Shohei Ohtani Had MLB Fans Calling Him a Cheat Code After His Two Hits That Didn’t Leave Infield

He really can do it all.

Andy Nesbitt | Aug 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani Had MLB Fans Calling Him a Cheat Code After His Two Hits That Didn’t Leave Infield /

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Los Angeles Angels

Shohei Ohtani has had a historic season that will never be forgotten by MLB fans for as long as baseball exists.

He added to his magical year Wednesday night in Texas when he crushed his AL-best 42nd home run of the season, and ran around the bases without his helmet on.

But his two other hits in the Angels’ 2-0 victory over the Rangers might have been even more impressive because neither of them left the infield and probably would have been an out for just about any other hitter in the game.

Just look at the speed he showed off on this grounder to short:

shohei ohtani grounds out to...
oh that's right he's really fast nvm pic.twitter.com/p3R8j2YuLt
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) August 17, 2023

That was pretty ridiculous.

Here’s his second one:

That speed had MLB fans in awe:

Published Aug 17, 2023

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.