Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani continues to make history in every possible way in MLB, the most recent has to do with the new contract he signed with the Los Angeles Angels for the season 2022, to avoid having to go through the arbitration process.
Ohtani and the Angels agreed to a one-year deal in exchange for $30 million dollars, this being a record for a player eligible for arbitration for the third time, surpassing the contract Mookie Betts signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $213 million dollars in 2020.
With this signing, the Japanese drastically increases his earnings per year after in 2021 he avoided going to arbitration for the first time after signing with the heavenly team for two years and $8.4 million dollars.
The versatile Japanese has undoubtedly been worth every penny that his team has paid for him in his first five years in the Major Leagues, and they ratify it their numbers so far. And it is that as a batsman, he exhibits a lifetime average of .137 with 137 home runs, 341 runs batted in, 324 scored , 64 stolen bases and an OPS of . 888.
For his part, as a pitcher he has also shown quite well, leaving a record of – with an effectiveness of 2.62 in 031 openings you have worked on a total of 344.2 innings, striking out 435 rivals and leaving a WHIP of 1,100, all this without having pitched only in 2019 due to injury.
Likewise, Ohtani has taken received several distinctions in MLB thanks to his two facets as a player, starting with the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2018, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of 2021, a Silver Slugger and two selections to the All-Star Game.
For If this were not enough, this season he is, along with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, a strong candidate for MVP. And it is that as a batter he exhibits batting average of .213 with 34 home runs, 96 towed, 88 annotated, 11 ripped pads and a WHIP of .888.
While that as a pitcher he is living his best campaign in the Majors, leaving a mark of -8 with an ERA of 2.35, in 27 starts he has pitched for 161 episodes and has prescribed 213 opponents to show a WHIP of 1,031.
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