Shohei Ohtani added the one major accomplishment ... He rose to prominence in high school due to his pitching ability, throwing the fastest pitch ever for a Japanese high schooler at 99 mph.

Shohei Ohtani learned the game's intangibles on the high school level. A two-way sensation, as both a Cy Young-caliber pitcher and one of the greatest offensive performers game has ever seen ...

Shohei Ohtani's successful Japan stint Shohei Ohtani made his professional debut at the tender age of 18 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. A highly-touted prospect coming out of high school ...

LA Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani showed some encouraging ... Ohtani in a pitching session likely at a Los Angeles-area high school. Ohtani gingerly went through the pitching motions in what ...

Toru and Kayoko Ohtani are famous as the parents of MLB player Shohei Ohtani. Toru was an amateur baseball player who ...

If you haven’t heard of Rintaro Sasaki yet, it might be time to start paying attention. Sakasi first made a name for himself when he demolished the Japanese high school record with 140 home ...

Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched ... called “the best player in the game,” rose from standout high school star to two-time American League MVP with Los Angeles Angels and ...

Ohtani hit two homers against the Giants, emphatically reaching 25 homers for the fifth consecutive season during Los Angeles ...

the Sporting News ran an Ohtani story it posted on Twitter with a quote from a scout: “He’s basically like a high school hitter.” The story promo noted, “MLB scouts believe Shohei Ohtani ...

This article was originally published on highschool.si.com as Shohei Ohtani's high school baseball coach instilled the star's humility.