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: Still Intact through 2018

2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2018, 1 yr/$545k (18)

Service Time (01/2018): 0.000 • Arb Eligible: 2021 • Free Agent: 2024

Agents: CAA Sports

Full Name: Shohei Ohtani

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

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SUMMARY

2018

Career

WAR

2.6

AB

217

R

H

BA

.267

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.346

SLG

.521

OPS

.866

OPS+

134

Summary of 13 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 4 go ahead

1 Tm
LAA	13

Platoon
vs RHP	13

Home/Road
Home	10
Away	3

Outs
1	6
2	4
0	3

9 Opps
CLE	4
CHW	2
MIN	1
TBR	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
NYY	1
DET	1

12 Pitchers
Mike Clevinger	2
JT Chargois	1
Lucas Giolito	1
Luis Severino	1
Austin Pruitt	1
Jacob Turner	1
Eddie Butler	1
James Shields	1
Josh Tomlin	1
Corey Kluber	1
Daniel Gossett	1
Trevor Hildenberger	1

3 Parks
Angel Stad	10
Jacobs Fld	2
Rangers Bpk	1

Where Hit
8	6
7	2
89	2
9	2
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	5
6	3
4	2
1	2
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
12-	2
-2-	2
1--	1
-23	1

22 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	7
1 on	3
2 on	3
Any on	6

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

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

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

Ahead	5
Tied	3
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

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

DefPos
DH	11
PH	2

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

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	3
Low Lev	5

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	0.196	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	0.255	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	0.110	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	0.203	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	0.107	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	0.161	66%	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	0.109	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	0.201	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