As a pitcher, Ohtani has rediscovered the strike zone as he's put more range in between himself and the elbow injuries that kept him off the mound for much of 2018, all of 2019, and practically all of 2020. In his very first 4 starts, Ohtani strolled 22.6 percent of the hitters he faced, but he slashed that to 7.3 percent in his subsequent seven outings, below the 8.7 percent MLB average over the same period. A few of the Shobaes save up to take a trip abroad and see Ohtani play face to face, and Portia intends to do the exact same post-pandemic. Othani is the exceptional professional athlete you do not see daily. The quality of competitors in MLB continues to climb, and pitchers throw 4-5 miles per hour harder, on average, today than they did during Bonds's big, PED-tainted years in the early 2000s. Given the extent to which Ohtani's skills stand apart at a time when gamers are more gifted than ever-and when pitchers have collectively slashed.112/.153/.142-it's practically inarguable that he's the most physically gifted all-around professional athlete ever to play the video game (though Bo Jackson may have had enough arm to hold his own as a pitcher). Shenzhen is 15 hours ahead of Anaheim, but Portia seldom misses out on an Angels game.
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