Fans Cheer Shohei Ohtani During Slump in Dodgers Game
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Shohei Ohtani is a famous baseball player from Japan.
He plays for a team in the MLB, the big baseball league in America.
People call him the '382 oku yen man' because of his very big contract.
Right now, Ohtani is not playing his best. This is called a slump.
But in a recent game against the Dodgers, something nice happened.
Fans gave him big cheers and applause.
Some fans even stood up to show support.
It was a warm and happy moment for Ohtani.
People also talk about Ohtani reaching 40 home runs for four years in a row.
Only 15 players in history have done this.
People also compare him to Babe Ruth, a very famous old player.
They compare players three years after they change teams.
Vocabulary9 words
- baseball
- a sport where you hit a ball with a bat
- team
- a group of players who play together
- MLB
- the biggest baseball league in America
- oku
- a Japanese word for 100 million
- contract
- a paper that says how much money a player gets
- slump
- a time when a player plays badly
- cheers
- loud happy shouts to support someone
- applause
- clapping hands to show you like something
- home runs
- a hit that lets a player score without stopping
Quiz
Answer key
1. A slump 2. They cheered and clapped 3. 15
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Shohei Ohtani is a famous _____ player from Japan.
He plays for a team in the _____, the big baseball league in America.
People call him the '382 oku yen man' because of his very big _____.
Right now, Ohtani is not playing his best. This is called a _____.
But in a recent game against the Dodgers, something nice happened.
Fans gave him big _____ and _____.
Some fans even stood up to show support.
People also talk about Ohtani reaching 40 _____ for four years in a row.
Only 15 players in history have done this.
People also compare him to Babe Ruth, a very famous old player.