Shohei Ohtani

Positions: Designated Hitter and Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors)

Born: July 5, 1994 in Oshu, Japan jp

High School: Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate, Japan)

Debut: March 29, 2018 (Age 23-267d, 19,175th in MLB history)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2019): 1.000 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Shohei Ohtani

Pronunciation: \show-HEY oh-TAWN-ee\

Rookie of the Year

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

3.9

AB

326

R

H

BA

.285

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.361

SLG

.564

OPS

.925

OPS+

152

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 8 go ahead

1 Tm
LAA	22

Platoon
vs RHP	20
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Home	15
Away	7

Outs
1	10
0	7
2	5

12 Opps
TEX	6
CLE	4
CHW	3
MIN	1
TBR	1
COL	1
OAK	1
LAD	1
SEA	1
NYY	1
HOU	1
DET	1

20 Pitchers
Mike Clevinger	2
Eddie Butler	2
JT Chargois	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Austin Bibens-Dirkx	1
Adrian Sampson	1
Carlos Rodon	1
Justin Verlander	1
Erasmo Ramirez	1
Chris Martin	1
Trevor Hildenberger	1
Jon Gray	1
Luis Severino	1
Austin Pruitt	1
Mike Minor	1
Jacob Turner	1
James Shields	1
Corey Kluber	1
Josh Tomlin	1
Daniel Gossett	1

4 Parks
Angel Stad	15
Rangers Bpk	4
Jacobs Fld	2
US Cellular	1

Where Hit
8	9
9	5
7	3
89	3
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	6
1	5
6	4
4	3
2	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
12-	3
1--	3
-2-	2
-23	2

37 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	12
1 on	5
2 on	5
Any on	10

Inning
1	5
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	1
7	3
8	2
9	1

1-3	9
4-6	7
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	8
Tied	6
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
1-1	3
2-1	3
2-2	3
2-0	3
3-1	2
0-1	2
3-2	1

DefPos
DH	20
PH	2

OrderPos
3rd	6
5th	4
4th	4
8th	3
2nd	2
6th	2
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-04-03	LAA		CLE	Josh Tomlin	ahead 3-2	b 1	2	-23	6,(2-2) BFSB.FX	3	8	DH	0.197	85%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Simmons Scores; Valbuena Scores
2	2	2	1	2018-04-04	LAA		CLE	Corey Kluber	behind 0-2	b 5	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BFX	2	8	DH	0.257	51%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Simmons Scores
3	3	3	1	2018-04-06	LAA		OAK	Daniel Gossett	behind 0-6	b 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	DH	0.034	10%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2018-04-27	LAA		NYY	Luis Severino	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	5	DH	0.111	64%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2018-05-10	LAA		MIN	Trevor Hildenberger	ahead 6-4	b 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	DH	0.062	93%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	1	2018-05-17	LAA		TBR	Austin Pruitt	behind 0-7	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	5	DH	0.001	0%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	7	1	2018-07-08	LAA		LAD	JT Chargois	tied 3-3	b 7	0	---	6,(2-2) ..BBFCFX	1	7	PH	0.205	79%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	8	1	2018-07-23	LAA		CHW	Lucas Giolito	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	DH	0.108	77%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
9	9	9	1	2018-07-25	LAA		CHW	James Shields	ahead 3-2	b 5	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	DH	0.118	89%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Calhoun Scores
10	10	10	1	2018-08-03	LAA	@	CLE	Mike Clevinger	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	3	DH	0.163	67%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Calhoun Scores
11	11	11	2	2018-08-03	LAA	@	CLE	Mike Clevinger	behind 2-3	t 3	1	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	1	3	DH	0.111	47%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	12	1	2018-08-07	LAA		DET	Jacob Turner	behind 0-2	b 1	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	3	DH	0.203	65%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Calhoun Scores; Upton Scores
13	13	13	1	2018-08-18	LAA	@	TEX	Eddie Butler	ahead 7-6	t 7	1	12-	4,(2-1) .BCBX	3	6	PH	0.207	93%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Upton Scores; Pujols Scores
14	14	14	1	2018-08-25	LAA		HOU	Justin Verlander	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	0.133	30%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Trout Scores
15	15	15	1	2018-08-27	LAA		COL	Jon Gray	behind 1-2	b 4	0	-23	2,(0-1) N.CX	3	4	DH	0.177	79%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Fletcher Scores; Trout Scores
16	16	16	1	2018-09-04	LAA	@	TEX	Mike Minor	behind 1-4	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	2	DH	0.085	24%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	17	1	2018-09-05	LAA	@	TEX	Austin Bibens-Dirkx	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	DH	0.028	95%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	18	2	2018-09-05	LAA	@	TEX	Eddie Butler	ahead 7-2	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBCBX	2	3	DH	0.016	99%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores
19	19	19	1	2018-09-07	LAA	@	CHW	Carlos Rodon	tied 1-1	t 3	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	5	DH	0.244	79%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Fletcher Scores; Trout Scores
20	20	20	1	2018-09-15	LAA		SEA	Erasmo Ramirez	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	4	DH	0.077	80%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	21	1	2018-09-24	LAA		TEX	Adrian Sampson	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	DH	0.105	62%	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	22	1	2018-09-26	LAA		TEX	Chris Martin	tied 2-2	b 8	1	---	6,(2-2) BBSFFX	1	4	DH	0.296	86%	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)