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Andrew Joseph

Baseball fans loved that a Japan Little Leaguer chose Shohei Ohtani as his favorite superhero

Shohei Ohtani Baseball Japan

It’s certainly an exciting time to be a baseball player in Japan. Led by Shohei Ohtani, Japan defeated the U.S. to win the World Baseball Classic. And now, Japan’s Little Leaguers are in Williamsport, Pa., looking to win the Little League World Series. The best pitcher on the planet happens to be from Japan too.

So, it’s no surprise that Ohtani remains a huge inspiration for the kids from Musashi Fuchu Little League.

During player introductions, it’s been customary for players to say their names and their favorite baseball player. Well, Team Japan pitcher Motoi Oda went even further than that for Ohtani. He chose the Angels two-way superstar as his favorite superhero.

I mean, that was just an excellent answer.

After all, Ohtani is basically putting together a superhuman season in 2023.

MLB fans also loved the answer from Oda.

This was how Twitter reacted

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