Ruth v Ohtani: The Beginning & Year 1
11 min readAug 12, 2022
Ruth v Ohtani: The Beginning
On December 8, 2017, the Los Angeles Angels signed Shohei Ohtani to a major league contract. This international signing brought more attention than the normal player acquisition. While playing in Japan, Ohtani was known to pitch and play the field. Ohtani brought a unique ability to American baseball. The last two-way player was a man known as Geroge Herman “Babe” Ruth…