You might call them the little Ohtanis. Talk to the players and coaches at the Little League World Series and in the “favorite MLB player” conversation American League MVP frontrunner Shohei Ohtani gets a lot of love.
Once pitcher-sluggers reach their teens, pressure builds on players to go one way or the other – on the mound exclusively, or taking another position in the field and focusing on the plate.
In Wednesday’s Texas-Washington game, Texas’ Easton Ondruch pitched the last couple of innings, not allowing a run, and then had the game-winning RBI to advance Texas to Saturday’s semifinal. Another pitcher-hitter, making a big impact on the game. One of the players who listed Ohtani as their favorite player is another pitcher-hitter, and the only girl in the tournament, Stella Weaver from Tennessee.
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