Shohei Ohtani: Greatest baseball game by the greatest player?

Many baseball fans and reporters are calling Shohei Ohtani’s performance last week the greatest game ever played by perhaps the greatest player. In the game against the Miami Marlins, the Los Angeles Dodger had six hits in six at bats, including three home runs, He also stole two bases and batted in 10 runs. And, he became the first Major League player with 51 home runs and 51 stolen bases in a single season. However, he couldn’t also star as a starting pitcher this season as he recovered from arm surgery.

Class discussion: Ohtani holds another record – Major League Baseball’s biggest contract at $700 million over 10 years. Do you think he is worth the money? Why or why not? Is it surprising that someone from Japan is considered the most talented player in a game invented in America? What do you know about the history of baseball in Japan? Ohtani isn’t the first foreign player to star in the big leagues. What other players have come from Japan, Latin America or elsewhere? How many of these players became great stars?