Ohtani hits some of the loudest home runs I’ve ever heard in my life, sounds like someone hitting a golf ball with an old school wooden driver. What an athlete!
I was reminded of the 30 for 30 "You Don't Know Bo" where the guy talks about the sound of the bat when Bo Jackson hit the ball. The guy had heard all of the greats since the 40s, and said he hadn't heard that sound for 20+ years.
It's great watching him grow more confident over the course of the season. He went from dude who sprints around the bases in case it isn't a homer to dude who watches himself send the ball into the cheap seats then shrugs at angry fans like Michael fucking Jordan.
I like how you can slowly see the stadiums fill up over time partially due to loosening restrictions/vaccinations but also because of the draw that Ohtani had become over the course of the season.
@TheSportsGuru wish I could do the same, just to see him play in person, and just to be able to say years from now that,I once watched him play. I'm not even a fan of baseball
In my 35 years as a fan of baseball I lost a little interest in baseball a few years ago but I must say Shohei just reinvigorates the love I truly have for baseball thank you Shohei Ohtani
I used to be a fan. I've been going through my dad's sports cards, and Ohtani put me over the top. I'm back in on baseball. Too many good players to not watch.
Many of those HRs were mammoth, and the opposing team's broadcaster had to exclaim about them with awe. That HR off the catwalk in Tropicana Field was incredible, and roughly equalled by the HR way up into the upper boxes of T-Mobile Park. Ohtani has so much power in such a smooth, quick, explosive swing that is beautiful to watch.
Imagine being those 3 people in the upper deck in Seattle thinking you’re gonna have the section to yourself in peace, only to have a nuke hit your way you need to duck out of the way from
Shohei's HR is one of the loudest and sweetest sound of the bat & ball, most of his HRs were 380 to 400 feet, I can't imagine if Ohtani played at the small ballpark at Yankee stadium, he probrably hit 60 HRs also
3:14 that pitcher couldn’t believe what Ohtani just did, but didn’t even have to look to know he’d done it. He just looked at Ohtani like did you really just flick my backdoor curveball over the monster the other way? Are you human?
Most people have no idea we are watching history right now. It'll be a long time before we see any other player this complete. Best baseball player ever.
I have a feeling he will inspire an entire generation of Japanese kids to become as great as him. I am Japanese myself and I have watched all of our sports get stronger and stronger the past couple decades.
Lol at that ending. My only regret is Trout getting hurt so Ohtani not getting any decent pitches to swing at in the 2nd half of the season. He should have 15 more HRs if only he had lineup protection
Think about the season Shohei had and then realize he isn't even the best (edit: offensive) player on the team. And the Angels STILL would've missed the playoffs by Labor Day because nobody other than Shohei can pitch.
@@easetheweeb yes, either an intentional walk (he had the most at 20 including tying an all time record of 11 in 3 games) or throwing garbage pitches the entire at bat and hoping he would swing at them because he was the only decent hitter who could do any damage on the team. Again, if he played for the strong blue jays lineup he would have had 15 more HRs since he would have seen good pitches
8:55 "there's A certain sound for premiere hitters" The way it sometimes sound like a gunshot or firework when Ohtani hits a ball is electric. Everyone in every stadium starts to cheer. On a side note, rewatching these HRs and seeing how many are solo shots and how many are when the Angel's are close or down a lot goes to show how bad the team is outside of its big players.
2:35 that one was personal. He stood there and watched, bat-flipped, and then did a slow jog when he usually speeds around the bases. Ohtani was sending a message with that one
I see him getting at least 50 HR’s and 10 wins next season, hopefully with trout hitting after him to avoid getting walked as much as he did this season, and also a shot at the playoffs.
Angels have a pretty decent payroll, that ranks amongst the top ten. I have zero idea why they only sign high school busts or old guys five years past their prime.
It doesn't matter what team you cheer for. If you are a fan of baseball you have to love this guy because he is the type of player that brings fans in, keeps the game of baseball going. I've been lucky enough to grow up and watch so many of the top athletes on several sports and now this, 2021 was arguably the greatest season ever. I doubt that in a hundred years anyone will get even close to the kind of combined numbers he put out....seriously it was over a hundred years since Ruth put anything close to what Ohtani did.
To give some perspective on the homerun he hit in the third deck in Seattle, it’s rare to go off the glass of the hit it here cafe… and he cleared it by about 100 feet
After the first home run, Steve Stone talks about how you have to keep the ball up against Ohtani. Then the next clip is Ohtani crushing a high fastball.
It's funny how homeruns to right field at Angels stadium used to require being into the stands but then they did the thing with the yellow line just above the wall and below the scoreboard. I was thinking he'll probably get a lot more HRs because of this but I don't think I saw a single HR from this clip that didn't end up in the stands anyways.
It is definitely the longest hit at T-Mobile park, I have been to my fair share of games there and the size of the stadium combined with the elevation and humidity makes a 463 foot hr fucking insane. It is incredibly rare to hit into the top deck, it has only happened a handful of times, definitely less than 10
7:26 that was my favorite homerun of the year. That was like a perfect-perfect for that location. That was when he was locked in like no other. If he can get back to that level of being locked in and hold onto it, he can be an 1.100 ops guy or even better. You can’t pitch to him when he’s hitting balls like that.
Very few men have ever made the bat sound that way on HR hits. Babe Ruth, Bo Jackson, Josh Gibson, Mickey Mantle, and Barry Bonds were some of the few in history to achieve that solid of a swing and contact. It's known as "getting all of it"
Notice how a lot of his HR's they were down by big numbers and they didn't count for much. Maybe this coming year, the Angels will get him some better supporting pitching/hitting. Would love to see him do this stuff in a World Series.
Had very few HRs the last 4 weeks of the season because they just pitched around him. Can't wait til Trout and him are number 3,4 in the lineup next season.
I was at Angels stadium during his rookie season and he hit an absolute bomb HR. I immediately went and bought his jersey. The ball comes off his bat different. 116mph off the bat is insane.
Admiring him like demigod, beyond an idol. Baseball fan in Japan couldn't stop talking about his stats and talent during the season. Kids and women love his smile and personality, men are in awe of his hight and strength. Made everyone happy and proud of his achievement. Enormous media attention every his move. All granted awards are on national news. National pride indeed.
@@ihsukagotl9936 That's amazing. Thank you for taking time to write this. Yeah, he is the most exciting baseball player in my lifetime. He has elite pitching and hitting skills and he's great defensively. Overall the most exciting player in my lifetime. Everyone wanted to see the guy play. I hope he stays healthy and continues to be an MVP
There were times in Japan when his home runs were so daily news, people started thinking “oh so he didn’t hit today” only turning out to be it was a no game day.
When Bo Jackson hit a 500 ft home run in Royals Stadium off the crown of the scoreboard in center, Buck O'neal said "I've only heard that sound off the bat 3 times in my life....The first was Babe Ruth, the second was Josh Gibson, and the third was today" Ohtani has that same sound off his bat ..... You're not wrong about the Ruth comparisons.
9:47 "They lead 6 to 2." CRACK "They lead 6 to 3."
These announcers are great.
Haha
Unfortunately this doesn't go for their players
12:04 Announcer knew immediately.
Shoukd thr bigger number br the lead? Sorry. Not a baseball fan.
Os announcers are rlly good
Ohtani hits some of the loudest home runs I’ve ever heard in my life, sounds like someone hitting a golf ball with an old school wooden driver. What an athlete!
The sound of that second home run was insane.
4:21
I was reminded of the 30 for 30 "You Don't Know Bo" where the guy talks about the sound of the bat when Bo Jackson hit the ball. The guy had heard all of the greats since the 40s, and said he hadn't heard that sound for 20+ years.
Ohtani is definitely sending bombs but it’s easier to hear the crack when there’s no one in the stadium.
0:28 definitely my favorite-sounding one
About Shohei Ohtani, Ichiro said in a retirement interview.
"He must be the best baseball player in the world."
“He must ‘become’ the best…” to be accurate.
Maybe “He have to be and can become the best”
From Japanese 🇯🇵
@@wholewheaties he will become the best* is most accurate
@@PK__44 「ならなきゃいけない」is "he must become" so there you go.
0:26 that's the most satisfyingly beautiful sound ever, sheeesh
Facts
That was a Crack!
Thought the same...it was such a perfect sound.
its espn tho lol even ground balls sound like that
That HR at 0:26 and the Americas Leanest Bacon HR and the one where he swings the high pitch were probably his 3 best home runs this year.
0:27 this might be the most beautiful crack of a baseball bat that’s ever been recorded
I know I almost- nvm
And the MATTY V call makes it even better😭
17:00
Mariners fans: booooo booooo booooo
Ohtani: what am I supposed to do? let you make the playoffs for walking me gazillion times?
😂 that’s what I was thinking
K A R MA 😂😂😂!
Shohei's reaction is hilarious😂
Wkwk so funny
It's great watching him grow more confident over the course of the season. He went from dude who sprints around the bases in case it isn't a homer to dude who watches himself send the ball into the cheap seats then shrugs at angry fans like Michael fucking Jordan.
I like how you can slowly see the stadiums fill up over time partially due to loosening restrictions/vaccinations but also because of the draw that Ohtani had become over the course of the season.
I don’t even watch baseball yet I want that jersey so bad
The Japanese fan signage too started popping up around the time he got to double-digits
@TheSportsGuru wish I could do the same, just to see him play in person, and just to be able to say years from now that,I once watched him play.
I'm not even a fan of baseball
Yup and when he would get intentionally walked the opposing stadiums would boo
Ohtani definitely has draw BUT the increased attendance is all loosened restrictions
Dude swings the bat like he's trying to knock out a bear.
😂😂😂
In my 35 years as a fan of baseball I lost a little interest in baseball a few years ago but I must say Shohei just reinvigorates the love I truly have for baseball thank you Shohei Ohtani
Shohei is so much fun.
Could it be that you were too busy tweaking?
@@Hoodratsnextdoor Yes
@@Hoodratsnextdoor lol
I used to be a fan. I've been going through my dad's sports cards, and Ohtani put me over the top. I'm back in on baseball. Too many good players to not watch.
Many of those HRs were mammoth, and the opposing team's broadcaster had to exclaim about them with awe. That HR off the catwalk in Tropicana Field was incredible, and roughly equalled by the HR way up into the upper boxes of T-Mobile Park. Ohtani has so much power in such a smooth, quick, explosive swing that is beautiful to watch.
The most impressive to me is how he took one from the inside corner opposite field, insane skill
@@sluggerr well kinda easy just stay inside the ball
@@totallynotworlock There's a difference between simple and easy. I agree it's simple to do, but it's definitely not easy
Imagine being those 3 people in the upper deck in Seattle thinking you’re gonna have the section to yourself in peace, only to have a nuke hit your way you need to duck out of the way from
Shohei's HR is one of the loudest and sweetest sound of the bat & ball, most of his HRs were 380 to 400 feet, I can't imagine if Ohtani played at the small ballpark at Yankee stadium, he probrably hit 60 HRs also
I love some of the gut reactions.
1:02 "Oh man" "Oh my"
3:56 "Oo"
5:52 "Uh-oh"
10:16 "Oh!"
11:07 "Uh-oh"
12:26 "Ooh no"
12:57 "Oh boy"
16:08 "Oh boy"
Doing the lords work out here
"Uh oh" 🤣
It doesn’t matter what team you root for- you can’t help but smile when this dude cranks one out of the yard. He’s amazing.
3:14 that pitcher couldn’t believe what Ohtani just did, but didn’t even have to look to know he’d done it. He just looked at Ohtani like did you really just flick my backdoor curveball over the monster the other way? Are you human?
Can't wait to see him crush baseballs in Dodger blue!
Most people have no idea we are watching history right now. It'll be a long time before we see any other player this complete. Best baseball player ever.
I have a feeling he will inspire an entire generation of Japanese kids to become as great as him. I am Japanese myself and I have watched all of our sports get stronger and stronger the past couple decades.
11:21 Seattle camera man couldn’t even find where the ball was.
he always makes the best sound off the bat, like a gunshot. Has the prettiest swing in baseball, incredibly nice and humble guy, *blushing
Lol at that ending. My only regret is Trout getting hurt so Ohtani not getting any decent pitches to swing at in the 2nd half of the season. He should have 15 more HRs if only he had lineup protection
COMPLETELY AGREE! MY KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE LAST MONTH.
It's ok, he has a long career ahead of him. He has set many records this year. But all of them beatable by himself.
Think about the season Shohei had and then realize he isn't even the best (edit: offensive) player on the team. And the Angels STILL would've missed the playoffs by Labor Day because nobody other than Shohei can pitch.
afaik teams started walking shohei every ab so kind of impossible to get more homers if you never get to swing the bat
@@easetheweeb yes, either an intentional walk (he had the most at 20 including tying an all time record of 11 in 3 games) or throwing garbage pitches the entire at bat and hoping he would swing at them because he was the only decent hitter who could do any damage on the team. Again, if he played for the strong blue jays lineup he would have had 15 more HRs since he would have seen good pitches
The crack of the bat on the second one is simply pure. The difference between average hitters and the truely elite.
The fact that the ball off his bat sounds so different in a league with the best hitters on earth is wild
That second one sounded like it broke the space time continuum
0:25
Suffering from Ohtani withdrawal here. What the heck am I supposed to do for the next six months?!?
😂
Yea, seriously? Watch replays 😂
I've been watching those fancams to fill the void.
Do you work or workout before the season begins. Or soccer games are in season.
we know we are in serious shotime withdrawal when we find ourselves here watching and listening to opposing team announcers...🤣
The sound off the bat when this guy connects is just different.
the look of those pitchers are priceless lol
1:28 look at that smile
I love how Shohei gets booed and he goes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ at 17:04
0:27 that might be one of the best cracks of the bat sounds ive ever heard
For a big guy, he just floats when he runs. The man is in his prime of life.
0:26 Best-sounding home run of 2021?
8:55 "there's A certain sound for premiere hitters" The way it sometimes sound like a gunshot or firework when Ohtani hits a ball is electric. Everyone in every stadium starts to cheer.
On a side note, rewatching these HRs and seeing how many are solo shots and how many are when the Angel's are close or down a lot goes to show how bad the team is outside of its big players.
I felt that wasn't even close to his best sounding hit. It was clean but some of the other shots in this compilation just sound like a shotgun.
11:27
Exactly the same reaction that I had when I was watching this one.
The sound at 0:26 is just awesome, “first pitch crushing!!”
“And first pitch CRUSHING” might be my favorite non title game call ever.
Ohtani is the best thing to happen to sports in a long long time.
2:35 that one was personal. He stood there and watched, bat-flipped, and then did a slow jog when he usually speeds around the bases. Ohtani was sending a message with that one
Back story? Caption?
Funny, now he’s teammates with Glasnow.
The sound of the ball coming off his bat is by far the loudest crack I’ve ever heard. Therapeutic as hell to listen to
6:27 - 6:38 "sometimes wow is the only thing that needs to be said" couldn't have put it any better
Lol pretty fun to watch nonchalant announcers when Shohei hits a dinger, the ones that were excited must be national broadcast
Speaking only for the Mariners games, but those were the Mariners' announcers.
The Yankee games were Yankee announcers.
The Red Sox games were Red Sox announcers
Everyone loves him
@0:26 That's one of the craziest sounding HRs I've ever heard.
Shohei made me completely exhausted just watching him running around the field
46 times !!!😵
I see him getting at least 50 HR’s and 10 wins next season, hopefully with trout hitting after him to avoid getting walked as much as he did this season, and also a shot at the playoffs.
fr, they were lucky Trout was injured this year
They won’t make playoffs with that pitching staff
Why Angels have a bunch of sorry ass pitchers?
Angels have a pretty decent payroll, that ranks amongst the top ten. I have zero idea why they only sign high school busts or old guys five years past their prime.
@@johon127 not really their pitching staff sucks
That instant "Dammit" reaction from the pitcher from 11:21 lol
The crack of the bat on a Shohei Ohtani homerun might be the cure to cancer
I'm a Mariners fan so I've already seen my fair share of Ohtani bombs... but I can't help but watch him do it more. What a swing. What power.
Second bomb was our home town commentator.
Everyone loves Ohtani!!!!
And now he can DH at NL parks. As well as stay in the game if he is pulled as the starting pitcher. Fun.
Can we all appreciate the sound that second hit made. No better sound in sports
That 2nd homerun hit was so loud, yeah maybe the field mics made it louder than it was, but damn, the power
It doesn't matter what team you cheer for. If you are a fan of baseball you have to love this guy because he is the type of player that brings fans in, keeps the game of baseball going.
I've been lucky enough to grow up and watch so many of the top athletes on several sports and now this, 2021 was arguably the greatest season ever. I doubt that in a hundred years anyone will get even close to the kind of combined numbers he put out....seriously it was over a hundred years since Ruth put anything close to what Ohtani did.
To give some perspective on the homerun he hit in the third deck in Seattle, it’s rare to go off the glass of the hit it here cafe… and he cleared it by about 100 feet
exactly! also his teammates’ reactions say it all.
That was the homer of all homers
I’ve never loved an athlete like I love shohei.
After the first home run, Steve Stone talks about how you have to keep the ball up against Ohtani.
Then the next clip is Ohtani crushing a high fastball.
Exactly. Too funny
0:26
That Crack of the bat just 👌
It's interesting because I always listened to the announcer on the Angels side. thank you.
the one at 3:55 looks almost a foot over the zone, and he still destroys it :D
I would have given anything to have Vin Scully come back temporarily just to broadcast about Ohtani.
it is so unreal how damn near every single home run is an absolute monster shot. dude just mercilessly slaughters baseballs.
It's funny how homeruns to right field at Angels stadium used to require being into the stands but then they did the thing with the yellow line just above the wall and below the scoreboard. I was thinking he'll probably get a lot more HRs because of this but I don't think I saw a single HR from this clip that didn't end up in the stands anyways.
It's fun to watch the pitcher's reactions.
That 460 footer into the upper deck at Seattle is my favorite because the roar of the opposing crowd in disbelief is amazing.
It is definitely the longest hit at T-Mobile park, I have been to my fair share of games there and the size of the stadium combined with the elevation and humidity makes a 463 foot hr fucking insane. It is incredibly rare to hit into the top deck, it has only happened a handful of times, definitely less than 10
I fr would love to see him swing a golf club. So much power and speed with accuracy of a pitcher. Crazy
7:26 that was my favorite homerun of the year. That was like a perfect-perfect for that location. That was when he was locked in like no other. If he can get back to that level of being locked in and hold onto it, he can be an 1.100 ops guy or even better. You can’t pitch to him when he’s hitting balls like that.
that was the only game i was at that he hit a home run
I will never get over the sound of the second home run. My god!
The combination of a high quality microphone placed in the right spot and a baseball being absolutely destroyed.
Very few men have ever made the bat sound that way on HR hits. Babe Ruth, Bo Jackson, Josh Gibson, Mickey Mantle, and Barry Bonds were some of the few in history to achieve that solid of a swing and contact. It's known as "getting all of it"
@@craigwheeler4760 you heard Mantle and Ruth hit baseballs?
Damn that sound
Notice how a lot of his HR's they were down by big numbers and they didn't count for much. Maybe this coming year, the Angels will get him some better supporting pitching/hitting. Would love to see him do this stuff in a World Series.
"And in 2022, the Angels did not get him better support.. so the legend goes on."
No major league pitcher wants to get hit like that. It’s embarrassing and these guys are not paid to get embarrassed. They count.
That will only happen when he goes to a better team in free agency.
doesn't seem like that's gonna happen unfortunately.. but it'd be cool to see him play for a better team that could at least make the playoffs lol
0:26 you can see the sound waves from that hit
17:00 MJ shrug
That 2nd one is one of the hardest sounding hit balls I've ever heard💪🏿
Funny. Most the pitchers don't even look after contact. They know it's going to leave the yard as the ball comes off the bat.
The crack of Ohtani's bat is music to fans' ears, but ominous to opposing pitchers.
@@MIKERUPTION there's something special about the sound of his bat in particular.
@@joelambert7128 It's true, and for some reason, it elicits nostalgia in me. It's the weirdest thing. lol
17:00 my favourite, the boo from fans is deafening🤣🤣 and the reaction equally funny😁
Violent sound off the bat. Hercules like talent to be able to do absolutely everything very well. That’s coming from a Dodgers fan
Bet you are happy now .
The pitcher’s reactions make laugh every time. They know. 😂😂😂
I like how the home runs are chronologically put in order. Great job video fellas.
If MLB goes to the full league DH again things could get interesting in the next few years
If he continues to play like this throughout his career, he’ll be in the hall-of-fame for sure
i cant picture a world where ohtani isnt in the hof
if he retired today he should be a hall of famer
forget hall of fame, if he keeps playing like this, including the pitching, he's in the conversation for GOAT
@@sneersh9107 without question.
@@sneersh9107 he has already performed better than Routh. He definitely is the goat. Question is, hiw long can he stay as the goat?
Amazing talent
Amazing power
Amazing humility
Love the expressions on the pitchers' faces, they all look like they're thinking, Why did I think I could throw him a strike?
How on earth can you boo this man? Huge Yankees fan here who has to play him multiple times a year, but I still love watching him crush home runs
I love how ohtani runs the bases like he can’t wait to get back up to bat again
Had very few HRs the last 4 weeks of the season because they just pitched around him. Can't wait til Trout and him are number 3,4 in the lineup next season.
6:15 pitcher already knew it was gone when he hit it, didn’t even have to look back😭
00:27 the greatest crack I’ve ever heard
0:28 That bat sound is a thing of absolute beauty
His batting technique is teaching tape - truly a legend to the game.
17:00 I love last one.
poetic justice for walking him
@@74freebee89 Exactly. Ohtani’s reaction is just like “Well, deal with my home run I guess”.
16:40 absolute heartbreak for a mariners fan
The best takes are the ones where the announcer whispers, "uh oh."
His swing has Griffey Jr and Ichiro vibes. Smooth and effortless.
It's as pure and smooth as Jnrs swing, but somehow just seems more.....violent 🤷 All I know is that it's beautiful to the eye. And ear.
0:28 Shohei, that baseball had a family.
0:27 man that crack sounded good
the sound of the bat is no joke louder than anyone else ive heard.
I just did a video today talking about how he is better than Babe Ruth and will win MVP. This video is awesome.
The number of times he brings the Angels "back within 6"-or so is depressing. Please, please, please give Ohtani and Trout some help on that roster.
The definition of hitting dingers
2nd homer is the craziest sound I ever heard off a bat.
This guy rakes. One of my favorite swings to watch.
I was at Angels stadium during his rookie season and he hit an absolute bomb HR. I immediately went and bought his jersey. The ball comes off his bat different. 116mph off the bat is insane.
“they lead 6-2, they lead 6-3”
The best is when the ball is hit and the pitcher doesn't even look.
9:19 I'm curious to know what Japanese baseball fans think of Ohtani. It must be cool to be home to the best player in baseball. Modern day Babe Ruth
He's probably an absolute legend in Japan
Admiring him like demigod, beyond an idol. Baseball fan in Japan couldn't stop talking about his stats and talent during the season. Kids and women love his smile and personality, men are in awe of his hight and strength. Made everyone happy and proud of his achievement. Enormous media attention every his move. All granted awards are on national news. National pride indeed.
@@ihsukagotl9936 That's amazing. Thank you for taking time to write this. Yeah, he is the most exciting baseball player in my lifetime. He has elite pitching and hitting skills and he's great defensively. Overall the most exciting player in my lifetime. Everyone wanted to see the guy play. I hope he stays healthy and continues to be an MVP
There were times in Japan when his home runs were so daily news, people started thinking “oh so he didn’t hit today” only turning out to be it was a no game day.
When Bo Jackson hit a 500 ft home run in Royals Stadium off the crown of the scoreboard in center, Buck O'neal said "I've only heard that sound off the bat 3 times in my life....The first was Babe Ruth, the second was Josh Gibson, and the third was today"
Ohtani has that same sound off his bat ..... You're not wrong about the Ruth comparisons.