Last Updated on 10/06/2022 by てんしょく飯
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels started the final game of the season against the Oakland Athletics on October 5. Ohtani pitched 5 innings, allowing 1 hit, striking out 6, and giving up 1 run. He became the first pitcher in MLB history to reach the double-regulation mark for pitching and hitting. The game ended in a 2-3 loss, his ninth loss of the season. As a pitcher, Ohtani posted a 15-9 record with a 2.33 ERA and 219 strikeouts this season. As a hitter, he batted .273 with 34 home runs and 95 runs batted in.
He became the first pitcher in MLB history to reach the double-eligibility mark for pitching and hitting.
Ohtani, who had pitched a total of 161 innings this season before the game, tossed a complete game from the first inning to the fourth inning, giving up the first run on a walk, a double and a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. In the 5th inning, he gave up the first run on a walk, a double, and a sacrifice fly, but he retired the rest of the batters.
Ohtani was forced to retire the side in the inning, and although he did not win his 16th game, the local media was thrilled to see him accomplish this feat for the first time in his career. Local broadcaster Bally Sports West praised Shohei on its official Twitter page, saying, “Shohei made history again,” and baseball analyst Ben Verlander, who is a big fan of Ohtani, posted, “Legend! Ben Verlander, a baseball analyst who is a big fan of Ohtani, posted, “Legend!
In addition, U.S. data company CODIFY quoted and retweeted a post by pitching analyst Rob Friedman: “Even if he were an average pitcher and an average hitter, which is amazing, Shohei Ohtani has the fourth best ERA+ and fourth best OPS+ in the American League. + and the fourth-best OPS+ to start the day,” noting his staggering stats. (ERA+ and OPS+ are measures of how outstanding a player’s ERA+ and OPS+ are from the league average (100), respectively. (ERA+ is also used to compare the performance of players from different eras.)
The company continues, “Imagine becoming the first MLB player to achieve enough innings pitched and at-bats in a season to qualify as both a pitcher and a hitter. Imagine being fourth in ERA+ and fourth in OPS+. Shohei Ohtani had a season unmatched by anyone in history,” he said of Ohtani’s record-breaking season.
Ohtani had a historic season, becoming the first player since Babe Ruth to reach double-digit wins and double-digit home runs in 104 years, the first player in history to strike out 200 batters and hit 30 home runs, and the first player in history to reach both the batting average and innings pitched requirements. Although he lost in the final game of the season, he continued to impress us with his two-fisted superstar status.
Shohei Ohtani, Sick Sliders. 🤒
3rd and 4th Ks thru 3. pic.twitter.com/afP4rATucN
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 5, 2022
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