"It wasn't the result I wanted, but I enjoyed it, and I think it was a match that the baseball world all over the world really wanted." That's what Mike Trout, Otani's former teammate at the Angels, said. On March 21, 2023, in the final showdown between the Japanese and American teams at the WBC, the highlight was the showdown between Otani and Trout, who were trailing by one point with two outs and no bases in the ninth inning. On April 19, 2023, after the WBC ended and the season started, Trout, who was interviewed by MLB's official network broadcasting station, MLB Network, before the game, spoke about the historic WBC match as follows. "Shohei was pitching in the bullpen, and I thought the match would happen somewhere, so I was mentally prepared. The two four-seam fastballs that came early in the count were balls I could hit, but I swung and missed." And he looks back on it with amusement like this. "To be honest, I didn't think the sweeper would come at the end. Looking back, I think I should have been prepared for it. It was a nasty ball that just barely escaped from inside the zone." Ohtani threw the best ball at the most important moment, so much so that Trout called it a "nasty ball." On the other hand, Trout, while showing his regret for losing, said the following with respect for Ohtani: "It wasn't the result I wanted, but I enjoyed it, and I think it was a match that the baseball world around the world really wanted. I've never played against Shohei even in Angels practice. So I've only seen him pitch on the defensive side. But this time, I finally understood what a batter feels. You can't miss even a single ball. If you're cornered, it's that sweeper or the splitter." Ohtani the pitcher, who made Trout, one of the best sluggers currently active, say this much. Once again, the greatness of the two-way genius is conveyed. Mark DeRosa, who appeared on the US broadcasting station MLB Network's program "MLB Central," explained Ohtani's "sweeper." DeRosa focused on the sweeper that Ohtani threw to Trout in the WBC finals and said, "It's an unbelievable pitch. It goes completely from one end of home plate to the other. It's crazy ability. Trout (a three-time MVP) is the best hitter in baseball, but it was almost 'unfair' that he had to deal with this pitch on March 21." He also introduced the sweeper that Ohtani used to strike out 2022 Rookie of the Year Julio Rodriguez in the game against the Mariners on April 5, and praised it as follows. "Rodriguez thought, 'Yes! It's a soft, floating slider,' and went for a swing. However, it curved just as it was about to reach the outside ball zone, and he thought, 'What is this?!' and swung and missed." In this video, we will introduce the greatness of "Otani the pitcher" as spoken about by MLB star players. Please watch until the end! If you enjoyed this video, please click the like button and subscribe to the channel. Let's get started right away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◆About BGM materials Download sites ・Free BGM ・Music materials MusMus → https://musmus.main.jp/ ・DOVA-SYONDROME → https://dova-s.jp/ ・NoCopyrightSounds → / @nocopyrightsounds