Ohtani: MLB a whole new ballgame

TOKYO - It didn't take Shohei Ohtani long to realize he was competing at a much higher level during his first season in Major League Baseball.

Ohtani returned to Japan and held a media conference at the National Press Club on Thursday, where he spoke at length on his first season with the Los Angeles Angels.

"Everything was different the baseball, the culture," Ohtani said. "I was aware right away of a higher level of power, technique and speed."