Shohei`s history

 

About Shohei Otani for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in NPB

 

Do you know Shohei Otani?

Shohei Otani was played for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2012. And he started to as a two way player . Two way player means that the baseball player both bats and pitches. In 2014, he attained a new record which no one had attained before he gained double figures in both pitching and homeruns. At that time he attained 11 winnings pitches and 10 homeruns. Also in 2016, he was selected as the league`s MVP and he was selected as the nineth best both pitching and DH for the first time in history in NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball Organization) . Also he pitched 165km/h ball speeds . At that time and now, the record of 165km/h ball speeds which Japanese people have pitched have were the most fastest ball speeds in NPB. In 2017 , he decided to try to play in the MLB (Major League Baseball) in America. So he withdrew from Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and he joined Los Angeles Angels.

 

About Shohei Otani in Major Challenge

 

He went to the U.S. in 2018 after six years with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. At first, he tried to do the two-way style in the United States, just as he did in Japan. As a matter of course, he was criticized. The mass media reported that "he is licking the major challenges." But after joining the Angels, he has continued to perform in a way that helped them bounce back. For three years from 2018, he achieved steady results as a two-way player. Then, in 2021, he not only hit 46 home runs as a batter, but also recorded nine wins as a pitcher. He was called the Babe Ruth of the present day because of this dizzying performance. Then, after the league ended in 2021, he won the American League MVP award. He will be very successful in 2022. Why don't you watch Shohei Otani's success?

 

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