Shohei Ohtani, the “Man of the Summer,” stands out from the crowd, and the U.S. media has been watching him closely following his MVP-winning season last year.

Last Updated on 08/21/2022 by てんしょく飯

One of the most prodigious players of his generation is slowly improving. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels.

In a game against the Detroit Tigers on August 20, he hit a bullet double with a velocity of 109.2 mph (about 175.7 km/h) and recorded two hits in four at-bats. He was very strong in spite of the team’s loss.

This is interesting. Definitely MVP numbers.

Especially since the start of the summer, his pitching and hitting have been on the upswing. In the last 26 games, he hit .278 with eight home runs, three triples, two doubles, and an OPS of 1.029. Meanwhile, his pitching has been outstanding as the reigning ace, with a 2.28 ERA and 11.79 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 23.2 innings pitched in four starts.

However, Ohtani’s strength in the summer months can be said to be “as usual. Last season, when he won the league’s MVP award for the first time in Japanese history, he won all three of his starts and posted a 1.80 earned-run average while hitting for a .909 OPS with six home runs.

The local media has high expectations for the 28-year-old Samurai, who is truly the “man of the summer” this season. The Angels Top Plays podcast, which specializes in the Angels, commented, “This is interesting. Definitely MVP numbers.

Ohtani is tireless and continues to stand out from the crowd. As the MVP battle with Aaron Judge, who is hitting 46 homers, 102 runs, and an OPS of 1.050 this season, is also a hot topic, we cannot take our eyes off the Samurai’s high-level performance.

#Angels up 1-0 early. Shohei Ohtani reached on this double that left the bat at 109.2 mph and scored on an RBI single from Luis Rengifo. pic.twitter.com/2cGWaYwWas

— Rhett Bollinger (@RhettBollinger) August 20, 2022