I wrote about Shohei Ohtani five years ago . Shohei came to America from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ( also produced Yu Darvish, 6'5", to the left, and both wore #11 ), and recorded the fastest pitch in Japan: 102.5 MPH. He reached 99 MPH in high school. He began his professional career in 2013 as both a left-handed hitter and right-handed pitcher. He signed a contract with the Angels last year for only $545,000/year, plus a one time bonus of $2.3 million. If he had waited until the age of 25, he would have gotten more than $200 million in a 6-8 year contract. However, he will get his share of endorsements. The Ham Fighters will receive $20 million for allowing him play in the USA. Oh, he is single, humble, and with movie-star good looks. There are many Ohtani books . If you are into cards, here is a source of five of them with a wristband gift bundle . There is thus nothing much I can add to w...
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