“I’m honored, happy and humbled”: Shohei Ohtani reveals ultimate goal after becoming 1st player with insane MLB record

“I’m honored, happy and humbled”: Shohei Ohtani reveals ultimate goal after becoming 1st player with insane MLB record

Shohei Ohtani

If there has been one player who has constantly made it to the headlines throughout the 2022 season, it is Los Angeles Angels’ charismatic Shohei Ohtani. The elite two-way star has been in sublime form and on Wednesday, he took things to another level against the New York Yankees after he launched his 30th Homer of the season.

In the process Shohei Ohtani registered himself as the first ever player in Major League Baseball history to record 10 wins on the mound and 30 homers at the plate in the same season. Moreover, 3-run blast gave Angels the much-required lead against the unpredictable Yankees, making them edge past their rivals on Wednesday on home turf.

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Furthermore, this spoken off feat also helped Ohtani become the first Japanese-born player with multiple 30-homer seasons. “I’m simply honored, happy and humbled to hear that,” Shohei Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, when told of his accomplishments. “But I just want to stay healthy and finish strong.”

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Shohei Ohtani
Shohei Ohtani

The spoken off matchup was a delight for the baseball fans who wanted to witness Shohei Ohtani locking horns against the resilient Aaron Judge. The duo lived up, ever bit to the hype. Initially, Judge homered on Monday and Tuesday to give him 51 on the season. However, the Angels came away with the series victory, as Ohtani batted .417 (5-for-12) with two homers

“It definitely leads to motivation to do better and try to go for that hardware,” Shohei Ohtani said. “It’s something I think about. But for the most part, I take it game by game and at-bat by at-bat. At the end of the day, we’ll count it all up.”

That being said, Shohei Ohtani is 11-8 with a 2.67 ERA and 176 strikeouts in 128 innings. Lastly, the Japanese maestro is also the only player in AL/NL history with at least 30 homers and 100 strikeouts in a season. This particular feat has been accomplished last year as well, when he hit 46 homers and struck out 156 batters.

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