What is Shohei Ohtani?
[[File:Fighters ohtani 11.jpg|thumb|Shohei Ohtani with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] {{Nihongo|'''Shohei Ohtani'''|大谷 翔平|Ōtani Shōhei|born July 5, 1994}} is a [[Japan]]ese professional [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] that plays for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He previously played for the [[Los Angeles Angels]] (MLB) and the [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]]'s (NPB) [[Pacific League]]. '''Carrer''' Ohtani was the first pick of the Fighters in the 2012 draft. He played in NPB for the Fighters from 2013 through 2017 as a pitcher and an [[outfielder]]. Ohtani recorded the fastest pitch by a Japanese pitcher and in NPB history at 165&nbsp;kilometres per hour (102.5&nbsp;mph). The Fighters posted Ohtani to MLB after the 2017 season, and he signed with the Angels. He won the 2018 [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the YearAward|American League Rookie of the Year Award]]. He hit for the cycle on June 13, 2019.In the 2021 season, he became only the second Japanese player in history (and only the second Asian player in history) to win the season MVP and Silver Slugger Award since Ichiro in 2001. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani's 2021 season was selected No. 1 on the list. In the same month, he won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year award.On August 9, 2022, he became the first MLB player in nearly 104 years since [[Babe Ruth]] to reach double-digit wins and double-digit home runs; on October 5, he became the first player in the modern MLB to reach regulation innings (pitched and batted in) as both a pitcher and hitter.In the 2023 WBC, he made a major contribution to the Japanese national team as an ace and hitter, becoming the first player in WBC history to be named to the All-WBC team in two categories (pitcher and designated hitter) and the MVP of the WBC. In the season, he became the first Japanese and the first Asian in history to hit the most home runs. He also won the Silver Slugger Award for the second time in Japanese history (and the second