The Genius of Shohei Ohtani

MLB Tonight breaks down the astonishing pitching and hitting of Shohei Ohtani.

[wizkhalifa]

You'll never see a player like this again.

[jonabundis]

I never gave a shit about baseball until I saw Shohei play last year! Best player in the World

[miumiu]

Aaron Judge is popular in NY.
Shohei Ohtani is popular in the world!

[cowboybebop]

Ohtani is a generational player ! Who deserved even more crédit ! WAR cannot even assess is true value. The real MVP for me this year !!

[wholewheaties]

It occurred to me I don't recall seeing a pitcher with that much dirt on his uniform....Shohei's probably the only pitcher who would head slide after getting on base. Legend!

[Yoshi-gspu]

Give him back to back commissioner award instead of AL MVP, CY. We shouldn’t downplay what he has done.

[enermax]

Shohei Ohtani Is first player to qualify both hitter and pitcher in the same season, 162 innings for pitcher, and
over 502 plate appearance for hitter. No one before, and I think will have no one after for a very very long time.

[addohm]

If shohei doesn't get league mvp, MLB will really have to consider how they calculate metrics and vote. This guy isn't just a unicorn on the mound, but a unicorn in all of baseball.

[zincinator]

I literally seems like they're talking about someone that doesn't actually exist. It just sounds like something straight out of a movie. This man is truly mythical and will go down in history for years and years to come.

[kengvang]

Ohtani is the best I've witnessed. Dude is special! We are witnessing greatness. He is a true unicorn 🦄

[doorihad]

AL MVP Judge
NL MVP whoever deserves it
MLB MVP Shohei Ohtani

Shohei's been making history and will make more history each and every season he plays

[AlL-yijo]

Shohei has the potential to win the Cy young, Silver Slugger AND MVP in the same year. . That’s how unbelievably talented he is as a 2-way player.

[DEEZEEMTB]

I don’t think most people realize his greatness

[AlL-yijo]

I grew up an Atlanta Braves fan, and Shohei’s production numbers are equivalent to having BOTH Chipper Jones AND John Smoltz in one player. . . And both of those players are Hall of Famers.

[kaixin]

What Shohei has done for MLB is unprecedented, AL MVP is an understatement

[bobothegooseman]

He is not the most valuable player he is the Most Precious Player in all of baseball..

[s.]

Have to give it to Shohei!
He essentially won games by himself for a month and a half while Trout was out.

There is no one close for most valuable 👑

[anthonyfam]

I really think in the last month ohtani was practicing pitching and hitting. At the plate, he stop trying to swing for big home runs and shortening his swing and go opposite field. On the mound, he was throwing a lot of sliders and his new sinker. Dude is so good he was practicing his craft and still dominating. 😂

[melonkl]

Still can’t get my heads around how people can’t see he is the MVP this year. He outperforms his 2021 stats in many ways. People are just tired of “hyping” him and getting used to a miracle we’re witnessing, which is absolutely ridiculous.

[ENRYUUMACHANNEL]

SHOHEI OHTANI 2022 FACTS
- ONLY PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY WITH 10+ PITCHING WINS AND 30+ HOMERUNS IN THE SAME SEASON
- ONLY BATTER IN MLB HISTORY TO RECORD AN 8+RBI GAME AS A BATTER AND 13+ STRIKEOUT GAME AS PITCHER AT ANY POINT IN A CAREER, HE ACCOMPLISHED BOTH FEATS IN CONSECUTIVE GAMES THIS SEASON ( JUNE 21-22 VS KC)
- ONLY PITCHER IN MLB HISTORY TO CARRY A ONE-HITTER(OR BETTER) INTO THE 6TH INNING AGAINST BOTH REIGNING LEAGUE CHAMPIONS IN THE SAME SEASON ( APRIL 20 AT HOUSTON& JULY 22 AT ATALANTA)
- FIRST PLAYER IN MLB HISTORY TO BOTH THROW AND FACE A TEAM'S FIRST PITCH OF THE SEASON
- LEADS THE MAJORS WITH A HOME-TO-FIRST AVERAGE TIME OF 4.08 SECONDS
- ONLY AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTING PITCHER TO THROW 40+ PITCHES AT 100+MPH THIS SEASON
- ONLY PLAYER IN THE WORLD SERIES ERA TO COMPILE 10+ WINS AND 10+ STOLEN BASES IN THE SAME SEASON

SHOHEI OHTANI MVP 2022