Shohei Ohtani's Return to Pitching Reinforces His Unprecedented Two-Way Dominance
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Summary
This article discusses Shohei Ohtani's remarkable return to pitching in the 2025 season after two years of recovery from elbow and shoulder surgeries. It highlights how Ohtani, already considered the best baseball player in the world for his hitting prowess (50+ homers, 1.000+ OPS), has now added elite-level pitching back to his repertoire, making his two-way dominance even more extraordinary and "illogical" by traditional baseball standards.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledBefore this season, pitching was pretty clearly Shohei Ohtani's secondary talent, and that's not an insult.
He was just 'also a pitcher' in the same way that Lady Gaga is also an actress or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is also a writer.
The fact that he might take the mound every fifth or sixth day when healthy and deliver above-average starts was just icing on top of 50-plus homers and a 1.000+ OPS
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