Author: Jay Paris
Translated by: Maiko Seki
Number of pages: 264 pages
Size: A6

The press conference when he joined the Angels, the start of the "Showtime" that excited the world, his elbow injury and recovery, winning Rookie of the Year...

A local journalist talks about the 23-year-old's first year in the majors, who changed the history of Major League Baseball

Samurai Japan won the WBC2023 for the first time in 14 years.
Shohei Ohtani, who led that world-class team, is now a major leaguer active around the world.
This season marks his sixth year in the majors, and he is expected to become the first Japanese major leaguer to win both the MVP and the Cy Young Award.
There is also a possibility that he may be transferred from the Angels, so we will be keeping an eye on him in the future.

His talent as both a pitcher and batter astonished the world from his first year in the major leagues, and was so impressive that he even changed the player registration rules of Major League Baseball, which has a history of over 100 years.
Moreover, this rule is commonly known as the 'Otani Rule,' which shows just how great an achievement he has made.

This book is a record of interviews by local journalists that allows you to relive that historic 2018 season, the team's first year since their debut.

[Author Profile]
Jay Paris
Sports journalist.
His major works include "Game of My Life San Diego Chargers" and "Game of My Life Rams."
He is a three-time winner of the Pro Football Writers' Association of America's Baseball Journal of the Year and currently covers baseball for MLB.com and The Associated Press.
He lives in San Diego, California.

[Translator profile]
Maiko Seki
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Aoyama Gakuin University.
After working at a law firm, he became an English-Japanese translator.
His major translations include the Perfect Memory Detective series by David Baldacci (Takeshobo), Lionel Messi (MESSIGRAPHICA) by Sanjeev Shetty, and Jose Mourinho: How to Produce a Winner by Patrick Barclay (all published by Toyokan Publishing).

*The book image is for illustrative purposes only.