164km, Ohtani ML's highest arrest again, shock, spectacular revival of 955.1 billion men
Jun 29, 2025
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The U.S. media is shocked again. LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a maximum speed of 101.7 miles (about 164 kilometers) in just three games after returning as a pitcher. It is the fastest ball in 89 games in which Ohtani, who made his Major League debut in 2018, took the mound.
Ohtani played as the first batter starter in the game against the Kansas City Royals in the '2025 Major League' at Kansas City Coffman Stadium in Missouri on the 29th (Korea time). Ohtani allowed one hit, one walk, one strikeout and no run in two innings on the mound, and he was silent with three strikeouts in four at-bats. The Dodgers lost 5-9.
Ohtani underwent elbow surgery ahead of a 10-year total of $700 million (about 955.1 billion won) mega FA contract with the Dodgers last season. Last year, he only took the batter's box with the pitcher giving up, and aimed to return to the mound in the second half of this year, but he began to take the mound earlier than expected. He warmed up lightly by throwing one inning (one run) against the San Diego Padres on the 17th and one inning against the Washington Nationals on the 23rd, and pitched the first two innings of the day. The number of pitches is 27.
Ohtani's 101.7 mile fastball came in the first inning of a crisis. After one out, Bobby Witt Jr. hit and allowed a walk to Maikel Garcia, putting him on the verge of first and second bases. Winning against Vinny Pasquantino, Ohtani hit 99.2 miles (160 kilometers) and 100.2 miles (161 kilometers) of fastballs in a row, striking out two. Pasquantino couldn't even give up his bat and watched the ball without moving. Then he threw a 101.7-mile fastball on the third pitch to draw a double play by the second baseman.
Major League Baseball website MLB.com once again says Otani has done what no one else, including him, has ever done. With adrenaline exploding in the first inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, Ohtani broke his maximum speed. Throwing the fastest 101.7 mile fastball of his major league career into Pasquantino's body, and the result? It was a double play by second baseman. Ohtani described the shocking situation as he returned to the dugout and smiled brightly enough.
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101.7 miles is not the fastest ball of Ohtani's life. Ohtani represented Japan at the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) and struck out Italy in the quarterfinals with a fastball of 102 miles per hour (about 164.2 kilometers), when his opponent was Pasquantino. Pasquantino fell victim to Ohtani's personal best arrest record in the major leagues.
Pasquantino told local media in the United States that "Otani keeps doing this to me. I've just watched the fastest ball in Ohtani's career. Both were thrown against me. I think I need to have a conversation with Ohtani. I remember a few years ago in Japan (where the WBC was held) when Ohtani threw a ball at me and saw the electronic display, it was 166km. 'What? What is that?' Ohtani likes to throw fastballs at me, but he doesn't throw that many fastballs either," he said, making me laugh.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, `I still think both Ohtani's sweeper and sinker are good, but I don't think I know him better than him. So I think he controlled well again today, and it was good to watch his fastball over 100mph"It was well received.
Ohtani also drew attention by writing the first history in the 125-year history of the U.S. Major League Baseball in the previous appearance. Ohtani appeared as the first batter's starting pitcher against Washington on the 22nd and hit a home run and a triple to score five RBIs. In Major League history, he became the only player who recorded a home run and a triple at the same time in a game as a pitcher.
The U.S. media is bound to be enthusiastic every day because Ohtani always leaves a rare record on the day when he plays both pitching and hitting.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
