{"id":43180,"date":"2026-10-24T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=43180"},"modified":"2026-10-24T02:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:49:53","slug":"shohei-ohtani-in-seventh-grade-im-really-nothing-special-the-kid-japan-almost-missed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=43180","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani in Seventh Grade: &#8216;I&#8217;m Really Nothing Special.&#8217; The Kid Japan Almost Missed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Shohei Ohtani in Seventh Grade: &amp;apos;I&amp;apos;m Really Nothing Special.&amp;apos; The Kid Japan Almost Missed?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aYMZmp_qkiE?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>In seventh grade, Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s team lost its first game at a national tournament. Years later, he told Number magazine: their pitcher threw better, their cleanup hitter hit better, and he thought, I&#8217;m really nothing special. In 2006, his name isn&#8217;t on the official roster of a pro team&#8217;s junior squad; Number reported he wasn&#8217;t selected. As of October 5, 2026, he has four MVP awards. In high school, he threw 160 km\/h, and he never won a game at Koshien. At sixteen, he wrote in the middle of a goal sheet: first-round pick, eight teams. Was Japan the one that almost missed him, or was it Ohtani?<\/p>\n<p>Full story: https:\/\/youtu.be\/SNkMbwYiL4M<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES (Japanese unless noted)<br \/>\n\u2022 Number (online 2022-04-13, 2022-07-26, 2025-10-14): https:\/\/number.bunshun.jp\/articles\/-\/852726 \/ https:\/\/number.bunshun.jp\/articles\/-\/854035 \/ https:\/\/number.bunshun.jp\/articles\/-\/867739<br \/>\n\u2022 NPB official site, 2006 junior tournament: https:\/\/npb.jp\/junior\/2006\/roster_e.html \/ https:\/\/npb.jp\/junior\/2006\/result.html<br \/>\n\u2022 nippon.com (2021-11-18): https:\/\/www.nippon.com\/ja\/japan-topics\/g01204\/<br \/>\n\u2022 Sportiva (2024-08-07, 2026-05-03): https:\/\/sportiva.shueisha.co.jp\/clm\/baseball\/hs_other\/2024\/08\/07\/_150\/?page=2 \/ https:\/\/sportiva.shueisha.co.jp\/clm\/baseball\/hs_other\/2026\/05\/03\/post_52\/<br \/>\n\u2022 MLB official stats API (English, read 2026-10-05): https:\/\/statsapi.mlb.com\/api\/v1\/people\/660271?hydrate=awards<\/p>\n<p>Photo: &#8220;Dodgers at Nationals (53677191310)&#8221; by All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0), cropped and modified with text. 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