Ohtani became the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season, earning praise from his home country’s fans, media, and government.
A pedestrian in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, reads an extra edition of the Sports Hochi newspaper reporting on Shohei Ohtani becoming the first player in major league history with 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season.
TOKYO — Shohei Ohtani’s feat of becoming the first major leaguer with at least 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season was met with extra editions of newspapers for fans to read on their way to work on Friday morning in Japan.
Ohtani, who debuted in Major League Baseball in 2018 with the Los Angeles Angels, has become Japan’s national icon and pride. A counter for Ohtani’s home runs and stolen bases this season at a store in Hokkaido, Japan, Sept. 20, 2024.Yu Tachibana, a 44-year-old office worker, was a lucky one to get a copy of the special newspaper edition for her 18-year-old son who plays baseball. She says nobody had thought a Japanese player would so well a decade ago. “It is very encouraging,” she said, as she noted a saying where there is a will, there is a way.“Japan’s record-making machine has done it again,” U.S.
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