Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) he pāʻani kinipōpō Kepanī i hānau ʻia ma ka lā 5 Iulai 1994. He mea pāʻani no ka Los Angeles Dodgers ma ka Major League Baseball (MLB). Ua kaulana ʻo ia no kona hiki ke pāʻani ma ke ʻano he pika a me ka mea hahau pōpō.

ʻO Shohei Ohtani

Moʻolelo Kamaliʻi

Ua hānau ʻia ʻo Ohtani ma Ōshū, Iwate, Iāpana, he keiki na Toru a me Kayoko Ohtani. Ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e pāʻani pōpō peku i kona wā kamaliʻi ma ka Little League. Ua hele ʻo ia i ke kula kiʻekiʻe Hanamaki Higashi High School, kahi āna i hoʻokō ai i ka wikiwiki o 99 mph (159 km/h) me kāna pekuniho. Ma kona mau makahiki ma ke kula kiʻekiʻe, ua kaulana ʻo ia no kona ikaika ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho a me ka mea hahau pōpō.

I ka makahiki 2012, ua hōʻike ʻo Ohtani i kona makemake e hele pololei i ka MLB mai ke kula kiʻekiʻe mai. Eia naʻe, ua hoʻoholo ʻo ia e noho ma Kepanī ma hope o ka noi ʻana o ka Hokkaidō Nippon-Ham Fighters iā ia e pāʻani no lākou.

Ke Ala Pāʻani

Nā Makahiki ma Kepanī

Ua koho ʻia ʻo Ohtani e ka Hokkaidō Nippon-Ham Fighters ma ka pae mua o ka NPB draft ma ka makahiki 2012. Ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e pāʻani no ka Fighters ma ka makahiki 2013 me ka helu lole #11, ka helu i koho ʻia e hōʻike i kona makemake e ʻoi aku ma mua o ka holomua o Yu Darvish, ka mea i pāʻani mua me ka helu #11.

Ma kāna makahiki mua, ua hōʻike ʻo ia i kona mākaukau kūikawā ma nā ʻano ʻelua. Ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho, ua loaʻa iā ia ka wikiwiki o 100 mph (161 km/h). Ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō, ua hahau ʻo ia i nā home run lōʻihi.

I ka makahiki 2016, ua loaʻa iā ia ka inoa Pacific League MVP me ka moʻolelo o 10-4, 1.86 ERA ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho a me .322 batting average, 22 home runs ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō. Ua kōkua ʻo ia i ka Fighters e lanakila i ka Japan Series i kēlā makahiki.

Ma kona mau makahiki ʻelima ma ka NPB, ua hoʻokō ʻo Ohtani i ka moʻolelo o 42-15 me ka 2.52 ERA, a ua hahau i .286 me 48 home runs.

MLB

Los Angeles Angels (2018-2023)

Ma ka lā 8 Kekemapa 2017, ua koho ʻo Ohtani i ka Los Angeles Angels. Ua hoʻomaka kāna ʻoihana MLB ma ka makahiki 2018, e lilo ana i ka mea pāʻani mua loa e pāʻani maoli ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho a me ka mea hahau pōpō mai ka wā o Babe Ruth. I kāna pāʻani mua ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho, ua lanakila ʻo ia me ka hoʻokō ʻana i ʻeono paukū me ka hoʻokahi wale nō run. Ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō, ua hahau ʻo ia i kāna home run mua ma kāna pāʻani mua ma ka home. Ua pau ka makahiki mua me ka moʻolelo o 4-2, 3.31 ERA, a me 22 home runs, e loaʻa ana iā ia ka American League Rookie of the Year.

Ma ka makahiki 2021, ua hoʻokō ʻo Ohtani i kekahi o nā makahiki kūʻokoʻa loa i ka mōʻaukala MLB. Ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho, ua loaʻa iā ia ka moʻolelo o 9-2 me ka 3.18 ERA a me 156 strikeouts. Ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō, ua hahau ʻo ia i 46 home runs me 100 RBI a me 26 kahua ʻaihue. No kēia hana kupaianaha, ua koho lōkahi ʻia ʻo ia i ka American League MVP.

Ma ka makahiki 2022, ua hoʻomau ʻo ia i kāna hana kupaianaha me ka moʻolelo o 15-9, 2.33 ERA ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho a me 34 home runs ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō. Ua hoʻokō ʻo ia i ka 200 strikeouts ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho a me ka .273 batting average.

I ka makahiki 2023, ua hoʻokō ʻo ia i kāna makahiki maikaʻi loa, me ka moʻolelo o 10-5, 3.14 ERA, a me 44 home runs. Ua loaʻa hou iā ia ka American League MVP. Eia naʻe, ua pono ʻo ia e hoʻopau i kāna pāʻani pekuniho ma muli o kekahi ʻeha ma kona lima ʻākau.

Los Angeles Dodgers (2024-)

Ma ka lā 9 Kekemapa 2023, ua hoʻopau ʻo Ohtani i kāna palapala ʻaelike me ka Angels. Ma ka lā 11 Kekemapa 2023, ua komo ʻo ia i ka Los Angeles Dodgers no $700 miliona - ka palapala ʻaelike nui loa i ka mōʻaukala o nā pāʻani lehulehu ma ʻAmelika Hui. ʻOiai ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke pāʻani ma ke ʻano he mea pekuniho i ka makahiki 2024 ma muli o kāna ʻeha, e hoʻomau ana ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he mea hahau pōpō.

Nā Lanakila a me nā Hanohano

• American League MVP (2021, 2023)
• American League Rookie of the Year (2018)
• MLB All-Star (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Pacific League MVP (2016)
• Japan Championship Series (2016)

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