The amazing feat of Shohei Ohtani changes the way people think about Babe Ruth, who was revered as a “god. U.S. media picks Shohei Ohtani as the “Face of Baseball”!

Last Updated on 08/23/2022 by てんしょく飯

Major League Baseball, where stars from all over the world compete at a high level, is truly a diverse field. It is not easy to be recognized by everyone in Major League Baseball. So, who are the “faces” of baseball on the world’s most prestigious stage?

The following three players are listed as the “faces of the current baseball world.

The Cold Wire, a U.S. sports media outlet, delved into a topic that has been the subject of much debate in the past. In an article that straightforwardly asked the question, “Who are the faces of baseball today?

• Juan Soto (San Diego Padres)
• Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)
• Aaron Judge (New York Yankees)

To put it bluntly, this is a safe list. All are in the prime of their careers, and all have produced results that foreshadow the achievement of future milestones. Among them, Ohtani was the one that the media wrote “cannot be left off the list. They wrote of the 28-year-old samurai, who is a pitcher and a hitter of two different styles.

It is impossible not to call Shohei Otani ‘the most well-known person in baseball. He has played both pitching and hitting at an extremely high level, and there is no one in modern baseball to whom he can be compared except Babe Ruth.

There is no one to compare him with. This is the word that best describes Ohtani’s greatness. In modern baseball, where everything has become more sophisticated and demanding, it was thought to be “impossible” to play two sports. In fact, when he decided to challenge the majors, there were constant calls for him to focus on either pitching or hitting.

Now, however, the negative voices are not heard at all. In fact, the general local media, such as “The Cold Wire,” have declared him “the face of the majors,” as if it were a matter of course, and there is even a sense that people are changing their minds about the two-fisted approach. The people who used to worship Ruth as a “god” have changed their minds. This fact is nothing short of astonishing.

However, this reaction may be natural for Otani, who has long had his sights set on induction into the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame. The interest in his success continues to grow.

Four-hit day for Shohei including a homer and a triple, but the Halos fall to the Mariners 11-7 pic.twitter.com/h8XUvjbszh

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