Shohei Ohtani Did Something That Hasn’t Been Done Since Babe Ruth Today

The Shohei Ohtani craze is completely taking over the baseball world. When healthy, Shohei is an electric talent both on the mound, and at the plate as a dual-threat. So, should we really be surprise that Shohei did something that hasn’t happened since Babe Ruth tonight?

Shohei Ohtani entered tonight tied for the league lead with seven home runs. He was also the starting pitcher. The last time someone started a game on the mound while also being the league leader in home runs? You guessed it…Babe Ruth.

When Shohei Ohtani takes the mound tonight, he'll be the first pitcher to start a game while also leading the league in HR since …
Babe Ruth, 100 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓼 𝓪𝓰𝓸. 😱 pic.twitter.com/FsG650VD9p

— MLB (@MLB) April 26, 2021

Shoehei pitched pretty well, too. On a limited pitch count because of a previous injury, Ohtani went 5 Ip, giving up 4 earned runs. But he had nine strikeouts to go along with the so-so performance.

Social media is blowing up with Ohtani’s rise into must-see TV.

Shohei Ohtani allowed four runs, but scored three and drove home two so his +/- for the night is +1.

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) April 27, 2021

Shohei Ohtani is about to have one of the craziest POTM cards ever… pic.twitter.com/uLBj1aPdV8

— Fuzzy (@fuzzyfromyt) April 25, 2021

Shohei Ohtani is something else.
He pitched tonight.
5 IP, 9 K’s, 2 BB, 4 ERs

While he had a better hitting night instead!
2-for-3, 2 RBI, 3 R, and a double.

The man is amazing.

— The Great Gurus (@TheGreatGurus) April 27, 2021

Shohei Ohtani, the #Angels starting pitcher tonight, has barreled more baseballs at the plate (13) than every hitter outside Rafael Devers (15). 

16 percent of Ohtani's plate appearances have ended in a barrelled baseball, which also ranks second to Devers. pic.twitter.com/0ziMsfPEwu

— Brent Maguire (@bmags94) April 26, 2021

By throwing nasty back door sliders like this tonight, Shohei Ohtani became the first pitcher to start a game in the MLB while also leading the lead in home runs since BABE RUTH! This dude 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/fRuQjSyEyG

— BroBible (@BroBible) April 27, 2021

Designated Hitter/Starting Pitcher/Left Fielder Shohei Ohtani is tied for the league-lead with his seven home runs pic.twitter.com/6h1hNVDlCB

— Brent Maguire (@bmags94) April 25, 2021

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Shohei Ohtani has the hardest exit velocity and softest exit velocity in tonight’s game(27.5 MPH bunt single and 113.8 MPH double)

He’s also thrown the hardest and slowest pitch in tonight’s game(99.3 MPH FB and 74.1 MPH CB)#Angels

— Jared Tims (@Jared_Tims) April 27, 2021

Shohei Ohtani’s ability to be a nasty pitcher, while also hitting home runs at a next-level pace is something we haven’t seen in quite some time. Precisely, since Babe Ruth was doing his thing.

Hopefully this dude can stay healthy. The game will benefit so much from his ridiculous talent.

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