{"id":6365,"date":"2023-01-10T22:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/angels-news-who-credited-shohei-ohtani-with-turning-him-into-the-best-two-way-player-in-mlb-history\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T22:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:59:00","slug":"angels-news-who-credited-shohei-ohtani-with-turning-him-into-the-best-two-way-player-in-mlb-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/angels-news-who-credited-shohei-ohtani-with-turning-him-into-the-best-two-way-player-in-mlb-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels News: Who credited Shohei Ohtani with turning him into the best two-way player in MLB history?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani has already established himself as the greatest two-way player in MLB history. Yes, Babe Ruth was the best. But in terms of two-way talent, Ohtani has already surpassed Ruth&#8217;s record. <\/p>\n<p>At just 28 years old, Ohtani is one of the best hitters and the ace on his team, ready for next season. But as he does it and prepares for an even bigger workload on the mound, he still remembers who helped him become a two-way superstar. He told Verlander who that special person was in &#8220;Looking for Shohei&#8221;.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<blockquote tml-render-layout=\"inline\" class=\"m-blockquote l-inline\">\n<p>\u201cWithout Kuriyama-san, I don\u2019t think I could have become a two-sword fighter,\u201d says Otani.  &#8220;And as a professional, it&#8217;s been even more difficult to steadily improve myself, so I&#8217;m really grateful to him.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hideki Kuriyama was Ohtani&#8217;s former manager in Japan. He enabled Ohtani to tackle both batting and pitching and helped him become the dominant two-way player he is today.<\/p>\n<p>Kuriyama will also coach Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic, where Shohei Ohtani will play. world stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiiwFodHRwczovL3d3dy5zaS5jb20vbWxiL2FuZ2Vscy9uZXdzL2FuZ2Vscy1uZXdzLXdoby1zaG9oZWktb2h0YW5pLWNyZWRpdHMtZm9yLXR1cm5pbmctaGltLWludG8tdGhlLWJlc3QtdHdvLXdheS1wbGF5ZXItaW4tbWxiLWhpc3RvcnktbmMyMDAw0gGQAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9tbGIvYW5nZWxzLy5hbXAvbmV3cy9hbmdlbHMtbmV3cy13aG8tc2hvaGVpLW9odGFuaS1jcmVkaXRzLWZvci10dXJuaW5nLWhpbS1pbnRvLXRoZS1iZXN0LXR3by13YXktcGxheWVyLWluLW1sYi1oaXN0b3J5LW5jMjAwMA?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Shohei Ohtani has already established himself as the greatest two-way player in MLB history. Yes, Babe Ruth was the best. 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