Colin Cowherd labels Shohei Ohtani as best to ever play Baseball after WBC triumph - “It's as if Patrick Mahomes and Sauce Gardner were one guy”
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels just led Japan to their third World Baseball Classic title, defeating the United States 3-2 in the final. Ohtani closed out the game for Japan, striking out Mike Trout to secure a historic victory.
It was one of the greatest baseball spectacles of all time, and everyone got to see Ohtani's greatness. After the game, Colin Cowherd labeled the Japanese star as significantly better than Babe Ruth.
SHOHEI OHTANI STRIKES OUT MIKE TROUT TO WIN THE #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC! https://t.co/F7vUtIiRR1
Here's what Cowherd said:
"Shohei Otani is 28. He's just starting, he's gonna get a $600 million contract, you can absolutely validate 250 million as a pitcher and 350 million as a hitter. The game now is global, he is significantly better than virtually every hitter and every pitcher.
"It's as if Patrick Mahomes and Sauce Gardner were one guy. That's seriously what it's like. It would be like if Patrick Mahomes also played corner, he didn't go to the sidelines, he just went to the other side and was arguably the best corner shut down corner in the league."
Cowherd compared Ohtani to Patrick Mahomes, who is by far the best quarterback in the game, and also to Sauce Gardner, who is arguably the best cornerback in the NFL. This comparison further indicates the dominance of the Angels star while hitting and pitching.
Ohtani is playing against a far superior set of players than Babe Ruth, and he is dominating in both hitting and pitching. Leading Japan to the World Baseball Classic was a huge accomplishment for Ohtani and his teammates, and this is just the beginning for him.
He is only 28 years old and has many years left to achieve further greatness, which will help him cement his place as the greatest baseball player of all time.
"Shohei Ohtani is 28 and just getting started... It's as if Patrick Mahomes and Sauce Gardner were one guy."
— @ColinCowherd https://t.co/mYZjlfc43c
Colin Cowherd predicts Dodgers to sign Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani will be a free agent after this season, and teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Mets and the New York Yankees will all pursue him.
However, Cowherd has predicted that the Dodgers will land the Japanese icon, as they have already let go of multiple players to pursue him after this season. It is predicted that Shohei Ohtani could get a contract worth nearly $600 million, and it will be fair to say that he would be absolutely worth it.
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