10 Things You Might Not Know About MLB Superstar Shohei Ohtani
The Los Angeles Angels pitcher and 2021 American League MVP helped Japan beat the United States to win the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday.

The greatest “Sho” on earth—or at least a baseball field—is already off to a monumental start in 2023.
Shohei Ohtani, the two-way superstar of Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels, added a world championship to his credentials on Tuesday by leading the Japanese national team past the United States in the final of the World Baseball Classic. He struck out Angels teammate Mike Trout in the championship clinching at-bat.
With MLB Opening Day quickly approaching on March 30, here are some things you might not know about the 28-year-old phenom from Oshu, Japan, and his rise to baseball fame.
Tyler Piccotti joined the Biography.com staff in 2023, and before that had worked almost eight years as a newspaper reporter and copy editor. He is a graduate of Syracuse University, an avid sports fan, a frequent moviegoer, and trivia buff.

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