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ohtaniani SIGNED THRU: 2019 OPENING DAY AGE: 24
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BORN: JULY 5, 1994
RESIDES: ōSHŪ, JAPAN
BIRTHPLACE: ōSHŪ, JAPAN
MLB SERVICE: 1 YEAR
17 ACQUIRED: SIGNED AS INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENT,
DEC. 9, 2017
RHP
RHP/DH/DH
height: 6-4 Weight: 210 bats: l throws: r
OHTANI’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA
2013— Nippon-Ham 3-0 4.23 13 11 0 0 0 0 61.2 57 30 29 4 8 33 0 46 2 0 -
2014— Nippon-Ham 11-4 2.61 24 24 3 0 2 0 155.1 125 50 45 7 4 57 0 179 6 1 -
2015— Nippon-Ham H15-5 2.24H 22 22 5H 0 3H 0 160.2 100 40 40 7 3 46 0 196 9 0 -
2016— Nippon-Ham 10-4 1.86H 21 20 4 0 1 0 140 89 33 29 4 8 45 0 174 6 0 -
2017— Nippon-Ham 3-2 3.20 5 5 1 0 1 0 25.1 13 9 9 2 0 19 0 29 1 0 -
2018— LAA 4-2 3.31 10 10 0 0 0 0 51.2 38 19 19 6 1 22 0 63 5 0 .203
MAJOR TOTALS 4-2 3.31 10 10 0 0 0 0 51.2 38 19 19 6 1 22 0 63 5 0 .203
JAPAN TOTALS 42-15 2.52 85 82 13 0 7 0 543 384 162 152 24 23 200 0 624 24 1 -
H led or tied for league lead
OHTANI’S LIFETIME PLAYING RECORD
Year Club AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GDP SLG OBP E ohtani
2013— Nippon-Ham .238 77 189 14 45 15 1 3 20 0 2 1 12 0 64 4 1 3 .376 .284 1
2014— Nippon-Ham .274 87 212 32 58 17 1 10 31 0 1 0 21 0 48 1 0 4 .505 .338 1
2015— Nippon-Ham .202 70 109 15 22 4 0 5 17 0 2 0 8 1 43 1 0 1 .376 .252 1
2016— Nippon-Ham .322 104 323 65 104 18 1 22 67 0 4 1 54 2 98 7 2 7 .588 .416 1
2017—Nippon-Ham .332 65 202 24 67 16 1 8 31 0 3 2 24 0 63 0 1 0 .540 .403 0
2018— LAA .285 104 326 59 93 21 2 22 61 0 1 2 37 2 102 10 4 2 .564 .361 0
MAJOR TOTALS .285 104 326 59 93 21 2 22 61 0 1 2 37 2 102 10 4 2 .564 .361 0
JAPAN TOTALS .286 403 1035 150 296 70 4 48 166 0 12 4 119 3 316 13 4 15 .500 .358 4
Disabling Injuries: 2018 — Right elbow UCL sprain; disabled June 8 (retro to June 7) - July 3
2018 SEASON
◆ ◆ In first season with Angels, was named American League Rookie
of the Year as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of
America (BBWAA) after finishing with 137 points in the balloting angels rookie of the year winners
process, including 25 of 30 first place votes.
◆ ◆ Became third player in Angels history to earn Rookie of the Tim Salmon (1993)
Year honors, joining Tim Salmon (1993) and Mike Trout (2012)...
Became fourth Japanese-born player to win a Rookie of the Year Mike Trout (2012)
Award in Major Leagues, joining Hideo Nomo (1995), Kazuhiro Shohei Ohtani (2018)
Sasaki (2000) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001).
◆ ◆ Named American League Rookie of the Month in April and
September.
◆ ◆ Earned American League Player of the Week honors twice (April 2-8 and Sept. 3-9).
◆ ◆ Became first player in Major League history to hit 15+ HR and compile 50+ pitching strikeouts in a season.
◆ ◆ Joined Babe Ruth (1918 & 1919) as the only players since 1900 with 10+ HR and 4+ wins as a pitcher in a single
campaign…Ruth is also the only other player to hit 15+ home runs and pitch 50+ innings in a season.
◆ ◆ Established new home run record for a Japanese-born rookie (previous was 18 by Kenji Johjima in 2006).
◆ ◆ Is the first player since Jimmy Ryan of the 1888 Chicago White Stockings to record 15+ home runs, 10+ stolen bases
and three pitching appearances in a single season.
◆ ◆ Led all American League rookies with a combined 3.8 fWAR.
◆ ◆ Became first player to start as a pitcher and a non-pitcher within same season since Rick Rhoden (Yankees) in 1988
(30 starts as pitcher, one as DH). (STATS LLC)..
◆ ◆ Had the eighth most popular (4th in A.L.) selling player jersey according to MLB.

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