[Highlight] Shohei Ohtani ties the ballgame with a solo home run!
He’s just better
Throwing a 74 mph middle in barrel finder to Baseball Jesus is a bold strategy
That was supposed to be like a Maddux two-seamer, but it ran way back over the plate without any real bite. Meatball.
how is it that pros are throwing meatballs / “leaving breaking balls up”, etc. like they’re the best of the best. i’m not sure i buy it.
cuz it’s fucking hard?
This really is just any other day for him
I’m a huge Shohei stan, but I think there are many many players who would hit a home run on that pitch.
Final boss
Can someone be the protagonist and the final boss in the same anime?
If anyone can two way the anime, it’s him!
Pretty sure it would be Hentai then
You say that like that wouldn’t be a crossover mainstream best seller.
Isn’t that basically One Punch Man?
One swing man
Metal Bat!
Now that’s a guy who can break Barry Bonds’ OPS record
ONE SWINGGGGGGGGGG
Unrelated but I wanna crack Fubuki
I really don’t think of myself as a waifu guy but Fubuki and Nico Robin both make me drool just as much (if not more) as any irl woman has. Yusuke Murata and Eiichiro Oda got be the Ohtanis of drawing hot chicks with excellent character
Eren Yeager did
Attack On Titan
When the POV is the Final Boss.
Um Eren Jager says what’s up
https://i.imgur.com/3JFfBEI.jpeg
I don’t know, can he both hit AND pitch?!
that’d be the sickest anime plot twist.
but knowing the Japanese there’s probably a storyline or manga out there with that exact same story
Seunghwan Oh is retired
Shohei “It’s That Easy” Ohtani
”just hit the ball hard when you swing, I don’t understand why people over complicate things”
- Coach Ohtani
Okay, that was good, but I think you forgot that you should hit it over the wall. Let’s try again with that in mind.
Man just makes the hardest sport in the world look like a casual batting practice session.
Why are you pitching to Shohei
Because Suzuki is going to hit it out anyway too. Might aswell make Shohei earn his way on.
And he did
My wife was saying every pitcher in the WBC dreams of striking out Ohtani.
I said don’t even try him.
And then this happened.
Not everyone is Ondrej Satoria
NONE COME CLOSE TO THE ELECTRICIAN
“seemed like a good idea at the time”
Might just be the camera angle but that looked like it grazed the roof lol
He actually hit the ceiling last year against the Cubs. The stadium wasn’t built with Ohtani in mind.
And there was that time that he sent it through the roof. It’s really not built for him.
On the other hand, it shows how monstrously impressive his power is. It’s almost more impressive seeing the ball practically scrape the top like that
He’s working on figuring out how to hit the roof in outdoor stadiums.
They are called moonshots for a reason.
The cubs play outside
Is this a meme or did you forget the Dodgers and Cubs started the 2025 season in Japan?
I forgot about that lol I was confused
It didn’t graze the roof; the roof moved out of the way out of respect.
He probably was worried the ball left the dome again and he was given two bases instead of homerun,
Yeah the camera definitely made it look like it was climbing forever. Wouldn’t be surprised if it left a mark up there.
He’s so cool 😎
A God amongst men.
The home field advantage anime protagonist plot armor for this guy is off the charts.
We are watching the greatest to ever do it, folks. There’s counting stats that he will never get a chance at, sure. But there’s never been a more talented baseball player. Wow.
What a guy
That was a moonball
Wally would be proud
What a vibe 😭 Ohtani the greatest ever
This guy is not fair 😭
He’s only batting .800 with two home runs
Pitcher’s like sheit that was kinda cool
Also is it just me or is the umpire blind, so many bad calls.
Inevitable
What is this fetish going around of pitchers throwing the largest meatballs of all time to Shohei lmao
started by dominguez in game 3 of the WS
That was a Byung Hyun Kim level meatball
And Seiya just hit another!!
I think he hit the roof again 😭
74 mph over the plate with no movement against shohei is never gonna end well
He has such a protagonist energy
I’m enjoying watching Ohtani so much. It’s a lot more fun than counting the seasons until his contract is up with the Dodgers.
that’s how i felt about steph curry during the olympics
With a below 80mph pitch, it would be like batting practice.
i wouldnt be that mad if i gave up a homer to people like ohtani and judge.
The pitcher’s instant look of defeat lol
I really like Japan’s uniforms
I need the WBC to end with a 7 game series between Japan and the DR. Could you imagine the environments and chaos? I need it.
Ohtani looks best in Samurai Japan unis.
This guy isn’t human, but so fun to watch.
Why even pitch to him there??
The unicorn
That pitch was so slow I fell asleep by the time it reached the plate. Plus zero movement. That’s a meatball
The immediate dip of disappointment from the pitcher. 😂
Felt inevitable honestly
Really fun game so far! It’s tied 5-5 right now. Love the Classic!
It’s just not fair.
This guy looks like he might be pretty good.
Mise well just give him a free pass to 1st every AB
He was aiming for the Japan flag.
Cheat code!
This Shohei guy might be good at baseball
That ball had ONE DAY until retirement!
The sheer….casualishness of his swing will never not get me. He looks like he is barely swinging the bat and sending balls into orbit.
Judge or Ohtani?
Answer is always Ohtani unless ur a hardcore Yankees fan.
God
Shocker
You can watch it live by paying Netflix. Fuck you MLB.
Last game he launched one from a 77mph pitch and this one 74mph. It’s almost like batting practice for him.
Why not walk him, the greatest power hitter of all time? I doesn’t make for good TV? 🤷 Is the batter behind him better?
Why does this guy keep getting posted so much
3peat incoming. I don’t think r/baseball could handle that
Wrong sub goofball
They ain’t letting you hit for sucking up to them, lil bro
So many Dodgers fans in this thread awake watching a game at 4 AM pacific huh… real interesting
almost asian i think
Fuck Ohtani. Fuck the dodgers.
Ooh. You’re so edgy.
This same dude would be saying “fuck Babe Ruth” if he was alive back then. Some people just hate others success.
Hating Ohtani is like hating a guy like Mookie or Ozzie Albies. It’s weird.