Why is the best baseball player currently playing Japanese?
crazy gene mutation from Hiroshima that didn't manifest until the late 90s, early 2000s. Many more on the way.
>>157424224is that really a surprise?if you asked me to name 2 baseballing nations, i'd say japan and cubait would only really be surprising if the best player wasn't from one of those 2 places
>>157424224Pca is currently the best in baseball check the war boomer
>>157424224Is Pedro in the 90s the only other time the best player for 2+ seasons wasn’t American? Even that is debatable then but he was insane in 98 and 99.
Pure Yayoi (Korean) blood gives him a robust physique and a high IQ to process ball trajectories in real time.
He sees the ball better with that squint
>>157424224because the sport is being bundesligaified and NYC finance conspired to set aside over a Billy in deferred salary
>>157424224Been a Lotta good japs newfag
>>157424398>not a better hitter>definitely not a better pitcherhe's a better fielder, nobody cares about fielding
>>157424744That might come crashing down ackshually
Baseball is popular in Japan, and Asian autism works well with a sport like baseball.
Sure. Ohtani’s physique is pretty distinctive:Shoulders: Broad, with substantial deltoid development. His shoulder line looks wide even when he isn't especially muscular.Chest/upper torso: Thick and developed, particularly through the upper chest and back.Waist: Relatively narrow compared with his shoulders and ribcage, which makes his upper body look even broader.Arms: Long and muscular rather than extremely bulky. His forearms are especially developed from hitting and throwing.Overall shape: Roughly a broad-shouldered, tapered “V” shape—wide up top, narrowing toward the waist.Height amplifies it: At around 6'4" (193 cm), his long frame makes the shoulder width look substantial without giving him a stocky appearance.So, visually, I'd describe him as wide through the shoulders and back, with a relatively lean waist
>>157424224>somewhere in the #25-50 range as a hitter>adds literally ZERO defensively>averages one pitching start every 2 months >best
>>157425249describe his thighs and buttocks
>>157425205The hitting stats are the same he hasn’t pitched in months and pca is a all world defender and base runner
>>157425249This is a highly abnormal profile for a gook
>>157424224Because Aaron Judge is injured.
>>157424622Pujols post-Bonds until 2010, and then Miggy in 11/12/13 are the things that come to mind recently.
>>157424224He has access to drugs that Americans don't know about yet.
>>157424224How does one play Japanese? And how do you know thats what he is doing right now?
>>157424224when you think about it, a baseball bat is just a giant chopstick
>>157425360>WARmore like KWAB you fucking dork
Why hasn't he been pitching?
>>157426793Because he, like almost every pitcher in 2026, inevitably gets injured during the season. Usually it's pretty minor, but unlike every other pitcher in the entire world, you can't just have him take two weeks off and then make a rehab start in AAA because he's also the best hitter on the team.
>>157424224Japan is a rich nation of 100 million people and baseball has been its most popular team sport for over 100 years.
>>157426561also a penis
Utter meme player. Great batter and great pitcher but only special because he's supposedly great at both at the time but that literally never happens.
And now he's 32 already. Will go down in history as the chink who was paid billions to be something that he never was.
>>157424224he fucking sucks
>>157433365>>157433375Pesäpallo chad has weighed in
