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Shohei Ohtani’s Ridiculous Frisbee-Like Pitches Against Red Sox Had MLB Fans in Awe

Shohei Ohtani rules.
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Shohei Ohtani’s Ridiculous Frisbee-Like Pitches Against Red Sox Had MLB Fans in Awe
Shohei Ohtani’s Ridiculous Frisbee-Like Pitches Against Red Sox Had MLB Fans in Awe

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Shohei Ohtani got the start for the Los Angeles Angels in Monday’s matinee against the Boston Red Sox, which means we get more fun highlights of the coolest player in baseball doing things that nobody else really can. 

The right-hander has some of the nastiest stuff in baseball, and that filthy stuff was on display at Fenway Park, where he threw a number of pitches with so much movement that they looked like frisbees out there sailing in the wind. 

These pitches also made a couple of professional hitters look really silly. Here’s Ohtani, who is 2-0 in three starts on the season, doing his thing:

Ridiculous, right? 

MLB fans agreed: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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