ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 06, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim welcomed back Shohei Ohtani the Pitcher on Sept. 4 following a bout with wrist soreness after an HBP, but Shohei Ohtani the Slugger still has some significant work to do down the stretch.
In fact, he’s chasing legends.
The numbers speak for themselves in encapsulating Ohtani’s ridiculous run of form — but they also, uh, don’t, considering digits on a page and WAR totals that’ll drop your jaw don’t necessarily indicate at first blush that he’s been doing this on both sides of the ball.