Remember that every time he hits a home run, that's an at bat guaranteed to give him _zero_ stolen bases. So the two goals are not just separate, but in active conflict.
Usually when a pitcher gets elbow surgery and rehabs, you won't see him around the team until the next season. But this guy is batting while also doing his rehab lol. Creating the 50/50 club while rehabbing is stupid crazy.
The guy is built for big moments! 1. Striking out Trout to win 2. Grand Slam for 40/40 3. GOATed performance for 50/50 - 3HR 2SB 10RBI 6-6 (inches from a cycle on that tag on 3rd)
the top one is the only one that is a true big moment. dodgers fans used to go to the playoffs every year and not bat an eye. now their fans are hyped about winning a regular season game vs the marlins and having their best player stat pad lmaooo how far they have fallen.
I agree! What else does he have to show us? A World Series closing pitcher and win it by striking out the last batter just like in WBC!!! That will be SOMETHING🤔
UNBELIEVABLE WOW! I'm a Yankees fan as I Just witness history holy crap what a game for Shohei. He is Speed and Power it's like Lightning and Thunder! MVP
He's incredible, but get this: He's not the fastest guy on his own team, by typical calculations. He studied and worked at the base stealing art until now he uses speed plus great understanding of how to do it best and added supreme confidence to that.
I would like to see a Yankee and Dodger World Series game in Dodger Stadium. I went to the 2017 World Series game number one and it was a great experience. I thank you for your comments.
Base stealing is not just purely about speed but requires the right timing, right situation, right count, right catcher, right pitcher...if all variables are in your favor, much higher success rate.
@@teddy-ez5zt lol judge has 71 less at bats and two more home runs with an ops over 100 points higher. in terms of hitting judge is better lol don't even try acting like they're dead even at hitting.
Ohtani is the Goat, an Ace pitcher that can win 15 games with a 2.33 ERA and also hit 50 HRs and have 50 stolen bases. Speed Power and an Ace pitcher, even Babe Ruth never did that.
@@teddy-ez5zt; As GREAT as The Babe was Ruth certainly Never Stole Bases like Ohtani ! "Field Of Dreams" definitely has another legitimate Player !Indisputably, The Pitch Clock has definitely played an extremely significant % in Mr. Ohtani's Record. 🙃
It's like he's living baseball talent, as if he was conceived by it. Pitching, size, power, speed, baseball sense. Creating all time moments - we'll never forget September 19th.
@@RobbieStacks90you either don't watch baseball maybe or maybe you don't watch the dodgers I have not missed a dodgers game since 1981...also look up the Sprint speed on FanGraphs. ... hint he's one of the faster guys in all of baseball
@RobbieStacks90 and yet he made history. Seems like you are downplaying his effort and abilities to fit your own narrative. A fan of the game respects what the player puts into the game no matter team and to me, you're no fan of the game just a whiner about stats.
My dad loved baseball as when he was a kid, the MLB allstars stopped over in Hawaii on their trip to Japan and he had an autographed ball from players including Babe. Before he passed away I told him baseball is dead and he said it will come back. That was 11 years ago and I was wrong - wish my dad is here now...
@spenser6353 Not being able to get the same numbers as top 1 and top 2 sports in the US doesn't make a sport dead, by that logic are only those 2 sports alive?
What’s even more absurd is he was 2 feet away from a 4 HR game and 2 feet away from a Triple, which would have given him the CYCLE. I can’t think of a better game, ever. Take a bow. What a pleasure to watch him play.
Don't forget Shawn Green, who had six hits including a double and four homers. The extra homer has to be worth more than two steals, plus he didn't hit one off a position player.
@@Bobbybabybobbybubbie Only 7 RBIs though right, though that isn't exactly under his control. In this case two stolen bases was pretty equal to a solo HR because it allowed him to score on the subsequent sac fly. Would have been another double too except he tried for the triple and a pretty much perfect throw nailed him. I do agree the last home run is kind of w/e being off the position player (even I could have hit that pitch out), but it's still a homer. If only he'd gotten that triple man, imagine getting the cycle with 3 homers lol, absurd.
@Bobbybabybobbybubbie Shawn green had 19 total bases. Ohtani had 17. But when you throw his two sb in he had 19 total bases. He actually tied a record for most fwar in a single game as a position player with this game.
I wish my father was here to see this. He was born in 1931, died in 2022, so he was well aware of Babe Ruth and every player who came after. He saw Mays, Clemente, Duke, Yaz and all of those "Golden Era" Baseball players. So, with that said, and knowing he was a lifelong Baseball erudite, I will always remember him telling me "I've Never seen or heard anything like what Ohtani can do. He is literally head and shoulders over Everyone INCLUDING Babe Ruth (have to mention He was a Yankee fan!), and it's not even close!" He also missed that famous "Ohtani Double Header". Damn, he would've flipped with that one! I am 49 now, so I got to see Henderson, Ripken, Jeter, Canseco, Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Gwynn, Judge, Harper, Ichiro, Schmidt, Acuna, etc. but NOTHING compares to what being a witness to this means to me. Even though I do have to admit, it would've been way better getting those calls from my dad saying "Manny, DID YOU SEE THAT???" Yes Pop, I did!
You forgot about Judge? He has 53 home runs & 136 RBI's . If it weren't for that horrible first month he had, he'd probably be close to 70 home runs right now.
I'm from San Francisco (GIANTS FAN), but I'm a Baseball AFICIONADO 1st. What Shohei has done is AMAZING. JUST because he's a Dodger, I'm not gonna HATE. He should Win the MVP this season unanimously.
I agree with you about being a baseball fan and thank you for your comment from a life . Dodger fan who was born in Los Angeles. I enjoy watching the game and admire great baseball players
Similarly, I am a SF Giants fan, who respects, but truly dislikes the Dodgers. I don't even like Dodger Blue - blue. On the other hand, I love major league baseball. And Shohai Ohtani is bringing baseball ⚾ back to prominence. No doubt, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Buster Posey - each in his own way - keeps tipping his hat in appreciation and admiration to Ohtani. 50+/50+ - Truly remarkable!
remarkable feels like an understatement. It's never been done! The first professional baseball team played in 1876. Not only did he become the first ever 50/50, he's stat for the night has never been done before. 6/6, 3hr, 10 rbi, 2sb, almost hit for the cycle....oh and he might pitch in the playoffs!!! baseball is hard...for everyone else, except for him.
Man, if he really pitches in the playoffs that's gonna be a riot. Depending on how well he is there is potential for a repeat of WBC final's scene, with Ohtani closing out a key game.
The fans who get to witness this game whether you're a dodgers fan or a marlins fan, they're really lucky to witness history. Shohei Ohtani is a once in a generational talent and a true 1 of 1 in baseball history.
I’m Japanese.please permit my awkward English. almost all Japanese baseball fans everyday are encouraged and cheered up to work by Ohtani’s daily amazing results. I would be happy if the baseball fans in the U.S felt the same way. We already anticipate that he will achieve the 55-55 or more!!! Let’s SHOW TIME !
@@charliegone1652 I appreciate your hart warming comment.the number of Japanese Dougers fans has greatly increased. Betts and Freeman are so popular.I hope that the Dougers achieve through postseason.
Shohei Ohtani is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and in a year where he literally COULD NOT PITCH, he goes out and has arguably the single greatest season in the history of a sport that's been around for over 120 years. I'm a Dodger fan. I've seen some incredible things over the last 20-25 years as a kid and as an adult. Shohei is on another level. I can't WAIT to see what he does for the next nine years.
Shohei Otani probably achieved his uniform number 51 here to pay tribute to Ichiro, who was once a member of the Marlins. The Nippon Ham Fighters' mentor, manager Kuriyama, said, "Even on Christmas, when everyone else was out playing, Shohei was practicing batting alone." Otani is the epitome of hard work.🎉
Sho-Time has seemingly mastered every aspect of the sport of baseball. To Hit, Run and Pitch at the level he's at is making this whole "Major League Baseball-Thing" look way too easy.
My good god man. Feet away from a 4th homer and feet away from Triple. He could’ve had a cycle too. I hope everyone is remembering this because we’re amidst complete greatness. Both in the box and on the mound. Just incredible. We’re literally watching Willie Mays/Babe Ruth and Bonds in his prime.
As a youngster I used to act out dream sequences in my grandmother’s backyard wanting to topple the 40/40 mark. To see someone achieve it as an adult is amazing.
@@shawnvogt888 But ... Acuna ... but ... Lindor ... but Judge ... but Vlad ... but Olson ... 🤣🤣 Every year ... haters bring up names to take Ohtani down a notch. Ohtani cannot be denied bruh.
@RunForPeace-hk1cu ah, I get you. I just try to tune those idiots out, but I know what you're referencing now. If they can't recognize greatness, they're blind.
Don't forget these things: 1. He had struggled the early part of the season because of the scandal he had to suffer. 2. He is still recovering from his Tommy John. 3. This is his first season as a dodger. 4. He doesn't do the bonehead sliding when he stills. Just UNBELIEVABLE
he started off the season as the hottest player in baseball and had the most impactful start any dodger has had in the first 30 or so games. go look at the stats. you don't even remember what you're talking about lmao.
probably because most of those guys played in this era where they made stealing bases way too easy. literally back to back "historical seasons" (acuna 40 HR 70 SB) after making changes to the base size and how many times a pitcher can pick off. i think the stolen base number is way over blown. what shohei is doing at the plate and as a pitcher is why he's the greatest. not because he can steal bases in this era where they made it too easy.
@@joe-s2z how much easier do you think they made it? So you realize no other 50 hr hitter has stolen more than 25 bases. Do you realize the success rate he has even compared to Acunas 70sb season? steals are 100% up since the rule change but not to the degree that you are trying to diminish it by. His speed is crazy for a player as big as he is and with as much power as he has you can look at the metrics and see
In 7 years, dude's got a ROTY, 3 MVPs (he's guaranteed this year), one 2nd place MVP to Judge's historic season. Even if he's just league average in both pitching and hitting for the remainder of his contract, he'd still be in the discussion as the greatest player ever.
Being an average MLB-level pitcher and hitter at the same time is a ridiculous feat (that nobody has done in a century+). The fact that he's pretty damn near the top of both categories if not at the top...they might as well build a shrine to the guy as a baseball god.
@@jackyshin3045 For pitching he lacks the volume of work to put him with the rest of aces in the league, but I'm a purist in that regard so this is more personal preference. Other than that, I completely agree that in his best pitching seasons in any given game he is as good as anyone in the league.
The sad things about this is there are people who will downplay this achievement. "It's just 50 homers", "It's just 50 stolen bases", etc. A sane and classy person would appreciate greatness and simply hats off when they see it. If you can't appreciate it, then it shows how little and bitter you are as a person.
@@wesleysolmon3320they’ll be here soon … I don’t even understand how they are sports fans in the first place … The whole point of athletics is to witness incredible feats … not just be a homer … or a hater …
I personally think MLB ruined stolen bases with the rule changes. Acuna had a "40 70" season last year after they added rules to make it way easier to steal bases. Ohtani is the greatest because he can pitch and hit at an all star level, even hitting at an MVP level. not because he stole 50 bases in a year where they made it dramatically easier to steal bases.
I'm a baseball fan (Yankee 4life) and big into the NFL and NBA.. I looked at the stat line and I thought to myself this might be the best single game stat line in the HISTORY of sports.. definitely up for consideration.. What y'all think?
I agree. However, Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a NBA game in 1962 is still tops. Also leaving consideration for the amazing Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter on acid in 1971
He already the GOAT in my mind. No one, not even Babe Ruth, could dominate a game single-handedly the way he can. He's had many games where he'd pitch 7 Innings, only give up 1 ER, and strikeout 12k's, WHILE also hitting 2 HRs in the same game and providing all the offense.
@@josebarajas5368 "He's never played in the playoffs" is a wacky thing to hold against a player in baseball, the sport where a single team member probably has the least amount of overall impact on his team's success. Even when he's pitching and hitting, he can only start once every couple of days, and he's still only 1 bat in the lineup.
@@josebarajas5368Barry Bonds and Ted Williams are known as two of the greatest but been to only one World Series and never won a championship, or pitched and won 1 game let alone win 15 games with a 2.33 ERA, or went 50-50 in a season.
I’m so happy for him. It’s FUN and JOYFUL when he plays. I was never a fan of baseball until he showed up. Now? I love my TWINS! And I love Shohei! 👍🏽👍🏽
@@spenser6353; Yet...? Time will tell. 162 Game Regular Season + Spring, Post, WBC & maybe Olympics... ? Wonder how many Records Ohtani will Re-Write, should he have an extremely long & relatively injury free Career...? 🤔
@spenser6353 Doesn't matter. He,s the GOAT already. He,s the most complete player in baseball history. Are there players who have more hone runs that him across their entire career? Yes . But hone runs are just one part of baseball. It,s a travesty that ge didn't cone to the US earlier. But he is the most complete baseball player in history. Nobody compares. He,s in his own category.
All those kids at the game today will be able to tell their grandkids that they were at the game and saw one of the greatest baseball players do what he does best.
A unanimous MVP lock for Ohtani. All 30 BBWAA voting members have the easiest MVP vote in MLB history going 6 for 6 w 3 HR's & 10 RBI's. There have been many prolific hitters as the Judge to win MVP but this is a first in all of baseball history. WOW! TY OHTANI!
Thank You Ohtani my interest in Baseball is here again, Win the Series against the Yankees and you will be one of the Greatest Players in baseball, which San Francisco Barry Bonds have not accomplished.
3 years ago, Shohei compelled me to start purchasing his merchandise. Mainly slabs. Was a football fantasy fan since the 90's. Baseball was an afterthought. I watched or listened to every Dodgers game this year. Amazing sport. At 63 it's my only sport for now. Quit football fantasy leauge. The Shohei effect.
Feat itself is amazing, but the way he shines when the spotlight is the brightest is just out of this world! When he achieved 40/40 was one show, then this 50/50 founding game, he is one of a kind 😂
Let's not forget there are still 9 games remaining in the regular season. Shohei has an outside chance of reaching the impossible 60/60 this season. IMO, it would be even more crazy if Shohei help win the World Series in his 1st time playing in the post season. Maybe even pitch the last winning game (Dodger's bullpen is pretty depleted at this point) in the World Series and earn the World Series MVP.
I want to see him go 60/60!!!!! Wow!!!!! It’s a possibility with this guy. He seems to steal and hits home run in almost every single game. Well not every game lol but he’s made huge hits!!!!
Defies imagination. Back in the day, the "Natural" Roy Hobbs was written as a great pitcher (struck out the Whammer in 3 pitches!) and hitter (lights out, literally) ... but it never entered the mind that he could have speed and run like the wind. And here's Ohtani. Elite arm, elite power, elite speed. One of a kind. He's not a unicorn. He's a unicorn with two horns.
I stopped watching baseball years ago. However, Shohei Ohtani's greatness has me watching baseball clips again. He's basically Rickey Henderson, but he's also a great pitcher. That's unprecedented greatness. He's kind of doing what Babe Ruth did, but also pitching and batting full time (except this season due to the elbow injury), stealing bases, and he's doing it in the modern era. He has GOAT potential for sure.
Ohtani stands as a luminous thread, an enduring emblem of the sublime potential locked within the human spirit, unveiled in a moment that transcends the ephemeral nature of the present, becoming an eternal chapter in the epic of sport.
I predicted 55HRs and 120RBIs at the beginning of the year and got doubts halfway thru the year. Didn't expect 50+ SBs. He's the greatest baseball player of all time. Even Pedro has said..He's Albert Pujus and Pedro himself combined as a player. I've started watching baseball again bc of Shohei just like many of you. Watched this guy for 7 years now. Every HR highlight since then.
I cant believe I was lucky enough to be alive to see this guy.. like Ruth today, in a hundred years from now people are gonna be like "damn, wish i coulda seen that" Rejoice my friends, for he is the greatest baseball player of all time, what a thrill
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Remember that every time he hits a home run, that's an at bat guaranteed to give him _zero_ stolen bases. So the two goals are not just separate, but in active conflict.
I hadn’t put that together till now… wow
Good point.
He also hit 7 triples so far
Excellent point!
Excellently put!
Usually when a pitcher gets elbow surgery and rehabs, you won't see him around the team until the next season. But this guy is batting while also doing his rehab lol. Creating the 50/50 club while rehabbing is stupid crazy.
This guy is not a human.
Yes, His body is a hybrid of the divine and the human. ^^;
Plus he had to deal with all the stress from Ippei and the media talking crap about him.
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We'll find out soon he is actually not from this world after all.
More people watching baseball. That is his greatest contribution.
You can say that again.
He is the only reason I watch baseball
@Iverson8811 Same. I didn't know jack shit of a lick about baseball until I saw the 2023 WBC randomly in my reccs, now half my feed is Ohtani.
I have a friend who I took both Ohtani bobblehead games and became a baseball fan due to Ohtani.
same with Clark in The WNBA, but you know the haters will come out..
The guy is built for big moments!
1. Striking out Trout to win
2. Grand Slam for 40/40
3. GOATed performance for 50/50 - 3HR 2SB 10RBI 6-6 (inches from a cycle on that tag on 3rd)
Legend
6. shutout & HR
Walk-off Grand Slam 😆
the top one is the only one that is a true big moment. dodgers fans used to go to the playoffs every year and not bat an eye. now their fans are hyped about winning a regular season game vs the marlins and having their best player stat pad lmaooo how far they have fallen.
I agree! What else does he have to show us? A World Series closing pitcher and win it by striking out the last batter just like in WBC!!! That will be SOMETHING🤔
Ohtani got my kids loving baseball! Great to share these moments with them! Gracias!
UNBELIEVABLE WOW! I'm a Yankees fan as I Just witness history holy crap what a game for Shohei. He is Speed and Power it's like Lightning and Thunder! MVP
😅Shohei just tied Judge in his whole career in stolen bases with 51, Shohei might even pass Judge in homeruns this season just 2 behind.
He's incredible, but get this: He's not the fastest guy on his own team, by typical calculations. He studied and worked at the base stealing art until now he uses speed plus great understanding of how to do it best and added supreme confidence to that.
I would like to see a Yankee and Dodger World Series game in Dodger Stadium. I went to the 2017 World Series game number one and it was a great experience. I thank you for your comments.
Base stealing is not just purely about speed but requires the right timing, right situation, right count, right catcher, right pitcher...if all variables are in your favor, much higher success rate.
@@teddy-ez5zt lol judge has 71 less at bats and two more home runs with an ops over 100 points higher. in terms of hitting judge is better lol don't even try acting like they're dead even at hitting.
Some are once in a generation talent. Ohtani is once in a century talent.
one per planet.
Ohtani is the Goat, an Ace pitcher that can win 15 games with a 2.33 ERA and also hit 50 HRs and have 50 stolen bases. Speed Power and an Ace pitcher, even Babe Ruth never did that.
Once in a forever talent. Incredible player.
Baseball has been around for almost 200 years. Who’s the other Shohei Ohtani?
@@teddy-ez5zt; As GREAT as The Babe was Ruth certainly Never Stole Bases like Ohtani ! "Field Of Dreams" definitely has another legitimate Player !Indisputably, The Pitch Clock has definitely played an extremely significant % in Mr. Ohtani's Record. 🙃
It's like he's living baseball talent, as if he was conceived by it. Pitching, size, power, speed, baseball sense. Creating all time moments - we'll never forget September 19th.
Yes, it's like the baseball gods forged him and brought him to us as a gift, to show us perfection personified
He's very slow on the basepaths. You have to wonder how many of those stolen bases were given to him by other teams to push across this narrative.
@@RobbieStacks90you either don't watch baseball maybe or maybe you don't watch the dodgers I have not missed a dodgers game since 1981...also look up the Sprint speed on FanGraphs. ... hint he's one of the faster guys in all of baseball
@RobbieStacks90 and yet he made history. Seems like you are downplaying his effort and abilities to fit your own narrative. A fan of the game respects what the player puts into the game no matter team and to me, you're no fan of the game just a whiner about stats.
@@RayzeCruxis; Stating Our Own Narrative.
My dad loved baseball as when he was a kid, the MLB allstars stopped over in Hawaii on their trip to Japan and he had an autographed ball from players including Babe. Before he passed away I told him baseball is dead and he said it will come back. That was 11 years ago and I was wrong - wish my dad is here now...
Your dad is watching Shohei from heaven with a smile on his face.
Touching and emotional statement. I just lost my dad and I was getting him to like baseball… and I also wish he was here
You were right 11 years ago. You dad is right in 2024. Hope your dad smiles in heaven watching baseball is still alive and you.
@@joemontana1158 baseball still cant get the ratings like football and basketball get
@spenser6353 Not being able to get the same numbers as top 1 and top 2 sports in the US doesn't make a sport dead, by that logic are only those 2 sports alive?
What’s even more absurd is he was 2 feet away from a 4 HR game and 2 feet away from a Triple, which would have given him the CYCLE.
I can’t think of a better game, ever. Take a bow. What a pleasure to watch him play.
Don't forget Shawn Green, who had six hits including a double and four homers. The extra homer has to be worth more than two steals, plus he didn't hit one off a position player.
@@Bobbybabybobbybubbie Only 7 RBIs though right, though that isn't exactly under his control. In this case two stolen bases was pretty equal to a solo HR because it allowed him to score on the subsequent sac fly. Would have been another double too except he tried for the triple and a pretty much perfect throw nailed him. I do agree the last home run is kind of w/e being off the position player (even I could have hit that pitch out), but it's still a homer. If only he'd gotten that triple man, imagine getting the cycle with 3 homers lol, absurd.
@Bobbybabybobbybubbie Shawn green had 19 total bases. Ohtani had 17. But when you throw his two sb in he had 19 total bases. He actually tied a record for most fwar in a single game as a position player with this game.
@@Neurotik51lmao the steals were given to him
I wish my father was here to see this. He was born in 1931, died in 2022, so he was well aware of Babe Ruth and every player who came after. He saw Mays, Clemente, Duke, Yaz and all of those "Golden Era" Baseball players. So, with that said, and knowing he was a lifelong Baseball erudite, I will always remember him telling me "I've Never seen or heard anything like what Ohtani can do. He is literally head and shoulders over Everyone INCLUDING Babe Ruth (have to mention He was a Yankee fan!), and it's not even close!" He also missed that famous "Ohtani Double Header". Damn, he would've flipped with that one! I am 49 now, so I got to see Henderson, Ripken, Jeter, Canseco, Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Gwynn, Judge, Harper, Ichiro, Schmidt, Acuna, etc. but NOTHING compares to what being a witness to this means to me. Even though I do have to admit, it would've been way better getting those calls from my dad saying "Manny, DID YOU SEE THAT???" Yes Pop, I did!
Your dad is watching with you. And he aware of how much you wish he were here to watch this with you. You are good son. He knows it.
@@occam5375 I truly believe so...Thank you brother 🙏
Same.. my dad was born in 45' and passed in 2018 and wow would I love to tell him about what Shohei has done!
no doubt he had the best seat in the house.
@@sample22k those “old school” dads were the best!!!
I’m there with you!
Signed with LAD, got married, betrayed by a "friend", then created 51/51 club. What a year for him.
Good way to put it 😂
Might wanna' put Injured his pitching arm before signing with LAD.
Betrayed by his best friend!
😂
It just shows that Ohtani is extremely well-resourced emotionally. He brilliantly shines under pressure.
Baseball is more exciting for me because of Shohei. 🐐
So is De la Cruz
You forgot about Judge? He has 53 home runs & 136 RBI's . If it weren't for that horrible first month he had, he'd probably be close to 70 home runs right now.
@@Nightmare-xx4gv Judge needs to hit in the playoffs. That's all that matters.
Cruz only runs, judge only hits. They both can't pitch.
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He’s playing like this while still rehabbing from Tommy John… astounding!
I'm from San Francisco (GIANTS FAN), but I'm a Baseball AFICIONADO 1st.
What Shohei has done is AMAZING. JUST because he's a Dodger, I'm not gonna HATE. He should Win the MVP this season unanimously.
Respect from Chavez Ravine 🫡
Good call !! This should be the foundation of any sane fans : be a fan of the sport first, not a psycho-fanatic of anything. LoL !!
THIS DODGERS FAN THANKS YOU!!!!
I agree with you about being a baseball fan and thank you for your comment from a life . Dodger fan who was born in Los Angeles. I enjoy watching the game and admire great baseball players
Similarly, I am a SF Giants fan, who respects, but truly dislikes the Dodgers. I don't even like Dodger Blue - blue. On the other hand, I love major league baseball. And Shohai Ohtani is bringing baseball ⚾ back to prominence. No doubt, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Buster Posey - each in his own way - keeps tipping his hat in appreciation and admiration to Ohtani. 50+/50+ - Truly remarkable!
remarkable feels like an understatement. It's never been done! The first professional baseball team played in 1876. Not only did he become the first ever 50/50, he's stat for the night has never been done before. 6/6, 3hr, 10 rbi, 2sb, almost hit for the cycle....oh and he might pitch in the playoffs!!! baseball is hard...for everyone else, except for him.
Man, if he really pitches in the playoffs that's gonna be a riot. Depending on how well he is there is potential for a repeat of WBC final's scene, with Ohtani closing out a key game.
@@ХорхеГарсия-э5е; Guess a little practice on Christmas can be helpful. 😂
The fans who get to witness this game whether you're a dodgers fan or a marlins fan, they're really lucky to witness history. Shohei Ohtani is a once in a generational talent and a true 1 of 1 in baseball history.
Think Ohtani maybe more than just Generational....
A 1 of 1 in baseball history but hes only a generational talent lol. He's more like a multi century talent.
I’m Japanese.please permit my awkward English.
almost all Japanese baseball fans everyday are encouraged and cheered up to work by Ohtani’s daily amazing results.
I would be happy if the baseball fans in the U.S felt the same way.
We already anticipate that he will achieve the 55-55 or more!!!
Let’s SHOW TIME !
Omishroi, ne?
@@gabbyhyman1246 Yes! His performance is very fun for Japanese . I feel not only fun but also exciting!
The Japanese should be very proud, he's an amazing player to watch and to watch him play for the Dodgers, my team, makes it even better.
@@charliegone1652 I appreciate your hart warming comment.the number of Japanese Dougers fans has greatly increased. Betts and Freeman are so popular.I hope that the Dougers achieve through postseason.
is he the most famous person in japan? like lebron in america?
He is the Most Valuable Player in the whole MLB. People are excited about baseball again and he brings in so much money into the league.
Shohei Ohtani is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and in a year where he literally COULD NOT PITCH, he goes out and has arguably the single greatest season in the history of a sport that's been around for over 120 years.
I'm a Dodger fan. I've seen some incredible things over the last 20-25 years as a kid and as an adult. Shohei is on another level. I can't WAIT to see what he does for the next nine years.
Shohei Otani probably achieved his uniform number 51 here to pay tribute to Ichiro, who was once a member of the Marlins. The Nippon Ham Fighters' mentor, manager Kuriyama, said, "Even on Christmas, when everyone else was out playing, Shohei was practicing batting alone." Otani is the epitome of hard work.🎉
Or more likely because 51 comes after 50....
@@ianstrattonLMAO
Man stfu u doing way to much
Thank you, thank you thank you!
Ninja Moves
That last strikeout against the US in the WBC has more weight than him winning 10 WS.
He is already the GOAT
Most remarkable player baseball has seen 😅🥰
Sho-Time has seemingly mastered every aspect of the sport of baseball. To Hit, Run and Pitch at the level he's at is making this whole "Major League Baseball-Thing" look way too easy.
My good god man. Feet away from a 4th homer and feet away from Triple. He could’ve had a cycle too. I hope everyone is remembering this because we’re amidst complete greatness. Both in the box and on the mound. Just incredible. We’re literally watching Willie Mays/Babe Ruth and Bonds in his prime.
As a youngster I used to act out dream sequences in my grandmother’s backyard wanting to topple the 40/40 mark. To see someone achieve it as an adult is amazing.
His base slide are thing of a beauty
2200+ games in MLB so far this season. Only 19 times has an ENTIRE TEAM had a better stat line than Shohei did solo today.
😮😮😮
Seems like no matter what Ohtani does, people will say he needs to do more. Jeez
The sky is the limit for him.
Huh?
What’s wrong with that?
@@shawnvogt888 But ... Acuna ... but ... Lindor ... but Judge ... but Vlad ... but Olson ... 🤣🤣
Every year ... haters bring up names to take Ohtani down a notch.
Ohtani cannot be denied bruh.
@RunForPeace-hk1cu ah, I get you. I just try to tune those idiots out, but I know what you're referencing now. If they can't recognize greatness, they're blind.
Don't forget these things: 1. He had struggled the early part of the season because of the scandal he had to suffer. 2. He is still recovering from his Tommy John. 3. This is his first season as a dodger. 4. He doesn't do the bonehead sliding when he stills.
Just UNBELIEVABLE
Super Refreshing to see Smart Base Running & Sliding !!
he started off the season as the hottest player in baseball and had the most impactful start any dodger has had in the first 30 or so games. go look at the stats. you don't even remember what you're talking about lmao.
We are witnessing history! 🐐🐐🐐
Definitely in the running... Time will tell & what the future will bring...
He makes future HOFers like Trout, Kershaw, Betts, Freeman shake their heads in awe. 🦄🐐
“Nobody who’s hit 50HR in a season has ever stolen more than 25 bases in the same season.”
Boy, that really puts things into perspective.
probably because most of those guys played in this era where they made stealing bases way too easy. literally back to back "historical seasons" (acuna 40 HR 70 SB) after making changes to the base size and how many times a pitcher can pick off. i think the stolen base number is way over blown. what shohei is doing at the plate and as a pitcher is why he's the greatest. not because he can steal bases in this era where they made it too easy.
@@joe-s2z how much easier do you think they made it? So you realize no other 50 hr hitter has stolen more than 25 bases. Do you realize the success rate he has even compared to Acunas 70sb season? steals are 100% up since the rule change but not to the degree that you are trying to diminish it by. His speed is crazy for a player as big as he is and with as much power as he has you can look at the metrics and see
thats with a elbow surgery after the doctors told him he cant pitch anymore
In 7 years, dude's got a ROTY, 3 MVPs (he's guaranteed this year), one 2nd place MVP to Judge's historic season. Even if he's just league average in both pitching and hitting for the remainder of his contract, he'd still be in the discussion as the greatest player ever.
Being an average MLB-level pitcher and hitter at the same time is a ridiculous feat (that nobody has done in a century+). The fact that he's pretty damn near the top of both categories if not at the top...they might as well build a shrine to the guy as a baseball god.
Except he's not in the league average tho...this guy is basically top 5 in both.
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For pitching he lacks the volume of work to put him with the rest of aces in the league, but I'm a purist in that regard so this is more personal preference. Other than that, I completely agree that in his best pitching seasons in any given game he is as good as anyone in the league.
What if he hits more HR then judge ?
07:25 seriously, what kind of pitch is that.
What an unbelievable talent. Witnessing history in real time is so special
I don’t even like baseball but I recognize the greatness when I see it. He’s a freak of physical, mental and discipline strength.
What a transcendent player. Consider yourselves among the privileged to witness this game and this era
The sad things about this is there are people who will downplay this achievement. "It's just 50 homers", "It's just 50 stolen bases", etc.
A sane and classy person would appreciate greatness and simply hats off when they see it. If you can't appreciate it, then it shows how little and bitter you are as a person.
Life is too short to worry about haters.
LOL in what world are people saying "it's just 50 homers" about any player in a season?! 😂😂
@@wesleysolmon3320they’ll be here soon … I don’t even understand how they are sports fans in the first place …
The whole point of athletics is to witness incredible feats … not just be a homer … or a hater …
@@wesleysolmon3320 Remember this when you see the inevitable "IS OHTANI OVERRATED?" thumbnails.
I personally think MLB ruined stolen bases with the rule changes. Acuna had a "40 70" season last year after they added rules to make it way easier to steal bases. Ohtani is the greatest because he can pitch and hit at an all star level, even hitting at an MVP level. not because he stole 50 bases in a year where they made it dramatically easier to steal bases.
I'm a baseball fan (Yankee 4life) and big into the NFL and NBA.. I looked at the stat line and I thought to myself this might be the best single game stat line in the HISTORY of sports.. definitely up for consideration.. What y'all think?
No one beats Usain Bolts for individual performance, but for a team sport, that could be up for debate.
I'm a diehard lakers fan and I agree best single player game I've ever seen
Shawn Green had 19 total bases and 7 RBI. Ohtani got 17 total bases and 10 RBI. Ironically, he broke Shawn Green Dodger HR record the same game.
Yes it’s mind boggling. As is Wilt’s 100 point game
I agree. However, Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a NBA game in 1962 is still tops. Also leaving consideration for the amazing Dock Ellis pitching a no-hitter on acid in 1971
He already the GOAT in my mind. No one, not even Babe Ruth, could dominate a game single-handedly the way he can. He's had many games where he'd pitch 7 Innings, only give up 1 ER, and strikeout 12k's, WHILE also hitting 2 HRs in the same game and providing all the offense.
He pitch 9 shutout innings then hit 2 home run game of a 2nd doubleheader on 2023-07-27
The Goat has to have longevity. Sports is a what have you done lately. He’s never even played a playoff game. I’m rooting for him
@@josebarajas5368 "He's never played in the playoffs" is a wacky thing to hold against a player in baseball, the sport where a single team member probably has the least amount of overall impact on his team's success. Even when he's pitching and hitting, he can only start once every couple of days, and he's still only 1 bat in the lineup.
@@AirLancer exactly. Dude was on a poverty franchise. Can't hold that against him
@@josebarajas5368Barry Bonds and Ted Williams are known as two of the greatest but been to only one World Series and never won a championship, or pitched and won 1 game let alone win 15 games with a 2.33 ERA, or went 50-50 in a season.
I’m so happy for him. It’s FUN and JOYFUL when he plays. I was never a fan of baseball until he showed up. Now? I love my TWINS! And I love Shohei! 👍🏽👍🏽
I have already run out of superlatives to describe the greatness of Ohtani. Glad to be alive the same time when he is playing.
Am no expert in baseball but this guy is striking this ball like it’s nothing , looks effortless and smooth : that s to me the most impressive
Most complete and amazing player in decades.
What a player, he entered 40 40 club with walk off grand slam then created 50 50 club on perfect at bat 3 HR 2SB 10 RBI.
The 50/50 would make him the greatest but the fact that he is a killer pitcher puts him in a unique category that nobody can even compare to.
he hasnt played long enough to say hes the greatest
@@spenser6353 nah he's the goat. You just cant accept it because he's not American.
@@Von..lol dude calm down. Hes only played like 5 years in the mlb.
@@spenser6353; Yet...? Time will tell. 162 Game Regular Season + Spring, Post, WBC & maybe Olympics... ? Wonder how many Records Ohtani will Re-Write, should he have an extremely long & relatively injury free Career...? 🤔
@spenser6353
Doesn't matter. He,s the GOAT already. He,s the most complete player in baseball history.
Are there players who have more hone runs that him across their entire career? Yes . But hone runs are just one part of baseball.
It,s a travesty that ge didn't cone to the US earlier.
But he is the most complete baseball player in history. Nobody compares. He,s in his own category.
once Ohtani becomes a World Series Champion he will solitify his legacy in Baseball History - and GOAT of baseball!
All those kids at the game today will be able to tell their grandkids that they were at the game and saw one of the greatest baseball players do what he does best.
shohei is going to go berserk in the playoffs and it will be glorious
He’s the GOAT only thing left to achieve is time
Anyone who still thinks he's overrated seriously needs to check their health insurance plan to see if mental is covered.
What’s Stephen A gonna say now?
GOOD !
Stephan A changed his mind in a recent interview. He is now Shohei biggest fan.@@AR-by5hw
@@AR-by5hwif only ohtani had a darker complexion lol
@@AR-by5hwwho cares about that 🤡
A unanimous MVP lock for Ohtani. All 30 BBWAA voting members have the easiest MVP vote in MLB history going 6 for 6 w 3 HR's & 10 RBI's. There have been many prolific hitters as the Judge to win MVP but this is a first in all of baseball history. WOW! TY OHTANI!
nobody in the NL is close enough so he should win it, but just so you know, 1 game won't sway voters. its the full season (body) of work
Watch him get 60 60 in the post season. Already damn close. I havent seen this much baseball since the Cubs won the world series. Incredible.
that fan dropped the 40/40 ball 💀 1:11
700 mil not looking like too bad of a deal now 😂
...for an injured pitcher.
@@scottsycamore8209 yeah he got elbow surgery and then decided to get 50/50 club with broken elbows as a batter
It's pretty impressive,the 54-59 in the year 2024.
It's rare to live every day and witness a wonderful day.
Today is that day.
ありがとうございます🤗
日本から愛を込めて☺️
The 🐐
Thank You Ohtani my interest in Baseball is here again, Win the Series against the Yankees and you will be one of the Greatest Players in baseball,
which San Francisco Barry Bonds have not accomplished.
It's phenomenal~ Congrats from South Korea. We are enjoying you~
3 years ago, Shohei compelled me to start purchasing his merchandise. Mainly slabs. Was a football fantasy fan since the 90's. Baseball was an afterthought. I watched or listened to every Dodgers game this year. Amazing sport. At 63 it's my only sport for now. Quit football fantasy leauge. The Shohei effect.
The GOAT 🐐
I love Tim Kurkjian , he's one of the best to do it
Holy Moly!!!! R U kidding me!!! 10 for 10, Speechless.....................
6 for 6 and 10 RBI
Mannnnnn! When I first heard of his contract, I thought it was insane. Now seeing him play, it's insane! He's worth every dollar and some!
Thank you for the show Ohtani
Feat itself is amazing, but the way he shines when the spotlight is the brightest is just out of this world! When he achieved 40/40 was one show, then this 50/50 founding game, he is one of a kind 😂
Simply amazing 🤯😳
In the ancient times we had Hercules , Achilles among other mythical gods and heroes. Today we have Ohtani
Congrats Goatani!!!!!⚾️
While rehabbing to pitch next year, he achieved a 50-50 this season on the side.
He is having one of the best season ! and fun for mlb … we needed that our summers are getting boring…
He's going to win MVP and he's only providing 50% of his normal value. Crazy stuff
Shogun Goatani!!!
The greatest of our generation 🎉
greatest of any generation!
@Harcorwrestler
Bonds and Griffey were the best of their generation. How many rings do they have?
"An American all-time sport owned by a Japanese person, with no steroids. Got it."
He is about to be in the 55/55 club. The dude is a fkn machine!
Let's not forget there are still 9 games remaining in the regular season. Shohei has an outside chance of reaching the impossible 60/60 this season.
IMO, it would be even more crazy if Shohei help win the World Series in his 1st time playing in the post season. Maybe even pitch the last winning game (Dodger's bullpen is pretty depleted at this point) in the World Series and earn the World Series MVP.
We’re watching Japanese baseball MJ in his prime.
Enjoy it guys
I want to see him go 60/60!!!!! Wow!!!!! It’s a possibility with this guy. He seems to steal and hits home run in almost every single game. Well not every game lol but he’s made huge hits!!!!
Defies imagination. Back in the day, the "Natural" Roy Hobbs was written as a great pitcher (struck out the Whammer in 3 pitches!) and hitter (lights out, literally) ... but it never entered the mind that he could have speed and run like the wind. And here's Ohtani. Elite arm, elite power, elite speed. One of a kind. He's not a unicorn. He's a unicorn with two horns.
Shohei should be inducted in the hall of fame as an active player.
No one talks about his SB success rate
He is 55/59 only 4 times caught stealing for a guy that big is very impressive.
I stopped watching baseball years ago. However, Shohei Ohtani's greatness has me watching baseball clips again. He's basically Rickey Henderson, but he's also a great pitcher. That's unprecedented greatness. He's kind of doing what Babe Ruth did, but also pitching and batting full time (except this season due to the elbow injury), stealing bases, and he's doing it in the modern era. He has GOAT potential for sure.
Shohei needs to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Monday.
Ohtani stands as a luminous thread, an enduring emblem of the sublime potential locked within the human spirit, unveiled in a moment that transcends the ephemeral nature of the present, becoming an eternal chapter in the epic of sport.
Not an expert on MLB subject ! But this young man plays the ball game as true and honest ways … 😅
I predicted 55HRs and 120RBIs at the beginning of the year and got doubts halfway thru the year. Didn't expect 50+ SBs.
He's the greatest baseball player of all time. Even Pedro has said..He's Albert Pujus and Pedro himself combined as a player.
I've started watching baseball again bc of Shohei just like many of you. Watched this guy for 7 years now. Every HR highlight since then.
The Greatest Athlete in ALL of SPORTS period
shohei need to have to have a movie
Wow, that was a hall of fame night. Congratulations Ohtani
He is must-see-tv. He is mvp not just to his team but to the league. He’s getting the next gen interested in a less and less popular sport.
I cant believe I was lucky enough to be alive to see this guy.. like Ruth today, in a hundred years from now people are gonna be like "damn, wish i coulda seen that" Rejoice my friends, for he is the greatest baseball player of all time, what a thrill
Real time baby. Straight from your living rooms.
Baseball is a very hard game and to do what he is doing is beyond compeehwnsion
The definition of a juggernaut
Man Vin Scully would have loved this!
Goosebumps even as an Angels fan! Phenomenal. All class and greatest player on the planet!!!
RESPECT both players from 2 different generations with the same love for America’s #1 Sport.
He’s a goddamn monster for sure.