MLB/teammates Reveal That Shohihei Otani Plays Pranks And Uses Bad Language in Private

Shohihei Otani, the global baseball superstar, is back on the cover of "Sports Illustrated", this time with the title "goofball", about the "happy high school student" who plays pranks in the break room in private.

While Otani relied on his translator Kazuhei Suwon for formal communications such as games, he often made jokes without an interpreter. For example, in the middle of a workout, Otani would suddenly throw a training ball at his 63-year-old assistant pitching coach, who caught it only to discover that the 20-pound ball was hollow, the newspaper said. Or tap a teammate on the shoulder and wait for him to turn around and then pretend nothing happened.

Patrick Sandoval, a left-hander, was one of Otani's favorite pranks. During bullpen sessions, Otani would throw pitches to Sandoval unnoticed, catching him off guard while he laughed. In addition, Otani likes to stare at Sandova until he is discovered, and likes to imitate his words, to the amusement of his teammates.

Otani also liked to play along when Angels players were discussing opposing pitchers. For example, when they were talking about a pitcher who only throws four-seam pitches, Otani said, "Well, that's a great two-seam," leaving his teammates confused before realizing he was joking.

Mr. Otani would play a mobile game, Clash Royale, with his teammates. He would be ecstatic if he won, and would spend the next few days excitedly reminding his teammates, "I'm the king!" .

The report also noted that Otani sometimes uses English profanities, though none of the Angels' players told Otani which ones he used, with Anthony Rendon laughing and saying, 'That's how you learn languages, right?'

Otani also likes to share, as he receives countless gifts from fans every day. He often hands out chocolates to his teammates in the dugout. "I love it," said Archie Bradley, the pitcher in the locker next to Otani, "he gives me so much candy."

Because otani xiang ping to blow the second knife flow cyclone, many angels players also accumulated certain popularity in Asia, especially Japan, otani tell teammate Wade (Tyler Wade) has a lot of overseas fans will also help him to take the "Ikemen (イ ケ メ ン)", the meaning of "handsome" is Japanese.