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In Japan, Ohtani was ... MLB team, were not prepared to let him play ... 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [87] On July 24, Ohtani was the first ever ...
Ohtani held a 3.14 ERA and went 10-5 in 23 starts with the Angels in 2023, his last season on the mound. Despite not pitching, Ohtani still hit and led the Dodgers to their eighth World Series ...
The trio all played together on Samurai Japan (the local nickname for the national team) in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, in which Ohtani closed out the country's third title.
Ohtani's contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers is worth a record-shattering $700 million for 10 years—and Sports Illustrated reports he intends to play out that entire decade. It's a smart move ...
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Then there is the Ohtani-Yamamoto effect. Both played with Sasaki on Japan’s title-winning team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Both have relationships with the pitcher, something that could ...
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. COVID-19 cases in Japan ...
Ohtani went 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 23 starts in his last season as a pitcher in 2023, while hitting .304 with a league-leading 44 homers and 95 RBI. “I guess if anyone can manage it, it's ...