
Although Japan's second-string Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani will no longer play this season due to injury, his sweep ball against the Astros in May was still rated as the wildest pitch of the year by "ESPN" reporter Passan.
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Shohei Ohtani was placed on the 15-day disabled list this season due to right biceps and left knee injuries. He will not pitch on the pitch for the remainder of the season and the playoffs.
Shohei Ohtani. (File photo, Reuters)
[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] Dodger Japanese second-hand superstar Shohei Ohtani has recently suffered from right biceps and left knee injuries and was placed on the 15-day disabled list. He will not pitch for the remainder of this season and the playoffs. Jeff Passan, a well-known reporter from "ESPN", recently wrote an article and awarded the most crazy pitch of the year to "Pitcher Ohtani".
Ohtani Shohei's hit that was selected as the wildest pitch of the year was on May 6 against the Astros. With two outs on first and third base in the fifth inning, facing star second baseman Jose Altuve, he threw a "magic ball" sweeper with a lateral displacement of 16.6 inches (approximately 42.2 centimeters), successfully resolving the crisis of losing runs.
Although the displacement of this sweeping ball is greater than that of Shohei Ohtani, 126 of the 393 pitches he threw, his ball speed and rotation are amazing, with a ball speed of 88.8 miles (about 142.9 kilometers) and a rotation speed of 2967. Combining the three data of ball speed, rotation and displacement, only Marlins bullpen pitcher Calvin Faucher has higher than him this season.
Passan explained that the reason why this ball was called "the wildest pitch of the year" was not because of the high rating given to it by the Stuff+ model, but because the future Hall of Fame star would actually swing at a ball that was more than 2.5 feet (about 76 cm) away from the strike zone. To be more precise, the ball was a full 3.23 feet (about 98.5 cm) away from the center of the plate. This also made an already great ball look extremely vicious.
Ohtani Shohei started the season this year with a two-goal game. "Pitcher Ohtani" performed brilliantly in the first half of the season, posting top-level statistics of 8 wins and an ERA of 1.79. "Hitter Shohei" also had 30 home runs, 80 RBIs, .277/.380/.522, and an outstanding OPS of 0.902.

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