{"id":38689,"date":"2026-05-25T02:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38689"},"modified":"2026-05-25T02:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T17:50:06","slug":"when-the-media-bashed-shohei-ohtani-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-dodgers-rokisasaki-unicorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38689","title":{"rendered":"When the Media Bashed Shohei Ohtani #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani #dodgers #rokisasaki #unicorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"When the Media Bashed Shohei Ohtani #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani #dodgers #rokisasaki #unicorn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rHVwO8YvABM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>From 2018 to 2020, the media heavily criticized Shohei Ohtani, saying his two-way dream was a complete waste of time.<\/p>\n<p>URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ADu_3LA1Vl0<\/p>\n<p>#ShoheiOhtani #Angels #TwoWayPlayer #Unicorn<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nTITLE (Romanized \/ Uppercase)<br \/>\nITSUMO ITSUMADEMO\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>SONG TITLE (English Translation)<br \/>\nAlways and Forever\u2026<\/p>\n<p>ARTIST<br \/>\nK.G<\/p>\n<p>COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT CODE<br \/>\nN00073646<\/p>\n<p>\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a<\/p>\n<p>Title: ITSUMO ITSUMADEMO\u2026.<br \/>\nEnglish Translation: Always and Forever\u2026<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitcasting.tv\/c:tc_kg\/movie\/830825094<\/p>\n<p>\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a\u266a<\/p>\n<p><!-- Video Blogster Pro --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 2018 to 2020, the media heavily criticized Shohei Ohtani, saying his two-way dream was a complete waste of time. URL: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ADu_3LA1Vl0 #ShoheiOhtani #Angels #TwoWayPlay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ohtani"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/When-the-Media-Bashed-Shohei-Ohtani-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-dodgers-rokisasaki-unicorn.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":37033,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=37033","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":0},"title":"Is Roki Sasaki the Next Shohei Ohtani? MLB Debut! #Shorts #samuraijapan #shoheiohtani #dodgers","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e744\u67081\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"The \"Unicorn\" Shohei Ohtani named Roki Sasaki as t\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Is-Roki-Sasaki-the-Next-Shohei-Ohtani-MLB-Debut-Shorts-samuraijapan-shoheiohtani-dodgers.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Is-Roki-Sasaki-the-Next-Shohei-Ohtani-MLB-Debut-Shorts-samuraijapan-shoheiohtani-dodgers.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Is-Roki-Sasaki-the-Next-Shohei-Ohtani-MLB-Debut-Shorts-samuraijapan-shoheiohtani-dodgers.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Is-Roki-Sasaki-the-Next-Shohei-Ohtani-MLB-Debut-Shorts-samuraijapan-shoheiohtani-dodgers.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Is-Roki-Sasaki-the-Next-Shohei-Ohtani-MLB-Debut-Shorts-samuraijapan-shoheiohtani-dodgers.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38548,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38548","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":1},"title":"The Chosen Successor: Shohei Ohtani Names Roki Sasaki to Follow Him! #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e745\u670820\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Shohei Ohtani designated Roki Sasaki as the player\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Chosen-Successor-Shohei-Ohtani-Names-Roki-Sasaki-to-Follow-Him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Chosen-Successor-Shohei-Ohtani-Names-Roki-Sasaki-to-Follow-Him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Chosen-Successor-Shohei-Ohtani-Names-Roki-Sasaki-to-Follow-Him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Chosen-Successor-Shohei-Ohtani-Names-Roki-Sasaki-to-Follow-Him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Chosen-Successor-Shohei-Ohtani-Names-Roki-Sasaki-to-Follow-Him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38073,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38073","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":2},"title":"Shohei Ohtani: The Unseen Contribution! #mlb #shorts #baseball #shoheiohtani #unicorn #japan","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e745\u67085\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Even without a hit, Shohei Ohtani's baseball IQ le\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-The-Unseen-Contribution-mlb-shorts-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-The-Unseen-Contribution-mlb-shorts-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-The-Unseen-Contribution-mlb-shorts-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-The-Unseen-Contribution-mlb-shorts-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-The-Unseen-Contribution-mlb-shorts-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38646,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38646","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":3},"title":"Shohei Ohtani Surpasses Ichiro\u2019s Legendary On-Base Record! #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani #unicorn","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e745\u670823\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Breaking records is what he does. Shohei Ohtani re\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-Surpasses-Ichiros-Legendary-On-Base-Record-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-Surpasses-Ichiros-Legendary-On-Base-Record-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-Surpasses-Ichiros-Legendary-On-Base-Record-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-Surpasses-Ichiros-Legendary-On-Base-Record-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Shohei-Ohtani-Surpasses-Ichiros-Legendary-On-Base-Record-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38515,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38515","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":4},"title":"Managing Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s Two-Way Workload #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani #unicorn #dodgers #shorts","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e745\u670819\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"To unlock his full power consistently, regular res\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Managing-Shohei-Ohtanis-Two-Way-Workload-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-dodgers-shorts.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Managing-Shohei-Ohtanis-Two-Way-Workload-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-dodgers-shorts.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Managing-Shohei-Ohtanis-Two-Way-Workload-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-dodgers-shorts.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Managing-Shohei-Ohtanis-Two-Way-Workload-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-dodgers-shorts.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Managing-Shohei-Ohtanis-Two-Way-Workload-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani-unicorn-dodgers-shorts.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":37136,"url":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=37136","url_meta":{"origin":38689,"position":5},"title":"Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s 1st HR of 2026: Calm Self-Analysis #ShoheiOhtani #Dodgers #MLB #samurai #japan","author":"ohtani.iroirojapon.com","date":"2026\u5e744\u67085\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Even after hitting his long-awaited first home run\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","block_context":{"text":"\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73 \u60c5\u5831","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shohei-Ohtanis-1st-HR-of-2026-Calm-Self-Analysis-ShoheiOhtani-Dodgers-MLB-samurai-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shohei-Ohtanis-1st-HR-of-2026-Calm-Self-Analysis-ShoheiOhtani-Dodgers-MLB-samurai-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shohei-Ohtanis-1st-HR-of-2026-Calm-Self-Analysis-ShoheiOhtani-Dodgers-MLB-samurai-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shohei-Ohtanis-1st-HR-of-2026-Calm-Self-Analysis-ShoheiOhtani-Dodgers-MLB-samurai-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Shohei-Ohtanis-1st-HR-of-2026-Calm-Self-Analysis-ShoheiOhtani-Dodgers-MLB-samurai-japan.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38689"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38693,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38689\/revisions\/38693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38689"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38689"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}