Young promising players who participated in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game talk about Shohei Otani's otherworldly nature[Shohei Otani][Overseas reactions]
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Young promising players who participated in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game talk about Shohei Otani’s otherworldly nature[Shohei Otani][Overseas reactions]

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“You’re the player most likely to take the No. 1 hitter position in the majors from Shohei Ohtani, but what do you think about Shohei?” This question was asked to Royals’ young star Bobby Witt Jr. at a press conference on the day before this year’s MLB All-Star Game. Witt Jr. is a talented young player who signed a huge contract with the Royals in February this year for 43 billion yen over 11 years, the highest amount in the history of the team. He is a superstar who is attracting attention in MLB, having recorded 20 home runs and 30 stolen bases in 2022, when he made his major debut, and 30 home runs and 49 stolen bases last season. He also made it to the finals of the Home Run Derby and had a heated battle with Teoscar Hernandez. Although Witt Jr. has been praised as “the player most likely to take the No. 1 hitter position in the majors from Ohtani,” he seems to feel that there is a difference in level between him and Ohtani. “A rival to Ohtani? Maybe not. I mean, no one can become that kind of person. I really think so. I can’t imagine being rivals with Ohtani.” His words, spoken with deep thought, are not humble but are genuine. That’s because for Witt Jr., Ohtani is a superstar he has always admired and watched through the screen. Born in 2000, Witt Jr. is 24 years old this year. When he was in high school and devoted himself to baseball, Ohtani was creating an unprecedented two-way whirlwind. In other words, Witt Jr. is “a generation that grew up watching Ohtani.” The average age of players who sat on the bench at this year’s MLB All-Star Game was 28.4 years old. Young players under the age of 25, including Witt Jr., witnessed the moment Ohtani changed the history of MLB during their junior high and high school years. For them, Ohtani is a hero they admire. It seems that he is no longer someone they can talk about on the same level as them. Otani crossed the ocean in 2018 and overturned the conventional wisdom of MLB. Now, the generation that grew up admiring Otani is making waves as rookies. So, in this video, we would like to introduce the comments of these next generation of star players. Their words really convey the impact that Otani has had on America. Please watch until the end! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◆About BGM materials Download sites ・Free BGM ・Music materials MusMus →https://musmus.main.jp/ ・DOVA-SYONDROME →https://dova-s.jp/ ・NoCopyrightSounds →https://www.youtube.com/@NoCopyrightSounds

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