Shohei Ohtani switches at-bat music to Lil Wayne song

Shohei Ohtani has changed his at-bat music to a Lil Wayne song, for good reason.

When Ohtani went to the plate on Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, he did so to Lil Wayne’s “Showtime.” The move worked well, as Ohtani clubbed a 3-run home run in the first.

So what’s the story behind the song change? Los Angeles Angels teammate Nick Tropeano suggested that Ohtani make the change to that song because it fits with Ohtani’s “Showtime” nickname — a play on Shohei’s first name.

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It’s “Showtime” by Lil Wayne, and he only uses it when there’s runners in scoring position, otherwise known as “ShoTime."

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) August 8, 2018

For now, Ohtani is only using the song when runners are on base, which is when he considers it to be show time.

We’d include the song for you, but it has some bad language in the lyrics.