40 Funny Fantasy Baseball Names Inspired by Shohei Ohtani to try out in 2023

Would it be impossible for someone to explain why they don't love Shohei Ohtani? The Japanese superstar and former American League MVP seemingly sets a new record every time he touches the field. The two-way superstar is truly a unicorn when it comes to baseball players.

An elite pitcher and elite batter, Ohtani ranks among the top of the league in both positions. The league has never seen anyone achieve the level of success that Ohtani has as both a pitcher and batter.

"Ohtani is that kid who’s good at literally everything" - @mlbelites_

His two-way abilities are why Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in fantasy baseball. Not only has the superstar changed the MLB, but he has also changed fantasy baseball, with some sites making Ohtani available as both a hitter and a pitcher.

40 fantasy baseball team names revolving around Shohei Ohtani

A good fantasy team name will take your squad to the next level, and for some leagues, team names are more important than results. For fans who were lucky enough to draft Ohtani in their fantasy leagues, here are 40 team names that they may want to try this season.

1. Shohei what do ya say?!
2. The Unicorns
3. Ohtani's World
4. Stephen A. Shohei
5. Knights Who Say ohtaNI
6. On with the SHOWhei
7. The Greatest SHOWhei on Earth
8. SHO ME THE MONEY!
9. Sheriff Shohei
10. Outkast's Shohei-yaaah
11. MLB The Sho
12. If the Shohei fits
13. It's SHO-TIME!
14. Shohei Ohtuna Sandwich
15. Take a load off Oht-Annie!
16. The Van GOHtanis
17. Ready, Set, GOhtani
18. Ohtanning Salon
19. The Dual Threats
20. SHO me how to live!
21. SHO-motion
22. The Translators
23. THIS IS THE GREATEST SHO!
24. Pros vs SHOheis
25. SHO me your tie
26. SHO me what you got!
27. My Heart will Sho-on
28. All that glitters must be SHO-ld
29. Hustle and Sho-w
30. The Angels Suck
31. King of the North, Jon Sho-w
32. The Japanese Unicorns
33. Shohei Ohtani owns your team
34. GET SHOHwifty!
35. Baby don't Sho away!
36. Hold Me Close Ohtani Dancer
37. The ohTANI Tims
38. WELLLLLLL, IT'S THE BIG SHO!
39. SHOlamagne the God
40. USA A-Shohei

Shohei Ohtani's 2022 stats with the Angels

Last season with the Los Angeles Angels, Shohei Ohtani dominated on both sides of the ball. As a pitcher, he produced a 2.33 ERA through 166.0 innings, posting a 15-9 record with 219 strikeouts. His 219 whiffs ranked him sixth in the entire MLB last season, ahead of both Cy Young winners Sandy Alcantara and Justin Verlander.

As a batter, the former American League MVP hit 34 home runs and 95 RBIs, while recording 11 stolen bases. Throughout his 157 games, the two-way unicorn maintained a .273 batting average.