Just in case you’ve missed Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream, it’s not too late to catch it.
The ESPN Films presentation, which originally premiered on ESPN+ on Nov. 17, 2023, is now being streamed on ESPN+
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This one-part documentary event chronicles legendary baseball player Shohei Ohtani’s illustrious career, from his humble beginnings in rural Japan, through his journey to becoming a two-way player, the start of his professional career with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and his long-awaited transition to Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Los Angeles Angels.
Featuring an unprecedented, in-depth series of interviews with Ohtani and the coaches, players, managers, and mentors that have influenced him, Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream takes viewers on an introspective journey as he reflects on his career to date, sharing his thoughts on how he made his dreams come true; how he came up with his now famous dream board; what it was like winning the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) with Japan; how he overcame past injuries, and so much more.
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AP Story
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Most of the time in professional sports, it’s easy to think it’s all been done before.
With so many finetuned athletes constantly pushing each other to the peak of human potential, we can experience unprecedented demonstrations of sporting brilliance every week of our lives. But it’s truly rare to witness anything that isn’t fundamentally just a better, more prolific version of something we’ve already seen.
That’s why Shohei Ohtani’s astonishing redefinition of modern baseball captured the world’s attention so vividly in 2021 — and that’s why the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way superstar is the winner of The Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year award.
The unanimous American League MVP put together a season with no analogue in the past century of his sport. Almost no one had been an…
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