Shohei Ohtani’s “new ball” “changes at 154 kilos” Fans tremble at the transcendent pursuit of “Egg and laugh” | Full Account

Ohtani strikes out with a sinker that sinks into the knee of a right-handed hitter.

■ Angels 4-2 Athletics (30th time Japan, Anaheim)

Angels pitcher Shohei Otani participated in the Athletics game held at his home base on the 29th (30th Japan time) as “No. 3, pitcher and DH”. As a pitcher, he pitched well with no hits until 2 shutouts in the 8th inning, and scored his 15th win with 2 hits in the 8th inning, no runs and 10 strikeouts. All types of pitches were clear, but the “pitching analyst” focused on the 96.3 mile (about 155 kg) sinker among them. Fans marvel at the sloppy path that sinks into the knees of right-handed hitters, saying, “The ball movement is so hard,” and “I can’t hit this changeup at this speed. .”

With 2 outs in the 4th inning and a 3-run lead, Ohtani hit a 96.3-mile sinker against right-hander Sean Murphy. The bat cuts through the air tragically as it bends and sinks from the inner strike zone to the ball zone. The new ball that will be used from the middle of this season has no big difference in speed with the four seams, and it becomes an “invincible magic ball”.

When Rob Friedman, nicknamed “Pitching Ninja”, posted a video on his Twitter with the words “Sohei Ohtani’s crazy sinker 96 miles”, fans responded one after another. “This sinker is deadly,” “I can’t hit it,” “This change is 154km,” and “It’s too dangerous, isn’t it?”