The Ultimate Sho-Manship: Shohei Ohtani Captures Worldwide Attention on Magical Night

The Japanese slugger’s history-making run to 50-50 is a performance for the ages as he breaks the mold for baseball players.

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is honored at Dodger Stadium before the game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2024. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

They call Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani a two-way player. But he’s more of a one-man “Sho.”

And the 30-year-old is still very much a two-way performer if we look at the way he attacks by air, smashing pitches to distant places, or by ground, dashing unhindered to the nearest base.