The month of June was unlike anything we’ve ever seen from Shohei Ohtani. After a historic month, Ohtani was named the American League Player of the Month.
At the plate, Ohtani started 23 games and hit .309/.423/.889/1.312 with 13 homers and 23 runs driven in. Over a stretch from June 18-June 30, Ohtani hit nine homers with 16 runs driven in while posting an astonishing OPS of 1.464.
Prior to his final outing of the month in New York, Ohtani was also fantastic on the mound as well. Over his first four starts, he posted an ERA of 2.