MLB World Reacts To Shohei Ohtani’s Ridiculous Performance
Shohei Ohtani has wowed crowds across the league nearly every time he’s taken the diamond this year. But on Wednesday night, the two-way superstar provided an especially unforgettable performance.
Stepping up to the plate for his fourth at bat in the eighth inning, Ohtani blasted a 430-foot home run to deep right field — marking his 40th homer of the year. In addition to furthering his league-leading total, this milestone makes him the quickest player to 40 home runs in Los Angeles Angels history.
But, as we know about Ohtani, his talents don’t just end at the plate. Through eight innings pitched, the LA ace struck out eight batters, walked zero and allowed just six hits — bringing his overall pitching record to 8-1 and ERA to 2.79.
The MLB world took to Twitter to react to these unprecedented figures.
Tonight's starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani has 40 HR this season. pic.twitter.com/q4kGGVwEHW
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2021
4⃣0⃣ FOR SHOHEI OHTANI. pic.twitter.com/pADVlnTLMO
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani ALSO struck out 8 and lowered his ERA to 2.79. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/b7hbMhwnNb
— MLB (@MLB) August 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani has 40 home runs and is 8-1 with a 2.79 ERA. Read that again.
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) August 19, 2021
What he has done is absolutely frickin' incredible. While the national networks are fixated on rookie quarterbacks in the NFL and the NBA Summer League, check out Ohtani. One of best stories ever in sports. https://t.co/P5ZMxDVojk
— Jeff Johnson (@jeje66) August 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani, tonight’s starting pitcher that allowed 1 run over 8 innings, just became the first MLB player this year to reach 40 home runs.
This has to be the single best season we’ve ever seen from an MLB player.pic.twitter.com/VMV8fmEN1v
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) August 19, 2021
Shohei Ohtani's stats are absurd…
HR: 39 (1st)
RBI: 86 (3rd)
OPS: 1.017 (2nd)
SB: 17 (9th)
ERA: 2.93 (12th)
WHIP: 1.09 (17th)He's on pace to end the season with 54 home runs, 118 RBI & a sub 3.00 ERA, which has to be considered one of the greatest MLB seasons ever.
Unicorn. pic.twitter.com/Us8aCAE6nr
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) August 15, 2021
Shohei Ohtani, Overpowering 98mph Fastball. 🔥
I'm having a hard time keeping up with Ohtani gifs right now. 😂 pic.twitter.com/auZq9C0CcP
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 19, 2021
Trying to make my brain understand that Shohei Ohtani has 40 HR.
How ‘bout this:
The Angels’ starting pitcher tonight has more HR than Mookie Betts & Bryce Harper combined.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) August 19, 2021
Ohtani’s 40th home run gave the Angels their final 3-1 lead over the Tigers. Even so, chants of “MVP” from the Detroit crowd rained down on the Japanese superstar as he rounded third base.
Clearly, Ohtani has the entire baseball world enamored.
The Angels will look to complete a 3-0 sweep of the Tigers in a 1:10 p.m. ET matchup this afternoon.
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