What is the limit of Ohtani Shohei (29, LAA)? It is producing better results than in 2021, when it was unanimously awarded the American League (AL) Best Player (MVP). The free agent (FA) jackpot is already certain.

On the 19th (Korean time), Ohtani started as the designated hitter twice in the 2023 American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) home game against the New York Yankees held at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA. He struck out to help his team win 5-1.

His batting average for the season rose slightly from 0.306 to 0.307 (111 hits in 362 at-bats), and his slugging percentage increased from 0.677 to 0.680 by adding a triple.

Perfect pitcher strikes out three pitches, walks → perfect revenge with bullet triplesThe opposing pitcher was not easy. On the 29th of last month, Domingo Herman achieved the 24th perfect game in MLB career, which goes well beyond 100 years. Afterwards, he was somewhat shaken with 3 runs (2 earned) in 4⅓ innings against the Baltimore Orioles on the 4th, but on the 10th against the Chicago Cubs, he made a good pitch with 1 run in 6 innings and seemed to continue his momentum.

It didn’t start well. At the end of the first inning, Ohtani, who took his first at-bat from first base, could hardly respond to Hermann’s breaking ball. He struck out on three pitches, swinging in vain on two curveballs and one changeup, and dented his ego.

One adaptation was enough for him. In the bottom of the 3rd inning with a 2-1 lead, Hermann’s command faltered. The first two batters were allowed to walk, and Ohtani was in no hurry. After fouling off the first pitch, Ohtani calmly picked out a ball that was controlled low, and even after swinging the 5th ball wrong, he was not fooled by the sinker that slipped out of the 6th pitch, so he went on base with a walk and filled the base. Afterwards, Hermann, who was more shaken, committed a wild throw and gave up one more point.

In the 5th episode, he directly destroyed Hermann. With the team leading 3-1, Hermann’s low changeup was strongly pulled at first base. He had a 3-degree launch angle, but it was a powerful hit with an exit velocity of 110.5 miles per hour (177.8 km). It was a hit that would have been enough to become a home run in four consecutive games if he had only had a high angle. While the ball hit the right field and reached the fence, Ohtani quickly settled down to 3rd base through 1st and 2nd bases. In the meantime, the runner on first base easily dug home. Ohtani even added a point when Miki Moniak’s timely hit.

At the end of the 7th inning, with no runners out, he calmly picked out the ball up to 3 pitches in the 4th at-bat, but withdrew with a looking strikeout at the end of the 6-pitch match. There was no way to do anything about the ball that landed low on his body.

1st place in triples, what is Ohtani lacking?Ohtani, who recorded his먹튀검증 7th triple of the season, surpassed Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals, 6) to become the sole MLB leader in this category.

Ohtani’s progress this season has been amazing. Ohtani, who hit the 35th cannon with a home run the day before, confirmed his position as the MLB’s best cannon in this category with a gap of 5 against Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves, 30).

Ohtani, who hit 35 homers in 93 games, is on the trend of hitting exactly 60 homers when he plays in all of the remaining 67 games at his current pace. Considering that he is raising the trend recently, it seems that he will be able to surpass the home run record (62) set by Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) last year.

In addition, the symbol of the hotajun tribe is ranked first in triples. Since 1901, Willie Mays (51 homers, 13 triples) of the New York Giants (currently San Francisco) in 1955 and Jim Rice (46 homers, 13 triples) of the Boston Red Sox (1978) have won home runs and triples simultaneously since 1901. 15) only. Ohtani is preparing to make a new name in history after 45 years.

Furthermore, Ohtani ranks 1st in slugging percentage (0.680) and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage 1.072), 3rd in RBIs (76), 7th in runs scored (69), 8th in on-base percentage (0.392), and 9th in batting average (0.307). If you narrow the range to AL, the ranking goes up.

Compared to 2021, when he won the AL unanimous MVP, it shows how outstanding it is. As a hitter at the time, Ohtani recorded a batting average of 0.257, 46 homers, 100 RBIs, 103 runs, a slugging percentage of 0.592, and an OPS of 0.964. He was third in the league in home runs, 13th in RBI, eighth in runs scored, and second in slugging percentage and OPS.

Nevertheless, as a pitcher, he simultaneously achieved outstanding results of 9 wins and 2 losses with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.18, becoming the undisputed best player.

This season, as a pitcher, he is showing off a more evolved aspect with 7 wins, 5 losses and an ERA of 3.50 in 23 games. In 2021, he had 156 strikeouts, and this season he has 139 strikeouts in 18 games. This is why no one can doubt the unanimous MVP award.