worthy of being the "most expensive" athlete in history! shohei ohtani hit 47 homers in a single season, setting a new personal record and tying a record...
2024-09-12
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on september 12, beijing time, in the mlb (major league baseball) regular season game between the los angeles dodgers and the chicago cubs,shohei ohtani hits 47 home runs in a single season, setting a new career high(shohei ohtani's previous personal record was 46 home runs in a single season.)this was also his 218th career home run, tying the record for the most home runs by an asian player set by choo shin-soo.。
choo shin-soo was born in 1982 and is a south korean baseball player who made his mlb debut in 2005. his career highlights include hitting 21 home runs, 54 rbis, and 20 stolen bases in one season with the cincinnati reds, the first "20+20" season in history for an asian player.
however, choo shin-soo's achievements in mlb are obviously not comparable to those of shohei ohtani today.
in the mlb regular season match between the dodgers and the cleveland cavs that ended last week, shohei ohtani hit his 45th home run of the season and stole 46 bases.became the first player in the history of major league baseball to achieve 45+45 in a season.ohtani still has a chance to chase a 50-50 record for the rest of the season.
last december, shohei ohtani left the los angeles angels after playing for five years and joined the los angeles dodgers. according to multiple us media reports,shohei ohtani signs 10-year, $700 million contract with dodgersthe contract (about rmb 5 billion) set a world sports record, which is by far the largest contract in the history of professional sports.
ohtani's contract also comes with an unprecedented deferred payment, which means he will only receive $2 million per year, and the remaining $680 million will be paid after 10 years. according to media reports, ohtani hopes that the dodgers will use this salary space to strengthen the team. ohtani, a two-time mlb mvp, has never made the playoffs with the angels.
shohei ohtani in the game (data map) photo from ic photo
shohei otani was born in july 1994 in oshu city (formerly mizusawa city), iwate prefecture, japan, into a sports family. his mother is a badminton player, and his father, toru otani, was a semi-professional baseball player. shohei otani has always been called a "two-sword" baseball genius by the media, meaning that he is both an excellent pitcher and an excellent hitter. the german media once made a very vivid analogy with football - "shohei otani is like a combination of messi and neuer on the football field."
since signing with the angels in 2017, ohtani has developed into a highly marketable superstar. he has been favored by brands in both japan and the united states, and has reached cooperation with at least 13 brands including north american sports e-commerce giant fanatics, japan's kowa pharmaceutical, seiko watch brand and clothing brand boss.
a portrait of shohei otani is seen on the side of a hotel in los angeles, california, usa. image courtesy of visual china
after shohei ohtani came to the dodgers, he also brought the "shohei ohtani effect". according to media reports, the dodgers' advertising revenue this season has increased 13 times. as of september 11, the total number of visitors to dodger stadium this season has reached 3.48 million, with an average of 48,000 people per game. it is the fastest team among the 30 teams in the league to break 3 million. after the regular season, it is expected to reach 3.92 million, and it should exceed 4 million in the playoffs. this is the first time in 16 years that a team has reached this record.
red star news editor bao chengli
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