Minnesota Twins Rumors: Are they now in the hunt for Ohtani?

International Sensation, Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani is known to the world as “Japan’s Babe Ruth” with his skill mashing baseballs and hurling the rock.

In Japan over the past two years, Ohtani hit .326/.411/.570 while plating 89 runs, smacking 34 doubles, legging out two triples, crushing 30 home runs, 98 RBI, and swiping seven stolen bases in the process.

Shohei Ohtani boasts a higher strikeout rate than Clayton Kershaw and better home run rate than Bryce Harper. The question now is: Which big league team will let him play both ways?

Ohtani is more in demand for his skills throwing the rock, having an exhilarating fastball, with an array of compliments to go with it — curve, split-finger fastball, and a devastating slider.

On the mound, Ohtani has logged a stellar 42-15 record in 85 games, 82 as a starting pitcher. He’s racked up 543 innings pitched, a microscopic 2.52 ERA, low WHIP of 1.08 and over a three to one strikeout to walk ratio (200/624 BB/K).

In April it was first announced that Ohtani would be leaving Japan for the land of opportunity, an opportunity to play in Major League Baseball under the bright lights and the big stage.

Unfortunately, the world was not able to get a taste of this rising star, who sat out due to an ankle injury during the World Baseball Classic. 

But, soon enough the entire planet will know of his existence, and hopefully, for your team’s sake, he will be on your roster. The Minnesota Twins could be the one to land the electric righty.