What a young American ballplayer and his mom think about Ohtani: He's a 'monster' and 'role model.'

Walker Moore, a 13-year-old travel ball player from California, and his mom, Jenny, discuss their love of Shohei Ohtani.
Interviewer Tomoya Shimura is one of a few journalists who write professionally in English and Japanese. He was the only Ohtani beat reporter for U.S. news outlets in 2018. His columns about Ohtani rank among the most read news articles in Japan.