Shohei Ohtani has ended another disappointing season with the Angels after being placed on IL, however, his time with the team has elevated him.
. The morning after the conclusion of the World Series, the 29-year-old Ohtani will officially become a free agent.
“Obviously, he’s had three of the greatest, if not three of the greatest years, any player has ever had,” general managerWith another team, Ohtani still might have risen to the sport’s top spot. Such is the magnitude of his talent. But it wouldn’t have looked the same. Another team might have gradually turned him into a full-time pitcher — or tried to convince him to focus on hitting as he struggled to recover from tearing the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow for the first time, in 2018.
In his first spring training with the Angels, Ohtani batted .125 and registered an earned-run average of 27.00. A different team might have sent him to the minors. The Angels placed him on their opening day roster and he went on to win the American League rookie of the year. In fact, the Angels increased his workload, with general manager Perry Minasian and Joe Maddon informing Ohtani before the 2021 season that he would no longer have days off the days before and after he pitched. When Minasian and Maddon have recounted the story of Ohtani’s transition into an everyday two-way player, they have said he was excited by the prospect.
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