NFL Stars Slam Travis Hunter for Downplaying Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani’s Two-Way Feats
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a kind of talent that hasn’t been seen in baseball in over 100 years.
Shohei Ohtani first graced Major League Baseball with his presence in 2018 as a member of the Los Angeles Angels. Many had heard that he is not just a home run threat, but an ace pitcher, too — although the world had to see it to believe it.
Ever since his North American debut, he has been putting on a Sho.
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In his first season with the Dodgers, Ohtani not only won the National League MVP, but became baseball’s first-ever player to hit 50 or more home runs while stealing 50 or more bases.
This was all while recovering from a revisional Tommy John surgery keeping him off the mound last season.
As he is training for his return to pitching, another two-way star insinuated that playing both offense and defense in football is harder than pitching and hitting in baseball.
The Heisman Trophy in the world of collegiate football is the equivalent of the game’s MVP award. Travis Hunter, the recipient of this honor as a wide receiver and cornerback, just finished up at the NFL Draft Combine as he aims to secure a top pick in year’s NFL Draft.
When asked about which feat is harder — playing offense and defense in football or what Ohtani does in baseball — Hunter sparked some debate.
“Probably… what I do in football,” Hunter answered. “Because it’s a lot on your body. You know Ohtani, he’s a great player, but you gotta do a lot in football.”
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NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe took issue with this on ESPN First Take this week.
“I think what Shohei is doing is more difficult because we can only chronicle maybe two players that did it at this level, Babe Ruth and Shohei Ohtani,” Sharpe said.
Six-time Pro Bowl (All-Star equivalent) wide receiver Chad Johnson also took issue with Hunter’s statement.
“I got to get Travis Hunter in the batting cage,” Johnson said. “As athletically gifted as you are, I want to see you hit a 95 mph fastball, in the cage. The comparison is not even close.
“The two most difficult things in life are hitting a baseball and keeping a woman happy, long-term.”
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