MLB Twitter stunned with Shohei Ohtani ranking sixth in the fan's Top 10 starting pitchers list: "6th??????"
Fans on Twitter were left bemused at the current MLB hot property, Shohei Ohtani, being ranked as low as sixth on the “The Shredder’s” top 10 starting pitchers.
MLB Network rolled out its annual tradition of ranking their “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position, leaving baseball fans across the country stunned. The burning question being: How can Ohtani be rated so low?
Shohei Ohtani struck out an AL-leading 11.9 batters per 9 innings en route to a 15-9 record and 2.33 ERA.
The @Angels two-way phenom is our #6 starting pitcher on the #Top10RightNow countdown!
Oh, and he also hit .273 with 34 HR and 95 RBI. https://t.co/f8Ia861EjX
“Shohei Ohtani struck out an AL-leading 11.9 batters per 9 innings en route to a 15-9 record and 2.33 ERA. The @Angels two-way phenom is our #6 starting pitcher on the #Top10RightNow countdown! Oh, and he also hit .273 with 34 HR and 95 RBI,” - MLB Now, Twitter
Ohtani was impeccable last season, to say the least, with both bat and ball. He became the first player in the modern era to qualify for both the hitting and pitching leaderboards in one season. He reached the limit of 3.1 plate appearances and one innings pitched per game.
Ohtani finished his 2022 season with a 15–9 record, a 2.33 ERA, and 219 strikeouts in 166 innings.
The reigning Los Angeles Angels Player of the Year and the team's Nick Adenhart Pitcher of the Year had Twitter on their feet. As you'll see, the majority felt a sense of injustice for the Japanese superstar.
6th?????? twitter.com/mlbnow/status/… https://t.co/JZJscFFVcN
Should be 3-4 but @MLBNetwork hates the @Angels for no reason…
#Halos twitter.com/mlbnow/status/…
@MLBNow @Angels Ohtani easily top 3
@MLBNow @Angels Intern you are a disgrace fr
@MLBNow @Angels #1 for the electricity he brings to each game he is in.
@MLBNow @Angels Genius, God, artist, 🦄
@MLBNow @Angels I believe Pitching Ninja; he ranked Ohtani at 3
@MLBNow @Angels Insanity man got second in the mvp voting as a pitcher and you have him at 6
@MLBNow @Angels we know
@MLBNow @LockedOnAngels @Angels I’m fine with the back half of this list he’s a top pitcher for sure but he hasn’t had better seaosn than the top 5
Shohei Ohtani was touted to become a great swimmer back in the day
Ohtani was a teen blessed with great talent, playing various sports in his childhood. He was someone who believed in the development of skill and opted to stay local in terms of training, rather than going to big cities like Osaka or Yokohama.
Shohein Ohtani 11 years old champion swimmer, this is is his first sports. He continued until High school! (his high school has incorporated swimming as part of baseball training) https://t.co/bJZ78pCjAV
"Shohein Ohtani 11 years old champion swimmer, this is is his first sports. He continued until High school! (his high school has incorporated swimming as part of baseball training)" - 大谷翔平 ¹⁷Ohtani Shohei ¹⁷, Twitter
He competed in swimming and baseball in high school. He was such an incredibly fast swimmer that even his baseball coach, Hiroshi Sasaki, admitted that he could have made the Olympics.
Shohei Ohtani didn't go down that road and took up baseball instead, and it looks like he's made the right choice.