My God, is there anything Shohei Ohtani can't do? He hits homers, pitches and steals bases too.

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I'm watching ESPN highlights and they showed he stole second, then stole third, then scored when no one cover home on an infield play.

The guy is 6'5" and stealing bases like shorter guys like Henderson and Wills.

[Brother Buzz]

1. Shohei Ohtani's baserunning is his secret weapon because pitchers know...

If they walk him, he'll be in scoring position faster than you can spit. That is, if he isn't caught stealing on the rare occasion. And when he does get caught stealing second, he gets up with a big smile; it's only a game

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2. He's some player. I found out from ESPN later that he stole 3 bases in the game.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Playing the Oakland A's was a rout (10-0)

It was just another day in the office for Ohtani. A clinic, Baby!

[True Dough]

4. He's okay, I guess

Not using the sarcasm emoji!

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5. We all guess. At the rate he's going, his trajectory is to the top, him and Aaron Judge of the Yankees.

We lost the great Willie Mays recently, but now these two are here.

[True Dough]

6. He's a unicorn

because of the hitting prowess and pitching ability. Deserves to be a Hall of Famer based on that. But his career numbers will be held in check somewhat by arriving in MLB later in his career. He's 30 now. Maybe another really productive five years, if he can keep injuries at bay.

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7. He's a Dodger now but he spent what, 5 years with the Angels?

Meaning got to the major leagues at 25 with the Angels?

Speaking of the Angels, what a snake-bitten franchise, they had Ohtani and Mike Trout all those years and still couldn't even make the play-off. And now Trout is out again for the rest of the year with an injury — second year in a row. So sad. What a great player. The nation never really got exposed to his abilities because the sad state of that franchise.

[True Dough]

8. Agree about the Angels. Ownership is awful there.

They never wanted to pay for the necessary surrounding pieces and Trout is injury-plagued.

As for Ohtani, 25 may not seem old for a major league debut, but when you compare that to Barry Bonds at 21, Pete Rose at 21 and Willie Mays at 22, you can imagine the difference three or four seasons in a player's early prime can make in reaching elite milestones.

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9. Yes, too bad Ohtani didn't get here earlier with a better-run franchise like...

the Dodgers, Yankees, Cardinals, Braves, RedSox...the teams that always seem to make the play-offs...or at least they aren't absent from them for decade after decade.

[jrandom421]

10. Not perfect

Still needs glove work, or just needs to be a DH, or in long reliever role