# Publication of 'Otani English' to learn more about MLB superstar Ohtani

"Otani English," a book that provides a variety of English-language encounters with Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers), a $700 million man, has been released.

"Otani English" is a book that can check the eyes of the media around the world toward Ohtani, the best superstar in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Ohtani, who entered the Major League in 2018, took an unrivaled path by succeeding in pitching and hitting, and in the last stove league, he was treated as the best North American professional sports player with a 10-year contract period and a total of $700 million (about 920.9 billion won).

Local media have been praising Ohtani day after day. Announcers, commentators, reporters and columnists, as well as fellow players, coaching staff and club officials, have been praising Ohtani by using various English expressions.

Masaki Tachigawa, an author who has been reporting in the U.S. for about 15 years since the mid-1980s, selects and introduces 100 English words they delivered to Ohtani, and teaches everyday English expressions, idioms, and slang used in baseball.

"Otani English" can be defined as a kind of essay book that expresses an athlete named Ohtani in English phrases rather than an English textbook.

It is full of various episodes and heavy stories, such as what Ohtani's English skills will be like, how he adapted to the Major League, how he got along with his teammates, how the baseball genius was created, and what Ohtani's desire to win or hobbies and tendencies are like.

The book, which received media attention at the same time as it was published in Japan, was also selected as a recommended book for middle and high schools in Japan. [릴게임](https://www.slotmachinesite.com)

The book review was translated by Lee Ho-hyeong, a former director of daily sports photography who took pictures of major games such as the KBO League and the Major League for 30 years, and translated by Heo Jin-woo, a former baseball team leader at the JoongAng Ilbo. The list price is 22,000 won (approx.