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Shohei Ohtani

1994 - Today

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Shohei Ohtani (Japanese: 大谷 翔平, Hepburn: Ōtani Shōhei; pronounced [oːtaɲi ɕoːheː], SHOH-hey oh-TAH-nee; born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime", he has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Because of his contributions as a hitter and as a pitcher, a rarity as a two-way player, Ohtani's prime seasons have been considered amongst the greatest in baseball history, with some comparing them favorably to the early career of Babe Ruth. Considered early on as an elite two-way player, Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 NPB draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Shohei Ohtani is the 39th most popular baseball player (down from 31st in 2024), the 1,897th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,510th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Japanese Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Shohei Ohtani ranks 39 out of 91. Before him are Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, Hideo Nomo, Bob Gibson, Sammy Sosa, and Carl Yastrzemski. After him are Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., Manny Ramirez, Hideki Matsui, Edgar Martínez, and Albert Pujols.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Shohei Ohtani ranks 93. Before him are Chae Soo-bin, Princess Kako of Akishino, Matthias Ginter, Laura Robson, Han So-hee, and Derrick White. After him are Fred VanVleet, Domenico Berardi, Leandro Trossard, Wendy, Krystal Jung, and Lee Yoo-mi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shohei Ohtani ranks 1,897 out of 6,245. Before him are Ken Shimizu (1979), Masato Kawaguchi (1981), Kinuko Tanida (1939), Samaire Armstrong (1980), Yoshitoshi ABe (1971), and Masahiro Ando (1972). After him are Makoto Teguramori (1967), Takashi Sekizuka (1960), Reiji Nakajima (1979), Shizuka Kudo (1970), Kei Taniguchi (1974), and Mamoru Miyano (1983).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In Japan

Among baseball players born in Japan, Shohei Ohtani ranks 4. Before him are Sadaharu Oh (1940), Ichiro Suzuki (1973), and Hideo Nomo (1968). After him are Hideki Matsui (1974), Yu Darvish (1986), Daisuke Matsuzaka (1980), Koji Uehara (1975), Masahiro Tanaka (1988), Hiroki Kuroda (1975), Kenta Maeda (1988), and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1998).

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