When asked by MLB.com last winter which contract deserves the highest evaluation in the FA market, an official at the National League (NL) said this. Shohei Ohtani signed a 12-year, 700 million-dollar FA contract in December last year and wore a Dodgers uniform.
Although 97.1% of the total amount is considered as a 現價, the current price (deferral) is lowered to about $460 million, it is still the highest contract record in Major League Baseball history.
Lee believes that Ohtani is performing well early in the season, which is worthy of such a price. "Ohtani is the best hitter in the Major League, and I think he will take the mound someday," Lee said. "If I had the same money as the Dodgers, I would have brought such a batter without hesitation."
A high-ranking official of the American League (AL) club responded, "Otani is the only player on the planet, so it can be said to be the best contract."
He led the team to victory by swinging the fire bat again to prove why Ohtani is a player of the best value.
In the first three consecutive home games against the Miami Marlins held at Dodger Stadium on the 7th (Korea time), Ohtani played the designated hitter as No. 2 and recorded two hits, two RBIs, one run and two walks, and two steals from three times at bat, to lead the team 6-3. He hit his 11th home run of the season, and finally became the lone lead in this category.
Ohtani hit a home run in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning when his team was losing 0-2. Leading hitter Mookie Betts got a straight walk from Miami right-hander Roderi Munoz, and no outs.
Ohtani then drove the ball count to 2B2S, and when Muñoz's 96.1 miles four-seam fastball flew into the high strike zone on the fifth pitch, Ohtani hit it straight and flew well over the central fence. A two-run shot with a firing angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 107.6 miles, and a flying distance of 441 feet.
When Ohtani hit his home run, 44,970 fans at the Dodger Stadium gave a standing ovation and cheered. SportsNet's caster said, "Oh my god! It sounded like a bullet. It went over again," without making any comment for 30 seconds until Ohtani hit the base, stepped on the home ground, and entered the dugout.
This is the eighth time Ohtani, who has four home runs in three games since the Atlanta Braves match on the 5th, has drawn three consecutive games in his major league career, and the fourth time in his life that he has hit four home runs in three games.
"All balls he throws are balls that came into the zone that are good for hitting. If those balls don't come in, he walks out. When those balls come in, he prepares to explode," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game. "He hits a single, brings in runners, and now he hits long balls. The ball comes out because he controls the strike zone well."
After striking out the rookie in the second inning, Ohtani pulled Munoz's 89.4-mile changeup with one out and a runner on the first base, darting through the first baseman's side and sending a hit to the right of the right field, connecting the chance to first and third bases with one out. The speed of the hit was 101.2 miles.
Then, the first baseman with one out in the sixth inning got on base with a walk in the full count. Against Miami's second right-hander, Eli Villarobos, he picked the ball for the 83.1 miles slider, the lowest outside the sixth pitch in the full count.
Ohtani, who has hit six consecutive games since the Arizona Diamondbacks game on the 30th of last month and three consecutive multi-hit games since the Atlanta Braves game on the 5th, marked a batting average of 0.370 (54 hits in 146 times at bat), 11 home runs, 27 RBIs, 31 runs, 9 steals, 0.434, a slugging rate of 0.705, OPS 1.139, 26 hits, and 103 hits.
It is still the leader in seven categories, including batting average, hits, home runs, slugging percentage, OPS, Ruta, and long hit.
Ohtani, who hit 11 home runs in his team's 37 games, is calculated to be able to hit 48 home runs this season if he maintains the current pace. Following last year's AL home run king with 44, Ohtani is expected to surpass the combined home run king of both leagues this year.
BY: 토토사이트