Jerry Hairston Jr.
Ohtani’s ‘Greatest Athlete On The Planet’
… Higher Than Messi & Mahomes!!!
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Los Angeles followers ain’t simply getting a glimpse at the perfect participant in baseball in Shohei Ohtani, they’re the perfect athlete on the planet … a minimum of, that is in keeping with former World Sequence champion Jerry Hairston Jr.
The longtime Massive Leaguer sat down with TMZ Sports activities a day after the Dodgers’ designated hitter beat the Braves with a walk-off dwelling run … and he proclaimed the celebrity is now formally the highest sportsman on the globe.
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“No disrespect to [Lionel] Messi,” he stated. “No disrespect to Patrick Mahomes, [Nikola] Jokic — who’s having an unbelievable season once more with the Nuggets. However I feel proper now, the perfect athlete on the planet is Shohei Ohtani.”
There will not be many in L.A. who will disagree … significantly after Ohtani’s monster Wednesday night time at Dodger Stadium in opposition to Atlanta.
Along with the blast that received the lean, he additionally had two different hits … elevating his season batting common to a whopping .333. Sooner or later, too, he will take the pitching mound for L.A. … one thing not misplaced on Hairston Jr.
“He does so many issues properly,” the ex-Dodger stated.
The workforce is now an ideal 8-0 … and for these griping that L.A.’s primarily purchased this tremendous workforce — try our interview with Hairston Jr., he is received fairly the message for the haters!
