babe Ruth a overrated loser who couldn't hit above the Mendoza line in today's game? Just making sure I got this all straight.

[robbypark]

This kid is amazing. Future Legend.

Funny story from last night, the kid who caught Ohtani's first HR ball gave it right back to him. Nice kid but stupid as hell - that ball could end up being worth millions depending on how good Ohtani turns out to be. They said that the ball in Japan would have already been worth 250k right at this moment.

[robbypark]

very cool story indeed. But it will not take long for teams to get data on him and he then becomes a .250 hitter and average pitcher like most of the Japanese players that come to the US.

Never worked with Ichiro, who became one the greatest hitters of all time in MLB. Lots of Japanese pitchers have been much better than average, including guys that weren't top level in Japan such as Kuroda, Uehara and Maeda. Darvish and Tanaka has been very good. Ohtani is the most talented Japanese pitcher ever, better than all the ones I listed above. He also has the best pure stuff on the planet earth for a starting pitcher.

This kid is special and it's undeniable. Whether he can be historically special remains to be seen but it will be fun to follow him along.

[d2bets]

This kid could be the greatest player ever.

[Rich Boy]

Definitely a stud but like others say easy to have success early and then the league will attack your deficiencies

Interesting story regardless

[robbypark]

7ip, 1 hit, 12 ks

This penetrating kid is unbelievable and this is an understatement.

[MikeTizzy]

he paints 100mph cheese on corners. His swing stays in the zone so damn well, and hits for power to all sides. Definitely one of a kind.

[Kermit]

In Japan in 2016, the kid hit .322 with 22 Homers and struck out 174 batters with an ERA of 1.86