Shohei Ohtani’s arrival in Major League Baseball this winter was met with so much hype, anticipation and historic recalibration — he is seeking to become the first full-time, two-way player since Babe Ruth 100 years ago — that we may have forgotten, if only briefly, the difficulties facing him in that pursuit. There is a reason no one, not even great two-way prospects such as Dave Winfield and Josh Hamilton, had seriously attempted, let alone pulled off, this double play: Baseball is too specialized, with hitters and pitchers on separate, detailed, daily programs, to allow for someone to do both. But Ohtani has other factors working against him, namely his move from Japan’s Pacific League to MLB, with its jump in talent-level and international scrutiny.

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  • Aaron Judge Heaps Praise on Shohei Ohtani: ‘What an Impressive Athlete’
    Ohtani will have to work a little harder this year if he wants to win another MVP because his status as a two-way sensation is currently on pause. The Dodgers’ designated hitter won’t take the ...
    06/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, banned from delivering for Uber Eats
    The ex-interpreter had exploited his personal and professional relationship with Ohtani to plunder millions from the two-way player's account for years, at times impersonating Ohtani to bankers.
    06/8/2024 - 4:41 am | View Link
  • Pirates Rookie Paul Skenes Viewed Shohei Ohtani As ‘Inspiration’
    Although Skenes ultimately developed as a starting pitcher, he looked up to Ohtani for his success as a two-way player, according to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com “I grew up watching him,” Skenes said.
    06/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Ippei Mizuhara spoke for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. He also stole nearly $17M from him
    Mizuhara exploited the Japanese-English language barrier to isolate Ohtani and profit, in the truest sense, from his proximity to the two-way player‘s power. On Tuesday, the ex-interpreter ...
    06/4/2024 - 2:54 pm | View Link
  • Ippei Mizuhara spoke for baseball star Shohei Ohtani. He also stole nearly $17M from him
    Prosecutors say he exploited the Japanese-English language barrier to isolate Ohtani and profit from his proximity to the two-way player’s power. He admitted to stealing nearly $17 million from ...
    06/4/2024 - 9:57 am | View Link
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