LA Dodgers’ “superstar” Shohei Ohtani (30) is starting his “league conquest” in earnest. Ohtani, who played for the Los Angeles Angels last year, played in 135 games with a batting average of .304, on-base percentage of .412, slugging percentage of .654, OPS 1.066 and 44 home runs, 95 RBIs and 20 steals, ranked first in the American League’s home run, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS, and swept the MVP, appeared in 76 games this season in his first year with the Dodgers, recording a batting average of .321, on-base percentage of .398, slugging percentage of .632 and OPS of 1.031 with 23 home runs, 57 RBIs and 61 stolen bases, ranking first in the National League batting, home runs, slugging percentage, OPS, and scoring.
Attention is focusing on whether Ohtani, who became the home run king for the first time since his Major League debut last year, will become the first batter this year. With a batting average of .321 for this season, Ohtani has the highest batting average not only in the National League but also in the entire league. 실시간 바카라사이트
Will Ohtani be able to become the batting champion this season? We cannot just be optimistic. We have a competitor who is closely chasing Ohtani. San Diego Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar is emerging as Ohtani’s biggest competitor.
Profar has played in all 80 games this season, hitting .319 with a .413 on-base percentage, .484 with a slugging percentage, and OPS.896, with 10 homers, 48 RBIs and four steals, his best season of his career. His on-base percentage of .413 is the number one in the National League on-base percentage, and he is chasing Ohtani by two runs with a .319 batting average, so he is in a position to target the batting champion.
Above all, it is noteworthy that their ransom is so different. Ohtani exercised his FA right after the end of the last season and signed a 10-year, 700 million-dollar contract with the Dodgers, marking the highest ever in pro sports in North America. In contrast, Profar’s annual salary this season is only 1 million dollars.
It is surprising that he is competing with Ohtani for the batting champion for only $1 million in annual salary. The U.S. sports media “ESPN” selected Profar as the “most amazing player” on the 25th (Korea time) when it settled the Major League half of the regular season.
“Propa, once regarded as one of the best prospects in baseball, made his Major League debut in 2012 and played for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies before returning to San Diego at the end of last season. After returning to San Diego, he has become the batter we once imagined. Of course, he may not have risen to the ranks of star shortstop that he dreamed of,” ESPN said, talking about his curved life as a pro baseball player. As a player who ranked first overall in the rankings of promising players selected by the official website (MLB.com ) in 2013, he received tremendous attention, but he did not show as much growth as expected.
“Up until last year, professional players played in 961 games and had a batting average of .239, on-base percentage of .322 and slugging percentage of .383, but this year, professional players ranked second in the batting category with .413 on-base percentage and .319 batting average, and are showing strong performance with OPS (OPS+) 158. It took some time, but the true value of professional players is finally revealed,” ESPN said. Attention is focusing on whether professional players, who have finally blossomed in baseball, will be able to overcome the huge wall called Ohtani to become the first batting champion.