Author: Jay Paris
Translator: Maiko Seki
Pages: 264 pages
Size: A6 size

Angels' signing press conference, the start of 'Showtime' that thrilled the world, elbow injury and comeback, Rookie of the Year award...

A local journalist tells the story of the 23-year-old's first year challenging the majors, changing the history of MLB baseball.

Samurai Japan, who won their first WBC in 14 years in 2023.
Shohei Ohtani, who led that world champion team, is now a global MLB player.
Entering his sixth year in the majors this season, he is expected to win both the MVP and the Cy Young Award, the first Japanese MLB player to do so.
There is also a possibility that he may transfer from the Angels, so we can't take our eyes off him.

His talent as a two-way pitcher and hitter amazed the world from his first year in the majors, even changing the player registration rules of the MLB, which has over 100 years of history.
The fact that this is commonly known as the 'Ohtani Rule' shows the magnitude of his achievements.

This book is a record of interviews by a local journalist, allowing readers to relive that historic debut year of the 2018 season.

[Author Profile]
Jay Paris
Sports Journalist.
His major works include "Game of My Life San Diego Chargers" and "Game of My Life Rams."
He has won the National Professional Football Writers of America's Reporter Award three times and currently covers baseball for MLB.com and the Associated Press.
Resides in San Diego, California.

[Translator Profile]
Maiko Seki
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, Faculty of Letters.
After working at a law firm, she became an English-Japanese translator.
Her major translated works include the "Complete Memory Detective" series by David Baldacci (Takeshobo), "Lionel Messi (MESSIGRAPHICA)" by Sanjeev Shetty, and "José Mourinho: The Method to Create Winners" by Patrick Barclay (both from Toyokan Publishing).

*The book cover image is for illustrative purposes only.