Shohei Ohtnai, Los Angeles Angels, MLB (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
When you think of the all-time greatest individual MLB seasons, what comes to mind?
On the pitching side you’d probably say Pedro Martinez’s otherworldly 2000 season or Bob Gibson’s history-defining 1968 showcase. For hitters it’s probably Barry Bonds’ record setting 2001 or any one of Babe Ruth’s seasons from the 1920s.
Seasons like these have an almost mythical reverence to them, while the men who played them have transformed into modern American folk heroes.
I mention all of this because what Shohei Ohtani is doing right now for the LA Angels might just top every single one of them.