Shohei Ohtani (大谷 翔平 (おおたに しょうへい), Ōtani Shōhei, [oːtaɲi ɕoːheː]; born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter...

interpreter for Major League Baseball player Shohei Ohtani, translating Japanese to English and vice versa for Ohtani's media appearances and teammate interactions...

of the universal DH. It has been widely nicknamed the "Ohtani rule" as a nod to Shohei Ohtani, a star pitcher and hitter for the Los Angeles Angels (currently...

Achievement Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2005; Shohei Ohtani, 2021 Most Valuable Player Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 AL; Shohei Ohtani, 2021, 2023 AL (unanimous selection)...

Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream is a sports documentary film about Shohei Ohtani and his beginnings in rural Japan to his success with the Los Angeles...

3–2 to earn a record-extending third World Baseball Classic title. Shohei Ohtani won the most valuable player award. Unlike in 2009, 2013 and 2017, the...

international youth and collegiate level. She is the wife of baseball player Shohei Ohtani. Tanaka was born in Mitaka, Tokyo. Her brother, Shinichi Tanaka [ja]...

this very rule was what largely made it possible for two-way player Shohei Ohtani to pitch and bat on separate days. Prior to 2021, pitchers in the National...

Award (Best designated hitter): Shohei Ohtani (LAA) Hank Aaron Award: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL, National); Shohei Ohtani (LAA, American) Roberto Clemente...

million, contract. Later that day, they signed pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract. On December 16, the Dodgers traded...

Samurai Japan team assembled their own star-studded roster, including Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, Yu Darvish, Masataka Yoshida, Munetaka Murakami, and Yoshinobu...

2013 World Baseball Classic to win the WBC with an undefeated record. Shohei Ohtani was named the World Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player. In January...

Bay Rays. In recent decades, pitchers have rarely won the award. When Shohei Ohtani won the AL award in 2021, he became the first pitcher in either league...

ElAttrache's patients include Aaron Rodgers, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Shohei Ohtani, Zack Greinke, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlize Theron, Ringo Starr,...

July 2. The leading vote getter in each league during phase one was Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves...

Stan Musial and Willie Mays. Shohei Ohtani (LAA): With his 32nd home run on July 7 against the Boston Red Sox, Ohtani established a new record for most...

the first time in All-Star Game history, Los Angeles Angels player Shohei Ohtani served as the starting pitcher and lead-off batter. The matchup also...

28, 2011. "Shohei Ohtani Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2021. "Three-peat! Ohtani wins Outstanding...

hockey player 1993 – Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player 1994 – Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player 1998 – Emily Fox, American soccer player 1999...

format change in 2015 to feature tie-breaking rounds, as Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani went to a swing-off in the first round. Winner Pete Alonso of the New...

2019. The career leader in selections is Shohei Ohtani, who has been named an All-MLB player six times. Ohtani is also the only player to be named to both...

League history to reach 30 stolen bases in his team's first 44 games. Shohei Ohtani (LAD): Hit his 176th career home run against the New York Mets on April...

the 2018 season. MLB.com ranked him second to Japanese pitcher/hitter Shohei Ohtani. Acuña began the year at major league spring training. Despite a .432...

Hanamaki Higashi High School, the same high school that two-way player Shohei Ohtani would later attend. As a high school pitcher, Kikuchi had a fastball...

just edged out Los Angeles Angels two-way star and last year's winner Shohei Ohtani in voting. Judge was also selected as the Time Magazine Athlete of the...

2021 American League MVP Shohei Ohtani is featured as the cover star. A special manga style art by Takashi Okazaki of Shohei Ohtani is featured on the cover...

Taguchi, and former Seibu Lions infielder Kazuo Matsui and active players Shohei Ohtani and Seiya Suzuki to enter the Major Leagues. Suzuki's career was followed...

(2014, 2016, 2019) Shohei Ohtani (2021, 2023) Dean Chance (1964) Bartolo Colón (2005) Tim Salmon (1993) Mike Trout (2012) Shohei Ohtani (2018) Mike Trout...

broadcast while Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was at bat. Later during the broadcast, he issued an on-air apology. Ohtani said (through an...

as Otani, Ootani or Ohtani, is a Japanese surname meaning "large valley". Notable people with the surname include: Shohei Ohtani (大谷 翔平, born 1994), Japanese...