The Greatest Athlete In The World 大谷翔平 

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Actually the video games had to create a two way player option because he was too good to recreate in the videos games previous format.

you should make a video about aaron judge

Did the Angels use Zip Recruiter to sign Ohtani?

Yeah he isn't driven by money at all. Nippon Ham got all the posting fees and Shohei was paid peanuts before this season. Even now he is still paid less than Mike Trout.

kinda interesting to see this comment as he just got signed with $700M contract lol@@IchiroSakamoto

@@ChaseDotters I mean, he's definitely want to be the GOAT, getting a record in contract is one way LOL.

I love the athletes in America but god damn, the amount of respect these foreign players deserve is unreal. It's people like Luka Doncic, Manu Ginobili, Ohtani, Giannis, Jagr, so many others. I just can't ever hate them. Dedicated to their craft and it's just beautiful.

Yeah the social design of Japan is essentially built upon respect and obedience

@Rvve Duio think I’m about to join the list

Japanese thing

Culture. He was raised with these values whilst Americans are raised on TikTok and missing parents

I'm sorry children are being made to clean schools including toilets to the extent that the job is no longer needed and that's somehow heartwarming????

@@joshuayoung7972 considering its the kids themselves making the mess it doesn't seem cruel that they clean up after them selves. they aren't made to do it to cut labour costs, they do it to teach respect for their environment and the skills to clean up after themselves and have productive routine- its not labour intensive when you have 30+ kids doing the same thing, it just gives them awareness of their surroundings. the amount of adults I know what don't have this skill is embarrassing.

Yep.. First time I was in Tokyo I went looking for a trash can to throw away trash from my lunch.... nowhere to be found. Was kind of stumped for a second. Then looked around and saw there was nontrash anywhere... They're such a disciplined culture that they take it home, work etc to find a trash can. Was really impressive

@@joshuayoung7972it’s to teach them life skills, it’s not a punishment or chore for them it’s just like a school activity

@@joshuayoung7972 Such a shame learning that making a mess requires work to clean. I think a lot of people I see tossing trash out their car windows could have used some of this teaching.

but there will be, he is a catalyst that will elevate the game's standard. 2 way players like him are the future of the mlb and maybe a lot more common for your grandchildren to watch. He will be remembered for this moment forever though but sooner or later everyone gets surpassed in skill,/ability or records/stats. Just look at snowboarding, what the kids these days are doing compared to 20 years ago.

​@@charlieromero6115 thing is they need to have a body. If you look closely. His body is what made him do it all. Hell not even someone in basketball will ever have a player like lebron. Their bodies are literally made to play the game to the highest level.

@@charlieromero6115 no doubt, he is the catalyst and opened up the floodgate for future 2-way players. but, what will be hard to do is to break the records. take 2022's records for example, 15 Wins, 2.33 ERA, 12K/9, 34 HR, 95 RBI, 11 SB.

​@@dejesusjosephmikhel3225 If you combined LeBron's body with Michael Jordan's mind, that would easily trumph MJ or LeBron. MJ lacked the more physically dominating body, while LeBron lacks the ultra tryhard approach, clutchness, & killer instinct that MJ possessed.

As regarding the "there never will be another Ohtani" comment. You can say the same thing about any individual, as everyone is different.

Another thing that makes it difficult for the Angels is there in the same division as the Astros. As long as Houston keeps producing the way they are, the Angels are never going to get close to a World Series.

@@manzac112 they could always get the wildcard😂

@@austinlarrimore6542 Seattle: You serious, Angels? 😒

@@austinlarrimore6542 ik but 19 games can be the huge changing factor

They would be a 100 loss team without Ohtani

How? Baseball doesn't exist

Cool story

Same!!!!!

Same

Him and Aaron Judge are the best players to play in the last 100 years, I don’t know where it’s gonna be and I hope It’s in The Bronx but they’re going to end up on the same team in the future

you need a life then.

And yet he isn't even the top 5 players in baseball. On his best day, he is half the player Judge is.

@@skankytrick when Judge can do what Shohei can in both pitching and hitting, then you tell me.

​@@skankytrick 🤡

​@@skankytrick average Yankee fan take

It's absolutely insane. Like he saw a 100 MPH sinker, thought it was a great pitch and his next start threw a 101 MPH Sinker, this guy is the greatest ever

Because … there is none. Wish I could see him pitch and hit, there won’t be another one like him in my lifetime - or never. The fact that he looks like a comic book superhero only adds to his vibe.

@@aynett7380 Its not insane. Anyone capable of throwing 100 mph who also hits would be able to incorporate that in to this repertoire. Makes perfect sense.

@@vgold4286 lol "Anyone" emphasis on "one" because there is only one person capable of that.

@@vgold4286 just like it’s not crazy to lift a car, anyone that can exert 2 tons of force would be able to lift a car. Makes perfect sense.

Facts. Off the top of my head, I don’t know or care about the highest earning athletes. But greatness - you can recognize with one name i.e. Ruth, Jordan, Brady, Gretzky, Earnhardt, Serena, etc. Ohtani will be a name that lives forever

The Japanese instill wholesome values in their children and its very important to act honorably.

Very true but you have to understand that this kind of obsession is his life. He is doing exactly what he wants to do. He wants to be the best baseball player alive and loves playing the game. So we can look at it like he is sacrificing himself for baseball but he is literally living the dream. That is why the money doesn't matter. That is why he doesn't do anything but baseball. He is probably truly happy and I envy him for that more than the fame and money

Real man

@@glazed6178 Well spoken, very well spoken.

Lol. People really love saying hyperbolic shit and somehow believing it

⁠@@liam3104cause it’s a huge dopamine dump just like drugs

Goro shigeno is pretty close but you're right lol

tokuchi toua

​@@Geturgutsoffmeawesome anime, and even then goro couldnt compare to ohtani, thats how crazy he is irl

that might be my favorite thing about him existing. he's single handedly made it so i can be a two way player in road to the show (as far as i know, at least. i never had a playstation, so i only played the ones on vita before they came to xbox/switch and i don't think you could do this on the vita ones.).

Lol he got the difficulty set too low

@@conedx I was just about to say this, my man made a VIDEO GAME add his ability to it, really crazy when you think about it

You could've been a two player before mlb 22. I was doing that in like 17 or 18. Stop capping.

I agree he is a good all-rounder

How great it would be if he did stay and persevered for a championship tho...

Hopefully next season is our year for the Angels 🙌 (yes ik we say this every year, but i really do feel it for next year)

Lmao if ur a rams fan that’s how a lot of lions felt about Stafford, and most of the fans were pretty happy that he finally got a ring, even tho it wasn’t with us

Hope he goes to the mariners

@@Matt-uz3dt i would rather die than that happen, no offense lol

I just hope he doesn't become a jerk by the end of his career. Jordan is the undisputed goat of basketball but dude is a piece of work post NBA career when he was actually like what you mentioned Ohtani early on in his career. I suppose being good as he was stroked his ego too much.

He should not be protected more than anyone else

@@ethanheinen8589 yes he should

@@ethanheinen8589 yes he should

@@ethanheinen8589 he should definitely be protected more than you

@@MQXM001 why lol

Same,honored to wear my t-shirt.(wish it was a jersey).

What do they say now? must be tasty eating their own words 😅

Japanese baseball is just way more team based then American baseball

Can’t shine without the haters.

​@@isaackangas6921 wtf, baseball is one of the most individualistics team sport ever

@@hustlecoder1673 Its both, baseball is built on 1 on 1 matchups, yet a single player can only take 1/9th of the at bats or pitch once every 5 days, making it extremely team oriented.

@@pranavarora9976 yet its still most individualistic team sport ever. Basically Pitcher and catcher do 80% of work. And then 20% is done by other 7 players. Sometimes for whole game you dont even need to be on the field. And if we are talking about offense then again its individual against individual until you get on the base. In other team sports you need some chemistry, you need to know your teammates behavior to be more succesful. And i dont see it in baseball.

@Regdu Geht I definitely got my eye on Judge and the history he’s making, but he’s not a more valuable player than Ohtani. How do you call yourself more valuable than a guy who’s your ace on the mound, and arguably your best hitter on the team aside from Trout? But, I will say it’s hard to call him the greatest athlete in the world when you got guys like Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson. Who excelled at Football and Baseball at the highest level. Bo Jackson was even named an All-Star in 1989. But is he the greatest athlete in purely Baseball? I personally feel like there’s no debate he is.

@@SouthsideSox007 "In the world" meaning currently. Bo and Deion last played like 30 years go

Trout is a better hitter

@@suckysucky6708 LOL what does that have to do with the initial comment you dunce

This.

It was not a gamble for him because going to MLB was his plan ever since he was a child. It becomes a gamble when you suddenly decide to do it.

@@wilburwood8261 He took the risk to be the first to use NBP's stupid 'posting system' to come to the MLB instead of waiting for overseas FA. He missed out 5 years of salary just to get to MLB early.

@@IchiroSakamoto There are many flaws in your comments. Many players have used NPBs posting system before. Waiting for overseas FA is not a risk, it is just a missed opportunity. You need to study things lol

He is already a legend

If you compare the all time stats Trout > Ohtani but yeah Ohtani right now is for sure the best

Ohtani is the person everyone should aspire to be.

A humble and cool guy. ❤️

@@AlexisReyess00a Hard working, charismatic, talented, a natural leader, responsible, who's a better person in sports?

He’s also obsessed with baseball. Talent + hard work + living a lifestyle to optimize his athleticism = someone reaching heights we will likely never see again in our generation

​@@LovelessFascination He gave his earnings to his parents most asians do, but they still buy for themselves, but Ohtani is different. I saw the things he bought in some of his interviews. He bought things for optimal sleeping and other things that will elevate his craft. This guy has a scary mindset on and off the field.

lmao

Hahah this is an amazing comment

LOL this comment is gold

Lol

You're right because Ichiro is related to Kobe Bryant but Ohtani is related to Michael Jordan!

I'm watching because I don't think he can last a longtime doing it

@@DW-op7ly it is a lot to ask for. But man what a historic thing if he has a long career doing it. His dedication is unbelievable.

*Japan and USA, those arent the world.

@@azumishimizu1880 woah if you are baseball fan and can see someone's potential. You like this kid. Every baseball fan on earth I am sure is hoping he has a long career. It is good for the game.

Harimoto is not even Japanese, he's an ethnic Korean

@@naturalthing1 kinda funny how some of the best "Japanese" baseball players are technically not Japanese (for example Kaneda Masaichi, Harimoto Isao, Oh Sadaharu)

@@sleepking669 actually there are many more...maybe over half are ethnic Koreans that have not "come out" or keeping secret.

Oh yeah. Most koreans will tell you it is because japanese are too small to compete with koreans.

@@naturalthing1 but isnt that most japanese? the "japanese" are a mixture of korean , manchurian, even chinese that over took the jomons during the yayoi period, and since have had constant immigrants from the asian mainland - esp koreans due the its proximity. I'm not saying japanese and koreans are the same. im just saying if you go far back enough, a lot of japanese are "ethnically" korean

Bro the second they get a good first baseman the angels will be legendary

@@kingswagger8300 Yeah man and they have a couple of good enough young guys over there that are developing such as Rengifo. They get that in addition to 1b & beefed up bullpen they can surely make a run. Once they clinch a spot in any way its all back to 0-0. I also think it would help to get Sandovals walk rate down in addition to another above average/ elite arm. If they cannot put it together they should be let go as a mercy move by the owner lolol It would be nothing short of a tragedy if Trout/Ohtani never sniff the post season.

@@kingswagger8300 lol no. They’d need more pitching and some lineup depth

@@alexbenton6306 Yep. Their rotation, even right now, is actually pretty alright, but the bottom half of the lineups they’re currently rolling out are absolutely _horrifying._

Me too. And I'm from a country where baseball is beyond an afterthought.

You failed to mention that his own father never believed he could make it to the majors which was something that Shohei disagreed on at an early age.🤷‍♀️

There is way more people who are blessed with good timing and opportunity, Shohei is a beast.

Wild.

Precisamente. De hecho, hay estudios sobre ello, el libro "Fuera de Serie" de Malcon Gladwel trata el asunto.

OK, if you and I had good timing and opportunity we can be just like Ohtani. wow lol

Be like Shohei and do both lol

Be Like Shohei and do both from a cricket and new baseball fan !

Can't imagine..

That's hilarious.

In Cricket one can find All rounders who bats , bowl and fields well , Cricket produced world class allrounders who will bat at the crease for very long time , who would bowl in match winning performances by taking wickets unlike baseball who would bowl the ball by rotating the arms in 360 degree manner and while delivering the ball he would straighten the arms to deliver the ball in generating speed of 150km to 160km but whereas in baseball a pitcher merely throws the by bending the arms in generating speed which is not a achievement at all as throwing a ball by bending the arms is an easy or inherent feature of an human being but bowling by straightining the arms while delivering the ball in cricket is a difficult art , An all-rounder in cricket who would field in every position to stop and catch the ball without wearing any gloves like in baseball. Cricket produced world class allrounders like Gary Sobers , Ian Botham, Imran Khan , Kapil Dev , Richard Hadlee , Flintoff,Ben Stokes and Jack Kallis etc who excelled in both bat and ball and were a good fielders. A person who knows very well about cricket will never ever relinquish cricket for any other game .

he's nice and he's humble. he's a japanese after all.

@@nevek895 Most Japanese are not as nice and humble like him He is on a different level.

That totally BS

Lmaoap dat dude made a super team in LA. Goat my ass 🤣

That’s so true

Hey now 😂. Japan has such a awesome culture it’s cool that they adopted baseball and love it so much!

Better baseball than war, that your not so good at.

He'll soon become the pride and joy of the entire planet

@@mattomara Its pretty sweet how they adopted some things from us post-war and then put their own spin on it! Japanese car culture would be another big one.

For me it's still Tom Brady.

@@manzac112 I respect that too

Judge is having a better season

@@bananaboi7538 what are Judge's pitching stats this season?

@@manzac112 nah

Is he still on that?

@@extragoogleaccount6061 I believe the conrtact ends after this season.

@@extragoogleaccount6061 Angels have him on team control till next year in the offseason If he just does a much as stay relatively healthy and have a good 2023 season he will fetch upwards of 400M

@@skellez I hope the Angels decide to trade him in the off-season. Angels need to decide to with move the franchise forward or another fun with Shohei season. Their farm system is not producing with no one of any note getting promoted for next year. After agreeing to the buy out of ARB1 and 2, Ohtani has a 20m arbitration 3 salary for 2023 and gets the Angels a compensation pick if they keep him and he surely turns down a qualifying offer for 2024.

Fucking love this man

@@Masterman274 I bet you have an Ohtani altar now? XD

@@faintsherin4468 The worship is insane. And I don’t even watch baseball!

There will be one guy, who will surpass him. Yusefu Yoshimura.

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@@imjustthatnigga Laugh now! See you in 10 to 15 years! That guy will be the greatest baseball player ever. Surpassing Babe Ruth with two fingers in his nose and also Ohtani. Only competitor will be Sadaharu Oh and Bonds, home run wise.

Really though! He’s a rare unicorn. Like a 1 out of 1.

@@azumishimizu1880 You forgot about Takeo Kikuchi and Kansai Yamamoto. They will be like Ohtani in a few years.

people don't comprehend? Judge is having the most dominate offensive season we have seen in decades yet you lap riders stay drooling over Ohtani

@@SRM110 you're comparing an off and on hitter to an elite hitter and pitcher g t f o h boy!!!😀

Ohtani is the easy mvp and it's not close if people were rational

@@SRM110 didn’t say anything about Judge dude. Just said people don’t comprehend how much work Ohtani puts in to do what he does. But yeah stay lap riding and drooling over judge when the conversation has nothing to do with him.

@@SRM110 Judge managed to hit a few homeruns, after the yankees got juiced baseballs. Completely crashed in the post-season. Guy is barely good enough to wipe Ohtani's shoes...

oh boy. if u do that youll lose interest in baseball real quick. The Angels are a cursed franchise, in the past 8 years they have had half the AL MVP awards (3 for Mike Trout and 1 for Ohtani), yet outside of those 2 they suck to the point they only been to the playoffs once in that time span and were knocked out in the first round. This year is also the same. its believed that ohtani will either be traded during the off season/next season or leave the team in free agency at the end of the season b/c the team is so bad.

Hate to break to you but despite having the 2 best players in the sport and a couple other big names, the Angels are terrible. Mike Trout (a future lock for the Hall of Fame in his own right) has been in the league for 11 years and has only been to the playoffs once in 2014.

just watch the games when shohei pitch or his other highlights. you cant watch full games of Angels without scratching your head

I hope you'll enjoy watching TWO generational talents, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani playing for the losing Angels 😇

@Bread and Circuses 1. Women exist and 2. Women platonically compliment other women all the time, yet there’s such a stigma around guys doing it and 3. If they are so what?

@Bread and Circuses Never go on r/baseball my friend, every Ohtani post there has at least 10 guys (understandably) questioning their sexuality

@@absterps lmaoo

@@DeepfriedBeans4492 As a guy, looking at other guys is kind of like looking at trees. I can tell they look different if they're beside each other, but I have no idea which one is better looking.

You'll see more teams open to it and more people try it but I doubt we see anyone like this again Michael Lorenzen BEGGED the reds to let him play both ways. They even used him as a defensive replacement and let him start some games in center field a few years ago in September. Lorenzen is now on the Angels and no longer wants to do both bc he said there no way he can put in the work on both sides Ohtani does.

Yeah, he's going to be like Steph Curry was, but for baseball. Just going to totally change the game, and inspire a completely new breed of players in the next generation.

@@asimpletuneSteph curry showed that you don’t need the size to be ultra competitive in a sport. Ohtani is a freak of nature and even his body was breaking down.

@@davidk4082 what? curry popularised the 3

And then he Thanos “I am inevitable” his way by dominating baseball around the world

You Americans are crazy. He is not even top 5000 best athletes now 😄 Baseball is trash sport

Brady