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And then you realize it's not even the best reason to watch Ohtani. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-selector--active{background-color:#4c8cee;}/*!sc*/ @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast:active),(-ms-high-contrast:none){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo{height:30px;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo img{min-height:30px;height:auto !important;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__tagline img{width:100%;}}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-closed .header__nav-top__nav-container .header__subnav{display:none;pointer-events:none;}/*!sc*/ code,kbd,samp{font-family:monospace,monospace;font-size:1em;}/*!sc*/ I thought this game showed Japanese fans some good entertainment.. .fuMUTu rect{fill:#ffffff;stroke:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ .fuMUTu path{fill:#ffffff;}/*!sc*/ His splitter sits a tick higher than the slider, in the 86-88 range, and dives down out of the zone late: Shohei Otani splitter/forkball grip, release and travel. 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Oakland Athletics, Ohtani was definitely feeling the splitter, Reports: 3 children dead, 2 wounded in attack at Texas home, Kellyanne Conway, George Conway To Divorce After Decadeslong Marriage: Report, School punished teen girl for working out in sports bra in 100-degree Texas heat, ACLU says, U.S. court won't require FAA to make airplane seat size, spacing rules, 'Extremely dangerous': Spike in illegal crossings at Canada-Vermont border has feds sounding alarm, SoCal in for cool start to weekend, but light rain makes brief return, "Botox In A Bottle" Sold Out At Target In 2 Days, AccuWeather: Clouds and wind into Saturday AM, Central Texas weather: Cold front brings cooler temperatures, wind. data-styled.g148[id="Styles__FigureContainer-iefwtj-0"]{content:"fFwXhn,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g118[id="sc-global-iSmFBW1"]{content:"sc-global-iSmFBW1,"}/*!sc*/ Then Abreu, Luis Robert, Yon Moncada, Nick Solak, Willie Calhoun, Jose Trevino, Isaiah Kiner-Falefa, Joey Gallo, Kiner-Falefa again, Brock Holt, Kiner-Falefa a third time, Gallo a second time, Adolis Garca, David Dahl, Trevino again and Gallo once more. Watch the following highlight reel of his strikeouts, and notice that six of the nine hitters he sat down whiffed on his split-fingered fastball, which flies in at around 88 mph and drops precipitously out of the frame at the last second. He's got a good arm. .hHLkAw{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ Ohtani throws his four-seamer hard and true, with a little bit of rise. data-styled.g157[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Title-sc-d7sh2p-2"]{content:"ihHuHi,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side{display:none;-webkit-align-items:stretch;-webkit-box-align:stretch;-ms-flex-align:stretch;align-items:stretch;width:100%;height:calc(100vh - 56px);position:relative;overflow:hidden;z-index:99992;top:0;}/*!sc*/ We only have a couple games left. @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-medium-it.woff') format('woff');font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon *{fill:currentColor;}/*!sc*/ On April 26th, Ohtani only threw 6.7% cutters, but he gave up a three-run homer to Nate Lowe on a cutter, so that is considered a cutter start. data-styled.g142[id="Share-sc-1t9fdg-0"]{content:"koKsQt,"}/*!sc*/ Combien gagne t il d argent ? The type of sinker/slider combo he can throw -- covering the strike zone horizontally, with the sinker and slider both getting big horizontal break, but in opposite directions -- has started to pop up in a number of top pitchers' repertoires. He hit 101 three times in his rookie season, which is still the most of any starter since his debut, even with Ohtani not pitching for all of 2019. .groqnz.markdown.youtube,.groqnz.photo figcaption.youtube,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed.youtube{padding:0;}/*!sc*/ Ohtani has two clear secondary pitches that he trusts in big games. He said it was a little sore the other day. .eJdqRG a{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ .evGxub{display:inline-block;width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;overflow:hidden;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span:nth-child(2){-webkit-transform:rotate(45deg);-ms-transform:rotate(45deg);transform:rotate(45deg);}/*!sc*/ Ohtani's 101.1 mph max velo on May 30, 2018, is still tied for the fastest pitch thrown by an MLB starting pitcher over the last two seasons. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani helped the Angels end a five-game losing streak with a 110-pitch outing against the Rays Sunday. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times. article ul{list-style:disc;}/*!sc*/ No one else has been so lucky. Neil Paine is the acting sports editor at FiveThirtyEight. In 2021, Ohtani's splitter had a 49% whiff rate and over the last 2 years, Gausman's splitter has averaged ~45% whiff rate. But in the middle of the \\[second inning\\] I got the feel back.\n\nIn anticipation of any miscommunication that could arise while working together for the first time, Langeliers sat down with Fujinami for lunch before the game and mapped out a plan for how they wanted to approach hitters. Ohtani would be wise to take a lesson from his fellow Californian pitcher. button,select{text-transform:none;}/*!sc*/ Ohtani's sinker has the same upper-90s velocity as his four-seamer, but with a very different movement profile. Find your thing. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:focus a{outline:1px dotted #fff;}/*!sc*/ .blUWSx .share-icon__square{width:30px;}/*!sc*/ It covers an area of 225.45 square kilometres (87.05 sq mi) of which 5.95 km 2 (2.30 sq mi) is water. Ohtanis splitter gets almost 34 inches of vertical drop compared to only 14 inches of vertical drop on his four-seamer, so its no wonder batters are fooled when they are guessing four-seam the whole way and then it drops off a table. Ohtani throws splitter 42.7% when ahead in the count and four-seam fastball 64.6% on the first pitch or when behind in the count. @media (min-width:375px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--shortname{display:none;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:inline-block;}}/*!sc*/ .kKeedG{color:#057AFF;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:none;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw input::-moz-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ He lost control in the second inning, but good pitchers get those outs when they need.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--mobile-quick-nav{display:inline;}/*!sc*/ Ohtani, who ranks third in the American League with 44 homers and is in the thick of the AL most valuable player race, has no desire to ease his workload in the final two weeks of the season. As a pitcher, Ohtani is a little tougher study. The first grip that Ohtani is prompted to show is his fastball grip. 4-seamer: 97.2 mph / 2,220 rpm / 14.6" of drop / 3.3" of breakSinker: 97.6 mph / 1,994 rpm / 21.6" of drop / 16.0" of break. At the plate, he belted home runs in three consecutive games, crushing one pitch Friday for the seventh-longest homer of the young 2018 season. The right-hander induced 17 swinging strikes and two called strikes with the pitch, which averaged 89.2 mph, and he struck out the side Seth Brown, Yan Gomes and Elvis Andrus with splitters in the seventh. data-styled.g21[id="imagestyle__Img-sc-xw1tzz-1"]{content:"ebrWqN,iQELft,"}/*!sc*/ .fvEQJr{bottom:0;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;}/*!sc*/ pic.twitter.com/xarW9lrNbb, Shohei Ohtani, 2018 Highlights. You read that right. Today went really smooth. data-styled.g22[id="imagestyle__Placeholder-sc-xw1tzz-3"]{content:"jehbss,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button-menu{-webkit-flex:0 0 auto;-ms-flex:0 0 auto;flex:0 0 auto;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container:hover{background-color:#e6f2ff75;color:#333333;}/*!sc*/ Perhaps most tellingly of all, hes also currently first in swinging strike rate, a very important measure of sheer pitching dominance, and he ranks third in average fastball velocity. .hUHmCp > article > aside{display:none;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item .icon__subnav-arrow{-webkit-transform:rotate(-90deg);-ms-transform:rotate(-90deg);transform:rotate(-90deg);margin-right:0;width:11px;height:11px;float:none;}/*!sc*/ .eJdqRG p{margin-top:0;}/*!sc*/ Maybe he was when he actually did hit him on Canha's next at-bat, but it didn't matter cuz both Ohtani and Canha laughed it off and smiled at each other with a "we're cool" gesture. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image-thumbnail{margin-top:auto;height:45px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search-item__container{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:50px;border-top:0;min-width:250px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}/*!sc*/ The most unhittable pitch in baseball is back -- and maybe even more unhittable than it was before. The secret to Ohtani's splitter is the direction of its movement. .hHLkAw input:-ms-input-placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ #react-header{width:100%;}/*!sc*/ .dLQAwR a{color:#057AFF;}/*!sc*/ Shohei Ohtani threw a nasty split-fingered fastball in the first inning on Sunday that raised the eyebrows of Angels manager Joe Maddon, who is not used to seeing his two-way star go to his. Be the first one to comment on this story. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__sponsor-logo,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__url-logo{padding-left:20px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;}/*!sc*/ He won Associated Press Sports Editors awards for game-story writing in 2001, feature-story writing in 2017 and breaking news in 2019. But the Angels cant say Ohtani exceeded expectations, because they didnt have an innings range in mind for him this season. Ohtani has been performing. In three starts from May 5th to May 19th, Ohtani didnt throw a single cutter. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .icon{display:inline-block;-webkit-align-self:center;-ms-flex-item-align:center;align-self:center;line-height:20px;}/*!sc*/ Ohtani's splitter is generating the highest swing-and-miss rate of any individual pitch in MLB. We're talking about Shohei Ohtani's splitter. He declared himself fit after completing a 32-pitch bullpen session on Friday, and the Angels had no reservations starting him on Sunday, even though Ohtani has a history of elbow injuries and the team is well out of playoff contention. One last thing that shows you how Ohtani's splitter works. data-styled.g167[id="Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0"]{content:"groqnz,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list:focus{outline:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team:first-of-type:before,.mHQYb .p-search__list--multiple-type .p-search-item--team + .p-search-item--player:before{color:#737373;font-size:12px;position:absolute;left:10px;top:10px;padding-top:12px;}/*!sc*/ His cutter run value is now a more respectable 1.7 runs per 100 pitches, but a Xander Bogaerts home run changes that value tremendously. Slider (37.4%) 4-Seam Fastball (27.6%) Split Finger (11.9%) Cutter (8.6%) Curveball (8.6%) Sinker (3.7%) Sweeper (2.2%) + If Available Pitches Click to Video. Ohtani is ready to pitch. .fAmXvR{background:#f3f3f3;border-radius:6px;color:#444444;font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:500;padding:16px 16px 24px;}/*!sc*/ At this point, Ohtani going for nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings and . This is from Premier 12. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side__nav-item[aria-expanded='true'] .header__nav-side__nav-item__subnav-arrow{opacity:0;}/*!sc*/ I think its consistent with the whole attitude we had all year, where Im not gonna kind of baby him, Im just going to let him go out there and play baseball, Maddon said before the game. textarea{overflow:auto;}/*!sc*/ Why Valentina Shevchenko Is A Huge Favorite And Jon Jones Isnt At UFC 285. .jDETbc{font-family:"proxima-nova","open Sans","Helvetica","Arial",sans-serif;font-size:40px;color:#222222;margin:0;}/*!sc*/ That appearance came on the heels of an eight-RBI game for Ohtani, which set the record for the most RBIs driven home in a game in history. Colby Olson | Of further concern: Hes striking out four times for every walk, swinging at the first pitch far too frequently (1.5 times as often as the average batter) and getting himself into a good hitters count3 about half as often as the average batter. Now imagine that Ohtani, feeling strong and healthy and like he could maybe start throwing 50 or more splitters per game for a short period of time, gets to make a few starts in the playoffs. Place index and middle fingers on the outside of the horseshoe seam. Ohtani, a 27-year-old sensation from Japan, has taken the league by storm and may be baseball's most popular player. But they validate the story of a pitcher billed as having ace-level stuff when he first pondered coming over from Japan. When hes feeling something, hes gonna stay with it and not force something else.. @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover a,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover span{color:#ffffff;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item--inner:hover .p-icon *{fill:#ffffff;}}/*!sc*/ This ranks Ohtanis cutter second to last among all cut-fastballs in run value. We can only wait with anticipation for what comes next. .mHQYb .p-search-item{display:block;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'mlb-primary','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica','Arial', sans-serif;}/*!sc*/ Based on data from ESPNs Stats & Information Group, he has thrown the splitter 58 times, and its already generated 13 strikeouts; only Houstons Lance McCullers (curveball) and Arizonas Patrick Corbin (slider) have gotten more Ks on a single pitch than Ohtani has gotten with his splitter so far. He injured his groin just over a week into the season.. @Neil_Paine, MLB (783 posts) .hYmwpY{display:block;}/*!sc*/ Shohei Ohtani, Nasty 91mph Splitterand Pitching with Emotion. Throw the palm-side wrist of the throwing hand directly at the target. The list of Ohtani splitter strikeout victims includes Matt Olson (four times), Matt Chapman (twice), Marcus Semien (twice), Yuli Gurriel (twice), Nelson Cruz and Jos Altuve -- great hitters waving at a great pitch. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item{border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.15);background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ That early? Maddon said after a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Oakland Athletics in Angel Stadium. Its just a spring game. .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:none;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g172[id="Styles__AppContainer-jwcsl0-0"]{content:"hUHmCp,"}/*!sc*/. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:focus,.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav__item:hover{border-radius:3px;background-color:#dddddd;color:#002867;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb .p-search__input--icon{position:absolute;top:0.75rem;right:1rem;}/*!sc*/ April 24, 2021 8:40 pm ET. .dLQAwR{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:8px;min-height:48px;margin-bottom:8px;padding-right:8px;}/*!sc*/ They struck out in 35 of those 59 plate appearances -- a 59% strikeout rate. .mHQYb header.mlb-header 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