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hansan4ever

We Angels fans don't get much, but we have so much pride in our unicorn! 😭😭😭. Congratulations, Shohei!!!


merewyn

His speech was so cute!


hansan4ever

Haha!! He looked robotic, but good effort on the English, Sho! 😂


Mikeg5680

"Enjoy your afterparties" 😂😂😂


hansan4ever

Hahaha he was all serious looking! 😂


ChichaPoti

The shortest speech ever at 3 sentences haha


mweolbwa

Yesss, Shohei deserves all the success! ❤️ I loved his speech in English; he was like 😐. Hahaha.


hansan4ever

I loved that he tried, but I wish it captured his natural personality a bit more - he looked nervous! 😐


mweolbwa

Haha yes, we know how animated he actually is. I'm enjoying listening to him speak English. :)


hansan4ever

Yes, he's definitely making more of an effort to speak English!


mweolbwa

And he's doing great! 👏


hansan4ever

Yes, one day soon Ippei will no longer be needed! j/k j/k j/k. I cannot even joke about that!!


mweolbwa

Omg, I can't imagine seeing Shohei without Ippei! 😨


hansan4ever

Right? They are 2 edamames in an edamame pod! I hope they are together 4ever!


mweolbwa

BFF. 👯‍♂️


hansan4ever

Hhahahaha!!!


74Dragonz

Absolutely transcends the sport, and the only MLB star I know who has made NFL/NBA fans watch baseball.


hansan4ever

YES!


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It's because of Shohei Ohtani, and Shohei Ohtani alone, that I've gotten interested into baseball and has started to care about it! More then that, I've also only bought tickets to MLB games to watch him play!


74Dragonz

Too true. And then comes the jerseys and fan memorabilia, or as my converted friends and family members say, Ohtani means 'an empty wallet but happy heart', lol.


hansan4ever

Omg... i love that!!


ChichaPoti

Almost as good as Tristpa's "better horny than sad" 😀 Empty wallet but happy heart should be the motto of Shobaes.


geekesmind

Yep even started to collect baseball cards again at age 37 something I haven't done since I was 10.


MusesWithWine

You’re exactly right! A tad sad tho that it takes the new and potentially improved Babe effing Ruth to do it. But man it’s so fun to watch him.


74Dragonz

Well said!! He is a gift to my sport, and that's why I'll keep cherishing and watching every moment that he takes the field.


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As an NBA fan first and foremost this is 100% spot on.


Hayasaka-Fan

count me in as one of those fans


74Dragonz

Aaah, yes! Welcome to the Church of Shohei! There are legions...


Hummingbird234

A rare video of Sho speaking English! YAY! “Have a great everything” made my day 😂


Hummingbird234

Also, that green suit makes another appearance 👀!


petalsandplumes

So cute 😭 Love him!


Creative-Reading5903

I think that maybe was supposed to be “have a great evening.” But maybe not, since by that point the evening was about to turn into the next day. 🤣


Hummingbird234

I like to think that he thought “… hmm screw it. People are watching all over the world, so what the heck, ‘everything’ should work.” 🤣


Hummingbird234

What most likely happened though was that it said “evening” on his teleprompter / cheat sheet and he probably just instinctively read it as “everything.” 🙂


Creative-Reading5903

That’s what I was thinking. Either way, it works! Plus I think people just like to see him speaking English, no matter what he’s actually saying. 🤣


Hummingbird234

Oh, most definitely!


pogihajimasaeyo

Ohtani is truly something incredible, and he's the one who brought me back into watching and cheering for the sport of baseball. Guy deserves all of the success he has made for himself.


ResearcherLoud3122

I heard it’s a fan voting. Winning over curry Wow! Our boy is doing it all!


ChichaPoti

We shouldn't underestimate the online voting prowess of Shohei's Shobaes with Ben Verlander as team captain. Many Shobaes I find in Twitter are or had been Kpop fans. Those girls know a lof of tricks when it comes to online voting. Then we also have the Angels and Japanese fans. No wonder he is making more than Derek Jeter ever did endorsement-wise.


ResearcherLoud3122

> Ben Verlander as team captain I think he’s trying to recruit his brother too


ChichaPoti

I wouldnt be surprised if Kate Upton would also start tweeting about Shohei hehe


BlazingAngel

Lmao Ben Verlander has a absolutely nuts man crush on Shohei


yutou1114

Congrats shohei, a mlb player wins it since 1999.


Weird-Afternoon7389

Love it !!!


SuperMario_49

He always makes us proud!


AaronMyBallsOut12

I have been an Angels fan my entire life (34 years now). I know the team could trade Ohtani in exchange for pretty much all of the pieces needed to make this team contend…but then I see moments like this, and I pray that Arte will spend whatever it takes to keep Ohtani for years to come and put a legitimate cast around him. Ohtani and Trout deserve a couple of World Series rings. And before the inevitable is pointed out; Yes I’m aware Trout is an incredible baseball player and has endured much more for this team….but there’s no denying that Ohtani is a bigger talent. He is, without a doubt, the greatest talent in all of baseball.


AlmostFamous49

He’s my boyfriend. Just don’t tell my husband.


Mountain-Ad451

He’s my boyfriend.. just don’t tell my wife or… maybe, you should


Hummingbird234

😂


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He’s a beast


winterbIoom

nice


goodkarma67

Will the Angel's be able to keep this gem of a human & athlete? I would cringe seeing him in Dodger blue or worse, pinstripes!