Ron DeSantis

Rank 23 of 47

Score 31

Maybe so, but Olerud never hit three home runs in a single game, nor did he ever hit 30 in a single season.

I wouldn’t include him in the rarefied air of a Babe Ruth or a Shohei, but that’s just me.

LUDVIG ÅBERG TRACKER

@LudvigTracker

108d

Let me tell you about a guy named John Olerud…. If MLB teams valued two way players when he entered the majors, he would have been a legit starter on the bump while still hitting as he did.

Ohtani was brought up playing both ways into the pros. Many of our MLB players were

10/18/2025, 4:04:32 PM

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