If you want a glimpse of what has made Shohei Ohtani the hottest hitter in the majors the last three weeks, look no further than his ninth-inning at-bat on Tuesday.
Before the demolition, Shohei Ohtani had to show discipline. Before hitting the hardest home run of his MLB career, the Dodgers slugger had to first lay off a pitch that just missed the plate. If you want a glimpse of what has made Ohtani the most dangerous hitter in the majors the last three weeks — a 17-game stretch in which the two-time MVP has batted an MLB-best .
' Hammering the ball, however, is only half the battle for Ohtani. Like any hitter, he thrives most when he’s ahead in the count, limiting his chases and attacking pitches in what Roberts likes to call his players’ “nitro zone” — which, for Ohtani, is just about anything up in the strike zone, or down and in. There’s a reason his hardest exit velocities come when he’s ahead in the count, as data from MLB’s Baseball Savant database shows.
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