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It's such an easy edit, just look at his baseball jersey he wears, it's spelled OHTANI. Henrylinsanity (talk) 04:18, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

People complaining about the English spelling of his name need to read the Romanization of Japanese article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.129.123.2 (talk) 06:20, 13 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I have read (citation very much needed) that Shohei Otani is very good at bat. If this is true, should it be mentioned in the article? Hayttom (talk) 17:16, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I want to change him to the angels you have him under the japan team still needs to be changed thanks Otaniangel11 (talk) 19:38, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It's still a little premature, although stories are breaking that he intends to sign with the Angels. —C.Fred (talk) 19:40, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Shohei Ohtani has just signed with the Los Angeles Angels http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21712038/shohei-ohtani-sign-los-angeles-angels 7865sd (talk) 20:29, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please read the article. The headline says "agrees to sign". He has not "signed". – Muboshgu (talk) 20:34, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1. 17 and put Angels roster on the bottom of the page 67.86.57.10 (talk) 21:15, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done – Muboshgu (talk) 21:26, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wait, not done. I forgot, he signed a minor league contract. He is not on the 40 man roster. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:27, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Come on folks - this guy, this young man is a great ball player. Let's have a little respect for what he's already accomplished. And hopefully, he will come back from TJ surgery. What he's already done is fantastic. And I'm not even an LA fan. But I am a fan of baseball. Cheers and best wishes to Shohei. We look forward to your return. Come play for the Astros!  :) 98.194.39.86 (talk) 07:11, 14 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

if he wanted to go straight to MLB and he actually had teams WILLING TO TAKE HIM, how was he convinced to spin his wheels on a japanese team for a couple years? i assume it wasn't the money -- they pay much *less* than MLB, right?

was it some sort of altruistic "i need to spend a few more years working on my craft" attitude? otherwise, i don't understand why he didn't head to MLB from the gitgo.

NB: to the person who deleted this query; this is a TALK page. don't go vandalizing posts w/o good reason!

it is a relevant issue b/c the article mentions his signing with the japanese team despite BETTER OFFERS which he himself indicated he PREFERRED. so either offer up some REASON for this mysterious turn of events, or we need to insert an adverb like "surprisingly".

article makes no sense at present b/c of this inconsistency. 66.30.47.138 (talk) 19:17, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I added a sourced explanation for his apparent change of heart (the Nippon-Ham Fighters said they would allow him to pitch and play a position; the Dodgers would not). I found a second explanation that might have contributed to the decision, but I can't find it in a reliable source. FYI we wouldn't add an adjective like surprisingly to an entry because that's considered to be editorializing, which isn't an appropriate role for an encyclopedia. Larry Hockett (Talk) 20:21, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

very nice, thanks! (much better than the guy who ZAPPED my question outright....) 66.30.47.138 (talk) 20:55, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

can u reveal (here on "talk") what the alleged other reason is? i'll try to fish up a source.

just heard on radio, btw, that even once he finally came here, shohei "refused to play for/interview for east coast teams". i dunno how accurate that may be, but it's worth a look. lot of sportscasters saying he should be on a "better team" like the red sox, yankees or (even west coast) dodgers. what did the angels offer that no one else would?

again with the 2-way thing? 66.30.47.138 (talk) 03:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Executives with the Nippon-Ham Fighters were said to have put together a video to convince him to play there. It was said to have painted U.S. minor league ball in a negative light, and it highlighted how he was already set for stardom in Hokkaido. I only see this described on YouTube and Insider (a no-consensus source for reliability according to WP:RSP) but I could be missing something. Larry Hockett (Talk) 23:00, 14 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In the box with his MLB Statistics, W-L record & ERA are clearly pitching stats; and Batting average, HRs, and RBIs are clearly hitting stats. But the "Strikeouts" can be confusing -- is that the number of batters he's struck out as a pitcher, or is it the number of times he has struck out as a batter? The title for that line needs to be updated to clarify which stat it is (as pitcher or as batter).

@Xapie128: It refers to how many he has as a pitcher. We never put the number of times a batter has struck out in that stat box. Troutfarm27 ^(Talk) 17:44, 23 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think a better nickname for Ohtani other than Shotime is BOMBZILLA and after commenting on his 43rd home run on YouTube in the comments referring to him as "BOMBZILLA" a few days later Ohtani liked my comment. Shotime has been used over and over not spelled that way but you know what I'm saying. Also Babe Ruth had many nicknames The colossal of clout, the Great Bambino, the sultan of swat the list goes on so why not add BOMBZILLA in there because when you say it in the middle of his name it sounds pretty bad ass!!! Go ahead. Say it out loud like he just hit a home run and tell me that's not a cool nickname. Thanks for your time. Armando Anguiano 2600:1700:9778:C940:D1B6:4BFE:56D9:5CB9 (talk) 17:55, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

We are not going to try to create a nickname for someone just because you think it sounds cool. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:20, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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