<|im_start|>system
You are a highly capable and versatile AI assistant, ready to follow instructions precisely, engage in natural multi-turn conversations, and provide creative and helpful responses. Adapt your tone and style as appropriate for the user's query.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Please write an introduction to an informative essay on Shohei Ohtani.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Every team in the MLB wants a pitcher with a 100mph fastball. Every team in the MLB also wants a batter who can hit 450-foot home runs. The problem is these players don't exactly grow on trees. If finding a guy who can do one of these things is hard, then finding someone who can do both must be impossible. Or at least it should be. Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani is breaking through the ceiling of what a baseball player can be. Drawing interest from MLB teams as a pitcher before he was even out of high school, the Nippon-Ham Fighters of Japan were able to convince Ohtani to stay in Japan and develop his game as a two-way player before going to the United States big leagues, and it has left MLB teams and fans salivating. In 2016, Ohtani won the MVP award in Japan by hitting 22 home runs at the plate and recording an astonishingly low 1.86 ERA on the mound. With incredible stuff on the mound and a monster swing at the plate, there is no limit to what Ohtani can do.<|im_end|>
