![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](http://riveraveblues.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Shohei-Ohtani-1.jpg)
Nippon Ham Fighters officially post Shohei Ohtani - River Avenue Blues
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PJcpFzzYClI/WNv18OGp_3I/AAAAAAAABM0/EUYkhryxCAMDbNdHnvCJvQIa_1p2OqtvwCLcB/s1600/photo1.jpg)
Graveyard Baseball: March 2017
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lg5oXc2vE3A/WdU4lbACKiI/AAAAAAAABds/Z7EX2dws7tUYn9MoksClO28fBVVAZVQrQCLcBGAs/s1600/photo1.jpg)
Graveyard Baseball: October 2017
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NY6Y6N/hokkaido-nippon-ham-fighters-starter-syohei-otani-makes-a-hit-in-the-4th-inning-during-a-nippon-professional-baseballs-pacific-league-match-against-orix-buffaloes-at-sapporo-dome-in-sapporo-hokkaido-on-oct-4-2017-otani-got-10-strikeouts-and-pitched-a-shutout-23-year-old-otani-is-a-japanese-baseball-pitcher-and-batter-and-has-officially-recorded-the-fastest-pitch-by-a-japanese-pitcher-and-in-npb-history-at-165-kilometres-per-hour-1025-mph-otani-will-challenge-the-major-leagues-next-year-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2NY6Y6N.jpg)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani makes a hit in the 4th inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct.
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sp-nipponham-a-20161017.jpg)
Never-say-die attitude takes Fighters to Japan Series - The Japan Times
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DUE-lqZ6J2w/Wl510U03jkI/AAAAAAAAB3s/PD3lewmzISIJFd3OyCCnuuR88VnA88C5wCLcBGAs/s1600/photo3.jpg)
Graveyard Baseball: January 2018
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2ny6y4c/hokkaido-nippon-ham-fighters-syohei-otani-celebrates-after-a-shutout-game-of-a-nippon-professional-baseballs-pacific-league-match-against-orix-buffaloes-at-sapporo-dome-in-sapporo-hokkaido-on-oct-4-2017-otani-got-10-strikeouts-and-grabbed-a-victory-23-year-old-otani-is-a-japanese-baseball-pitcher-and-batter-and-has-officially-recorded-the-fastest-pitch-by-a-japanese-pitcher-and-in-npb-history-at-165-kilometres-per-hour-1025-mph-otani-will-challenge-the-major-leagues-next-year-the-yomiuri-shimbun-via-ap-images-2ny6y4c.jpg)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Syohei Otani celebrates after a shutout game of a Nippon Professional Baseball's
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](http://www.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sp-jball-a-20160704.jpg)
Otani homers as Fighters complete sweep of Hawks - The Japan Times
![Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters starter Syohei Otani reacts in the 1st inning during a Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League match against Orix Buffaloes at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido on Oct. 4, 2017.](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fmLHjM4YP9s/Wh3F-0pVwsI/AAAAAAAABqY/VlTOlJL7Yrw1640DVQ8FtFdovQirtOsvwCLcBGAs/s1600/photo1.jpg)
Graveyard Baseball: November 2017