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Jul 05, 1994 Ōshū, Iwate Prefecture, Japan 29 years old
Japanese professional baseball player
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About Shohei Ohtani
- Shohei Ohtani (?? ??, Otani Shohei, born July 5, 1994), nicknamed "Sho Time", is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft.
- He played in NPB for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an outfielder.
- Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch by a Japanese pitcher and in NPB history at 165 kilometres per hour (102.5 mph).
- The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels.
- He won the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
