Shohei Ohtani Is Donating 60,000 Baseball Gloves to Japanese Schoolchildren

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Anaheim, Calif., on July 23, 2023 Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Two-way star and coveted free agent Shohei Ohtani is donating about 60,000 baseball gloves to Japanese elementary schools.

Ohtani, a free agent who has spent the past six seasons with the Los Angeles Angels, announced Wednesday on Instagram that he’s donating the youth gloves to schools throughout Japan.