Shohei Ohtani has changed his at-bat music to a Lil Wayne song, for good reason.
When Ohtani went to the plate on Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, he did so to Lil Wayne’s “Showtime.” The move worked well, as Ohtani clubbed a 3-run home run in the first.
So what’s the story behind the song change? Los Angeles Angels teammate Nick Tropeano suggested that Ohtani make the change to that song because it fits with Ohtani’s “Showtime” nickname — a play on Shohei’s first name.
For now, Ohtani is only using the song when runners are on base, which is when he considers it to be showtime.
We’d include the song for you, but it has some bad language in the lyrics.
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