Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Fletcher, Jeff,

Sho-time : the inside story of Shohei Ohtani and the greatest baseball season ever played / Jeff Fletcher. - First Diversion Books edition. - xix, 232 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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."

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.

ISBN: 9781635767971 1635767970

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC2A3184 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020641616 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ohtani, Shohei, 1994-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Baseball team)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Baseball players--Biography.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.