So it was no surprise Tuesday when Shohei Ohtani tickled Twitter to its core with an actual in-game feat.
His opposite-field, three-run home run highlighted a seven-run first inning as the Angels beat Detroit 11-5 at Angel Stadium.
The doll is part of a Japanese television show and is employed to re-create Ohtani’s home runs.
But the puppet, no matter how magical, would struggle to adequately convey the magnificence of what Ohtani did against the Tigers.
Ohtani appeared to hit the ball close to the end of his bat, yet it somehow exited at 107 mph and at an angle of 34 degrees, and it didn’t require a working knowledge of calculus to do the math.