On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024′ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. LA Dodgers’ Ohtani is disappointed after receiving a fly out to right field with one out and one on first base in the bottom of the 7th inning./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
[마이데일리 = 김진성 기자] “He can’t believe it.”
Clayton Kershaw (37) praised LA Dodgers legend ‘210-win’ Shohei Ohtani (30). Kershaw, who is rehabbing from shoulder surgery, told Sportsnet LA on the 7th (Korea time), “I don’t even remember Ohtani doing this well in Anaheim (LA Angels).”
On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024′ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. In the bottom of the 2nd inning, 1 out, 2nd and 3rd bases, Dodgers’ Ohtani hits a 1-RBI sacrifice fly./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
Kershaw continued, “He’s never shed tears like this. can’t believe it. Every ball he hits is too hard. can’t understand No one seems to be able to do that. “Ohtani is amazing.” About this, Dodgers Nation said on the 8th, “Kershaw scared Ohtani.”
In fact it is. On this day, Ohtani went no hits and two walks in two at-bats against the Miami Marlins. However, if you look at the various entries from the 8th, it’s stunning. He is ‘Top of Top’ in both leagues. Based on the entire major league, he ranks first with a .365 batting average, first with 11 home runs, first with a .696 slugging percentage, and first with the most hits with 54. Additionally, he is second with 32 runs scored and second with an on-base percentage of .435. They are 9th in RBIs and stolen bases with 27 and 9, respectively.
Even looking at various secondary statistics, Otani’s greatness is clearly revealed. First, based on FanGraphs, he ranks 2nd in the entire major league with a 3.0 WAR, 1st in adjusted scoring production with 219, and 1st with a weighted on-base percentage of 0.484. According to Baseball Reference, WAR is second at 2.6.
Even looking at Statcast, Ohtani’s power is clear to see. The percentage of barrel hits (launch angle of 26 to 30 degrees, exit velocity of 98 mph or more) is an overwhelming first at 24.8%. The hard hit rate (hitting balls over 95 mph) is also first at 61.5%. The average exit velocity is 94.7 mph, ranking 4th, and the sweet spot rate (hitting the middle of the bat) is also 2nd at 46.2%. He ranks 77th with an average launch angle of 13.3 degrees.
Considering that Ohtani missed a bit at the beginning of the season, we can see how great his performance is. Here’s why Kershaw’s praise isn’t just lip service. At the beginning of the season, Mookie Betts (LA Dodgers) was the craziest, but as May went by, Ohtani slowly began to surpass Betts in overall production.
On March 21, 2024, the ‘Major League World Tour Seoul Series 2024′ game was held between the San Diego Padres and the LA Dodgers at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. LA Dodgers’ Ohtani hits with one out in the bottom of the first inning./Gocheok = Reporter Jinhyeong Yoo zolong@mydaily.co.kr
The only things Betts has ahead of Ohtani right now are WAR and on-base percentage. It must be taken into account that Otani, who does not play defense, may be at a disadvantage compared to Betts in terms of WAR. Ultimately, Ohtani is proving that he is the best player in Major League Baseball this season. Even if you don’t practice dual swords, Otani is Otani.
Correspondent Kim Jin-seong kkomag@mydaily.co.kr
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