“Alright Nine More”: Shohei Ohtani’s Hilarious Ambition After World Series Win….

Shohei Ohtani, what a moment! It must have seemed unreal to win a World Series in his first season as a Dodger; the celebration in the Yankees’ clubhouse, with beer all around and Kendrick Lamar banging in the background, wonderfully encapsulated the excitement of the moment. Mark Walter, the Dodgers’ chairman, did not mince words when he signed Ohtani last winter. He discussed the “checkered October past” of the club.

Although the Dodgers had been the best in baseball for more than ten years, winning only one World Series in 2020 proved challenging. Ohtani, however, has been committed to making that transformation. So much so that the president of baseball operations was rendered dumbfounded by what he said to him. Shohei Ohtani sent Andrew Friedman a lighthearted note on Wednesday as the Dodgers celebrated winning their second championship. Ohtani responded,

That “nine” alluded to the World Series titles he intends to build up over the next nine seasons of his deal. Friedman laughed, citing Ohtani’s assurance: “He won a championship in his first year and thought, ‘This is easy,'” The Athletic reports. We will simply repeat it nine times more! That level of passion is amazing; who knows what can happen with a talent like Ohtani?