Category: Babe Ruth

Shohei Ohtani Passes Babe Ruth in Pitching Strikeouts

May 10, 2023
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Since Shohei Ohtani made his major league debut in 2018, the comparisons to Babe Ruth have been unrelenting. On Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Angels two-way pitcher/designated hitter passed The Babe—at least in the eyes of Major League Baseball. Ohtani’s strikeout of Houston’s Jeremy Pena in the second inning at Anaheim, California, was the Japanese…

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Ohtani Homers 100 Years After Babe, Leads Angels Over Yanks

April 19, 2023
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NEW YORK—Shohei Ohtani followed Babe Ruth’s example and homered on the 100th anniversary of the original Yankee Stadium. When the two-way star finished circling the bases and reached the Los Angeles Angels dugout, he was met by Brett Phillips, who placed a kabuto helmet on his head, modeled on one used by ancient Japanese warriors.L…

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The Years of The Babe: How 2 of Today’s Best Players Have Brought Babe Ruth Back to Life

September 20, 2022
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On a July day in 1914, George Herman “Babe” Ruth Jr. took the mound for the Boston Red Sox to pitch seven innings in a 4–3 win over the Cleveland Indians. No one knew it yet, but the 19-year-old left-hander would become the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. Before Ruth began his torrent…

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