{"id":29436,"date":"2025-02-28T03:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29436"},"modified":"2025-02-28T03:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T03:15:48","slug":"shohei-ohtani-looks-tiny-standing-next-to-7-foot-6-former-college-basketball-star-at-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29436","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani Looks Tiny Standing Next to 7-Foot-6 Former College Basketball Star at Spring Training!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani met college basketball standout Mamadou N&#8217;Diaye, who stands at 7 foot 6.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Shohei-Ohtani-dwarfed-by-7-foot-6-former-CBB-star-at-spring-training.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Photo: Shohei Ohtani in Dodgers jersey smiling, Mamadou N'Diaye beside him\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">In the baseball world,\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0superstar\u00a0Shohei Ohtani is a large man at 6 foot 4. But, when standing beside former UC Irvine basketball standout Mamadou N&#8217;Diaye, the Japanese phenom looks like a midget.<\/p>\n<p>Ndiaye visited the Dodgers&#8217;\u00a0spring training\u00a0facility this week in Arizona and\u00a0snapped a picture\u00a0with Ohtani, making him look extremely small in the photo:<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGb8UD4SQDg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com&amp;rp=%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fdodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-dwarfed-7-foot-6-former-cbb-star-spring-training#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1299.199999988079%2C%22ls%22%3A75.59999999403954%2C%22le%22%3A782.9000000059605%7D\" height=\"969\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\"><\/iframe>Look at that size difference. Absolutely wild. N&#8217;Diaye stands at 7 foot 6. That&#8217;s even larger than Victor Wembanyama. The tallest player in the big leagues is 6 foot 11 and that&#8217;s Sean Hjelle of the San Francisco Giants. It&#8217;s hard to find anyone in the sports world as large as N&#8217;Diaye. However, three current college basketball players are taller than N&#8217;Diaye, which is crazy in itself.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Back to Shohei Ohtani.\u00a0He&#8217;s looking to build off a ridiculous first season with the Dodgers, winning NL MVP and helping LA win a World Series title.\u00a0Ohtani is also expected to return to the mound at some point, making the Dodgers rotation even stronger than it already is. They signed Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki this winter as well.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the high expectations in 2024 for Ohtani, he fully lived up to them. The 30-year-old finished with 54 home runs, 130 RBI, and a .310 average last season. He did struggle at the plate in the Fall Classic, but Ohtani slashed .364 in the NLCS against the New York Mets. Speaking of the Mets, they&#8217;re seen as one of the Dodgers&#8217; biggest threats in the NL in &#8217;25 after signing Juan Soto and also managing to reunite with Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees could also be back in the World Series after their impressive offseason. 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