Ohtani spoke with SI to promote becoming the first baseball player to join the Fortnite Icon Series. The first baseball player named an All-Star as a pitcher and hitter and the first to record a 50–50 season, Shohei Ohtani is breaking new ground again: the first baseball player to join the Fortnite Icon Series.

Shohei Ohtani, the LA Dodger slugger who won the National League MVP last year, is a baseball superstar and a global phenom for the sport. He will also be the first MLB player to make his way into Fortnite.

Ohtani's character will be available on March 17, one day before the Dodgers and Cubs meet in the Tokyo Series.