Bibliograph

Sho-time, the inside story of Shohei Ohtani and the greatest baseball season ever played, Jeff Fletcher

Type

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Sho-time, the inside story of Shohei Ohtani and the greatest baseball season ever played, Jeff Fletcher

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sho-time

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1332952598

Responsibility statement

Jeff Fletcher

Sub title

the inside story of Shohei Ohtani and the greatest baseball season ever played

Summary

Fletcher traces Ohtani's path from his youth and time in Japanese baseball through the recruiting war to bring him to the majors to his historic 2021 season and his dominance as a two-way player--a pitcher and a hitter. He also looks at other great two-way players from history

Table Of Contents

A Yakyu Shonen -- "He Proved It To Me" -- An Unprecedented Recruiting Battle -- Blessed and Cursed -- "You Have To Give It Time" -- "Out of the Gate Better Than Anyone Was Expecting" -- A Discouraging Diagnosis -- Two Challenging Seasons -- High-Tech Diamond Polishing -- New Approach, New Hope -- The Start of Something Extraordinary -- "The Gold Standard" -- Star Among Stars -- Brilliance Amid Disappointment -- "Unicorn."

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