100mph fastball? 450ft home run? Why that’s no problem for Shohei Ohtani

[ASFN Admin]

The Japanese baseball star has been talked about as an exceptional dual-threat for years. But this season he has lifted his game to new heights Shohei Ohtani has made several changes this year to improve his game. Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/AP The idea of Shohei Ohtani – a man capable of hurling a 101mph fastball and crunching a 450ft home run in the same game – starting his American adventure in the minor leagues seems absurd now. Yet three years ago, during his first spring training with

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