And in case you forgot what he looks like on the mound -- this guy has some of the best stuff in baseball. Ohtani, a 27-year-old sensation from Japan, has taken the league by storm and may be baseball's most popular player. Its been no more complicated than that, really.. Special accommodations even had to be made at Hohokam for the larger-than-usual media contingent, which included 40 members of Japanese media. .evwvnJ{line-height:1.5;margin:0 auto 16px;max-width:470px;padding-left:0;position:relative;width:-webkit-fit-content;width:-moz-fit-content;width:fit-content;}/*!sc*/ pic.twitter.com/M8ABQ3gKOU. Perhaps most tellingly of all, hes also currently first in swinging strike rate, a very important measure of sheer pitching dominance, and he ranks third in average fastball velocity. On the mound, Ohtani has made 13 starts, posting a 3.49 ERA, while striking out 30.4% of batters for a total of 1.5 WAR. Shohei Ohtani CBS News After a fierce recruiting contest. This enforces the splitters downward movement. I felt really good in the first inning, but I was trying to do too much in the second, Fujinami said through interpreter Issei Kamada. Defined as either a 3-0, 2-0 or 3-1 count. Jul 9, 2021 Time to get to work! In case you were wondering, the one hitter to reach base against Ohtani's splitter is reigning American League MVP Jos Abreu, who drew a walk against it on a full-count splitter that Ohtani helicoptered way up and out of the strike zone. Good luck. #react-header{width:100%;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-club],.mHQYb header.mlb-header[data-is-microsite]{background-image:linear-gradient( #002D72 50%, #041E42 50% );}}/*!sc*/ Shohei Ohtani shines in Angels loss to the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Ditching the cutter and utilizing the splitter more may just be the change that could take Ohtani to the next level as a pitcher. He declared himself fit after completing a 32-pitch bullpen session on Friday, and the Angels had no reservations starting him on Sunday, even though Ohtani has a history of elbow injuries and the team is well out of playoff contention. First time over here, you know the eyes are on you. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;color:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ Shohei Ohtani threw a nasty split-fingered fastball in the first inning on Sunday that raised the eyebrows of Angels manager Joe Maddon, who is not used to seeing his two-way star go to his signature put-away pitch so soon. 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Ohtani's four-seamer and splitter approach the hitter along the same path: His fastball averages 4.6 inches of horizontal movement, and his splitter averages 4.2 inches of horizontal movement. .hHLkAw input:-ms-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ He said it was a little sore the other day. Shohei Ohtani is a 23-year-old Japanese professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels for the American Major League. Ohtani was scheduled to start Friday nights series opener against the As but was scratched after experiencing some general soreness in his pitching arm following a game of catch on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/NgGetLRuv8. .mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu__link:hover{background-color:#e2e2e2;color:#002867;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ Well start attacking hitters and thinking the same way. I want to keep on throwing I think every time I throw, I learn something and get better, Ohtani said. 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As a pitcher, he's rocking a 132 ERA+and striking out. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--parent[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner::after{display:inline-block;}/*!sc*/ The slider is effective, but not even close to the level of effectiveness of the splitter. .epHHrr.youtube iframe{max-width:100%;}/*!sc*/ MESA, Ariz. -- Shintaro Fujinami expected to battle nerves in his highly anticipated A's debut, which was only amplified once it was announced that the pitching matchup would come against Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani. But Ohtani's split has been the best strikeout pitch of them all. Ohtani has posted an ERA of under three this year, so perhaps it bears paying attention. data-styled.g163[id="Styles__OEmbedContainer-oapuup-0"]{content:"epHHrr,"}/*!sc*/ He said it was a little sore the other day. 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