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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-wild-patrick-mahomes-sauce-gardner-comparison');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels’ Shohei Ohtani gets wild Patrick Mahomes, Sauce Gardner comparison');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Angels_news_Shohei_Ohtani_gets_wild_Patrick_Mahomes_Sauce_Gardner_comparison.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels’ Shohei Ohtani gets wild Patrick Mahomes, Sauce Gardner comparison</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T15:31:42-07:00">March 22nd, 3:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T15:31:42-07:00">March 22nd, 3:31pm</time><address><a>Charles Taylor</a>Charles is an associate editor at ClutchPoints. He also has a webcast and blog named "Breath of Fresh Air." Charles is passionate about sports, and is an encyclopedia when it comes to the history (haha).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>How quickly things change in two weeks, and the World Baseball Classic is proof of this assessment. The event wasn’t on the radar when it began March 7, but was squarely in it by the end of Tuesday’s final. Japan’s (and Los Angeles Angels pitcher/outfielder) Shohei <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/oilers-news-connor-mcdavid-shohei-ohtani-mike-trout-wbc-nhl" rel="noopener">Ohtani is the big reason</a> why.</p><p>Just in case anyone forgot how good <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-bonkers-shohei-ohtani-stat-that-reinforces-his-generational-talent" rel="noopener">Ohtani is and has been</a>, he reminded those people with his performance in the WBC. Among the highlights he put together was a strikeout of Angels teammate Mike Trout to clinch the title for Japan, while hitting .435 for the tournament.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani was so dominant in the WBC, it drew this comparison from Fox Sports Radio host Colin Cowherd when discussing how good he is.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Shohei Ohtani is 28 and just getting started… It's as if Patrick Mahomes and Sauce Gardner were one guy." </p><p>— <a href="https://twitter.com/ColinCowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColinCowherd</a> <a href="https://t.co/mYZjlfc43c">pic.twitter.com/mYZjlfc43c</a></p><p>— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHerd/status/1638578435470794752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Yup, you saw and heard this correctly. Cowherd actually said Ohtani is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner combined into one person.</p><p>Cowherd has been known to say a few outlandish things at times, but there might be some meat with this point. On the offensive side of baseball, Ohtani can hit for power and average, and there isn’t many pitches he can’t get to when he’s in the batter’s box. It’s kinda like Mahomes being able to make any throw from any platform.</p><p>As far as pitching goes, he can lock down any lineup, and baffle the best hitters in Major League Baseball (ask Trout). This can be prepared to how Gardner has quickly become one of the most feared defensive backs in the NFL.</p><p>Maybe Cowherd isn’t too far off base with this comparison. If nothing else, it’s definitely good talking material.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels’ Shohei Ohtani gets wild Patrick Mahomes, Sauce Gardner comparison

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-wbc-epic-chris-russo');   ga('set', 'title', 'ESPN analyst gets clowned for awful Mike Trout, World Baseball Classic take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Angels-news-ESPN-analyst-gets-clowned-for-awful-Mike-Trout-World-Baseball-Classic-take.jpg"></figure><h1>ESPN analyst gets clowned for awful Mike Trout, World Baseball Classic take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T11:12:19-07:00">March 22nd, 11:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T11:13:43-07:00">March 22nd, 11:13am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Stephen A. Smith is known for offering some head-scratching takes on ESPN First Take. However, Smith actually made good points on Wednesday, saying that the World Baseball Classic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-wbc-must-watch-stephen-a-smith" rel="noopener">was a “must watch” event</a>. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, who’s supposed to be the most knowledgeable baseball person on the show, is the one who <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1638598147436937218" rel="noopener">made a truly questionable take</a> in reference to the WBC and Mike Trout. His comments led to no shortage of reaction from the MLB world, per Jomboy Media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo says Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout shouldn’t be considered an epic at bat</p><p>“Why? Because they’re teammates? Trout does nothing but strikeout” <a href="https://t.co/FnKlrbv9rs">pic.twitter.com/FnKlrbv9rs</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1638598147436937218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“We’re going to make this out to be an epic at-bat? Really?” Russo said on ESPN First Take, regarding the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trout-cryptic-shohei-ohtani-comment-after-world-baseball-classic-showdown-has-fans-going-wild-over-free-agency" rel="noopener">Mike Trout-Shohei Ohtani at-bat</a> that ended the WBC championship game. “Did you see the headlines today? ‘Epic at-bat. Incredible moment.’ What? Why, because they are teammates?”</p><p>Questioning the excitement of the long-awaited Trout-Ohtani World Baseball Classic showdown was one thing. However, Russo didn’t stop there. He then proceeded to fire unnecessary shots at Mike Trout.</p><p>“Trout does nothing but strike out,” Russo said. “Trout struck out twice in the game! Everybody talks to me about Trout is (Joe) DiMaggio, I mean, Trout strikes out 175 times a year!”</p><p>Russo’s World Baseball Classic and Mike Trout criticism led to backlash on Twitter.</p><p>“This is an absolute embarrassment. Mad Dog should never be allowed to talk baseball ever again,” Popular baseball YouTuber Fuzzy <a href="https://twitter.com/fuzzyfromyt/status/1638594110218182656" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“wtf is this,” Talkin’ baseball <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1638597367287906304" rel="noopener">said</a> on Twitter.</p><p>“This gotta be the worst baseball take of all-time and we’ve seen some bad ones,” Jared Carrabis <a href="https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1638601671155634176" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>“You know its bad when Stephen A Smith has a look of utter shock on his face,” A fan <a href="https://twitter.com/BluePinestripes/status/1638598189019287553" rel="noopener">commented</a>.</p><p>The World Baseball Classic was great for the sport. It drew no shortage of attention and got fans fired up for the season. It is surprising that Russo, who also works for MLB Network and is known for his baseball commentary, would offer such an alarming take on the matter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

ESPN analyst gets clowned for awful Mike Trout, World Baseball Classic take

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/shohei-ohtani-net-worth');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shohei-Ohtani-Net-Worth-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T10:00:09-07:00">March 22nd, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T10:02:04-07:00">March 22nd, 10:02am</time><address><a>JR Malabanan</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shohei Ohtani is a Japanese professional baseball player who plays as a pitcher, designated hitter and outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He has become one of the best and most highly decorated players in today’s since his debut season in 2018, winning the 2021 AL MVP, AL Rookie of the Year, the Silver Slugger Award and making two All-MLB teams. Before joining MLB, he also dominated Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), where he played from 2013 to 2017. He took home the 2016 Pacific League MVP and Japan Series Champion, as well as being named a five-time NPB All-Star. Most recently, Ohtani led Japan to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-shohei-ohtani-gets-100-real-epic-pregame-speech-before-japan-takes-down-usa" rel="noopener">World Baseball Classic title</a> in thrilling fashion. In this article, however, we will be talking about Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023.</p><h2><b><b>Shohei Ohtani’s</b></b><b><b> </b></b><b><b>n</b></b><b><b>et </b></b><b><b>w</b></b><b><b>orth in 2023</b></b><b><b> (estimate): </b></b><b><b>$10-15 </b></b><b><b>million</b></b></h2><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Shohei-Ohtani-Net-Worth-2.jpg"></figure><p>Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023 is estimated to be around $10-15 million, per sources like <a href="https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-athletes/richest-baseball/shohei-ohtani-net-worth/" rel="noopener">Celebrity Net Worth</a> and <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/baseball/shohei-ohtani-net-worth-how-wealthy-los-angeles-angels-superstar" rel="noopener">Sportskeeda</a>.</p><p>Let us now learn more about the life of Shohei Ohtani and his journey to becoming one of the best players in MLB today.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani was born on July 5, 1994, in Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, to parents Kayoku and Toru Otani. He came from athletic genes as his mother was a national-level badminton player and his father was an amateur baseball player who played in the Japanese Industrial League. He is the youngest of three children, with older sister named Yuka and an older brother named Ryuta, who is also an amateur baseball player in the Japanese Industrial League.</p><p>He was trained by his father growing up, displaying a mastery of the game at an early age. He was also known as “yakyū shōnen” which translates to “a kid who lives, breathes, and eats baseball.” He started to play the sport in his second year of elementary school and recorded 17 out of 18 outs in a six-inning regional championship game as a seventh grader.</p><p>His skill allowed him to choose any of the powerhouse high school teams in big cities such as Osaka or Yokohoma. Instead, he decided to stay close to home, attending Hanamaki Higashi High School in Iwate Prefecture. Aside from being part of the baseball team, he also competed as a swimmer.  His baseball coach said that he was a fast swimmer who could have made the Olympics. On top of that, he threw a 99 mph fastball as an 18-year-old.</p><p>After high school, Shohei Ohtani expressed his desire to play in the major leagues, receiving interest from teams such as the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. Still, he was selected with the first pick of the 2012 NPB Draft by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He ultimately decided to play with the Fighters for a few years before achieving his MLB dreams.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ4tFAp1Gw/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQ4tFAp1Gw/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Shohei Ohtani | 大谷翔平 (@shoheiohtani)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Shohei Ohtani made his professional debut on March 29, 2013, at the age of 18 years old, playing as a right fielder. He was selected to participate in the 2013 NPB All-Star Game as part of the Pacific League roster.</p><p>He played for five years in the NPB, garnering a bevy of individual accolades.</p><ul><li>2015 WBSC Player of the Year</li><li>2x Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize</li><li>2015 Pacific League Battery Award</li><li>2015 Pacific League ERA Leader</li><li>2016 Designated Hitter Best Nine</li><li>2x Pacific League Pitcher Best Nine</li><li>5x NPB All-Star</li><li>2016 Pacific League MVP</li><li>2016 Japan Series Champions</li></ul><p>On Nov. 21, 2017, the NPB and MLB came to an agreement to send Shohei Ohtani to the MLB. However, because he was under 25 years old, his bonus was capped at $3.6 million and he was limited to a rookie salary scale. He then decided to sign with the Los Angeles Angels for a $2.3 million bonus, with the team paying a $20 million posting fee to the Fighters.</p><p>On March 29, 2018, Shohei Ohtani made his MLB debut as the Angels’ designated hitter. On April 3, he hit his first MLB home run. He ended his first season playing 104 games, with a batting average of .285 and a .361 on-base percentage. He also had 22 home runs, 61 RBI and 10 stolen bases — joining the legendary Babe Ruth as the only player with 10 pitching appearances and 20 homers in a season. He capped off his first season as the 2018 American League Rookie of the Year.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani struggled during the 2019 and 2020 seasons because of injury and the shortened year in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He then dedicated himself to improving during the offseason, changing his diet and focusing on strengthening his lower body, eventually bulking up to 225 pounds.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjqKILJzwz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjqKILJzwz/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Shohei Ohtani | 大谷翔平 (@shoheiohtani)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>On Feb. 8, 2021, he agreed to a two-year $8.5 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Angels.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani returned the trust of the Angels by having an incredible season. He was named the American League Player of the Month for June for the first time in his career. He also made history by becoming the first player to be selected as an All-Star as both a position player and pitcher.</p><p>He finished the season as the unanimous American League MVP, also becoming the first player ever to make both All-MLB teams — First Team at DH and Second Team at pitcher. On top of that, he was also named to the <i>TIME </i>100 List of Most Influential People and won multiple Athlete and Player of the Year awards from the Associated Press, <i>Sporting News</i>, <i>Baseball Digest</i> and <i>Baseball America</i>.</p><p>In the same year, he also won the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award. <i>Sporting News </i>ranked his 2021 campaign as No. 1 on a list of the <a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/the-50-greatest-seasons-in-sports-history-ranked/15wlgl5yadj8n1txu6fqkun531">50 greatest individual seasons in sports history</a>, ahead of efforts from legendary athletes like Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady and Babe Ruth.</p><p>He continued his incredible play during the , once again being selected as an All-Star at designated hitter and starting pitcher. He was also named the Best Major Player League Player and the Best Male Athlete in the 2022 ESPY Awards. He finished second in MVP voting behind Aaron Judge.</p><p>As for his endorsements, Shohei Ohtani led the league in annual endorsement earnings in 2021 with a total of $6 million. He brought in an estimated $20 million from endorsements in 2022, and is the cover athlete for video game game <i>MLB The Show 22</i>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZfqsT2vdxG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZfqsT2vdxG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Shohei Ohtani | 大谷翔平 (@shoheiohtani)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Needless to say, the future is bright for the 28-year-old MLB superstar, especially after his epic World Baseball Classic showing. Ohtani stared down Angels teammate Mike Trout of Team USA and struck him out to end the championship game to give Japan the victory.</p><p>Looking ahead, Ohtani and Trout will try to win a World Series with the Angels during a 2023 season in which he will make <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/shohei-ohtani-24661/" rel="noopener">$30 million in salary</a>. However, many people have their eyes on Ohtani’s upcoming free agency. The Japanese star is expected to garner the biggest contract in MLB history, with estimates of a deal worth over $500 million. That will certainly raise his net worth in the future.</p><p>With all of this being said, were you surprised by Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani’s net worth in 2023

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-mike-trout-fans-electric-world-baseball-classic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels: Mike Trout’s heartfelt message to fans after Team USA’s World Baseball Classic run');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Angels-new-Mike-Trout_s-heartfelt-message-to-fans-after-Team-USA_s-World-Baseball-Classic-run.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels: Mike Trout’s heartfelt message to fans after Team USA’s World Baseball Classic run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T07:53:18-07:00">March 22nd, 7:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T07:54:23-07:00">March 22nd, 7:54am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mike Trout and Team USA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trout-cryptic-shohei-ohtani-comment-after-world-baseball-classic-showdown-has-fans-going-wild-over-free-agency" rel="noopener">may have come up short</a> in the 2023 World Baseball Classic championship versus Shohei Ohtani and Team Japan, but the Los Angeles Angels superstar still enjoyed his time at the WBC. Trout <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTrout/status/1638547223075061763" rel="noopener">thanked fans</a> on Wednesday for helping to make the energy around the WBC “electric,” per Trout’s Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s hard to sum up into words what these last couple of weeks have meant to me. I had the time of my life representing that USA on my chest! The energy was electric and made the WBC a moment I’ll always cherish. So thank you all so much. It was an honor to be your captain. 🫡🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/V5TOEaKpu7">pic.twitter.com/V5TOEaKpu7</a></p><p>— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTrout/status/1638547223075061763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It’s hard to sum up into words what these last couple of weeks have meant to me,” Trout wrote. “I had the time of my life representing that USA on my chest! The energy was electric and made the WBC a moment I’ll always cherish. So thank you all so much. It was an honor to be your captain.”</p><p>Team USA still enjoyed a number of incredible moments. Philadelphia Phillies’ shortstop Trea Turner carried the offense through the final stages of the WBC, clubbing five total home runs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-trea-turner-reacts-to-surreal-ken-griffey-jr-moment-after-grand-slam" rel="noopener">and one epic grand slam</a>.</p><p>Mike Trout, on the other hand, led Team USA as their captain. He endured his share of ups and downs during the tournament, but his quiet leadership caused others to take notice. Trout is well-respected among his peers without question.</p><p>In the end, everything came down to Mike Trout against his Angels teammate Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani ultimately got the best of Trout, striking him out on a filthy 3-2 slider, but it was a tremendous at-bat nonetheless. Trout and Ohtani have both already said they want to play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.</p><p>And with those two superstars leading the charge, many other players around baseball will follow. 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Angels: Mike Trout’s heartfelt message to fans after Team USA’s World Baseball Classic run

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-mike-trout-cryptic-shohei-ohtani-comment-after-world-baseball-classic-showdown-has-fans-going-wild-over-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels CF Mike Trout’s cryptic Shohei Ohtani comment after World Baseball Classic showdown has fans going wild over free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mike-Trout-Shohei-Ohtani-Angels-World-Baseball-Classic-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels CF Mike Trout’s cryptic Shohei Ohtani comment after World Baseball Classic showdown has fans going wild over free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-22T07:06:11-07:00">March 22nd, 7:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-22T08:07:07-07:00">March 22nd, 8:07am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Angels stars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-shohei-ohtani-mike-trout-duel-has-mlb-twitter-losing-its-mind" rel="noopener">lit the baseball world on fire</a> after they faced off in the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic Finals. Trout ended up striking out to his Angels teammate on a full count in the top of the ninth inning to seal the WBC championship for Japan with a 3-2 victory. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-japanese-call-for-shohei-ohtanis-strikeout-of-mike-trout-is-straight-fire" rel="noopener">that in itself is newsworthy</a>, it might be Trout’s comments after the game that allude to an even bigger move down the line that could shake up the MLB contending picture.</p><p>Speaking with reporters after the game, Trout, perhaps, <a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-round-1-world-baseball-classic-fan-reaction" rel="noopener">hinted at a future matchup</a> against Ohtani on the diamond — which wouldn’t come until the 2026 WBC unless either he or the Angels’ dual threat moves on to greener pastures via free agency or trade within the near future.</p><p>“He won Round 1,” Trout said, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today.</p><p>As a result, fans <a href="https://twitter.com/Mat_Germain_/status/1638471087909486593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">couldn’t help but speculate</a> at a future where Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani line up against each other on an MLB diamond.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Begs the question, when Shohei signs elsewhere as a FA, how many rounds will there be?? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Angels?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Angels</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MLB</a> <a href="https://t.co/bez0LJPbGq">https://t.co/bez0LJPbGq</a></p><p>— Mat Germain (@Mat_Germain_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mat_Germain_/status/1638471087909486593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Round two is gonna be generational <a href="https://t.co/cD26sNZkbb">https://t.co/cD26sNZkbb</a> <a href="https://t.co/CbCDuLm7AS">pic.twitter.com/CbCDuLm7AS</a></p><p>— andres 🇲🇽 (@andy_tru35) <a href="https://twitter.com/andy_tru35/status/1638395989349502976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Trout knows that dude is gone <a href="https://t.co/jXO1SwUX8Q">https://t.co/jXO1SwUX8Q</a></p><p>— Nick Stellini (@StelliniTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/StelliniTweets/status/1638395491397296128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Even Trout knows Ohtani won't be an Angel after this season <a href="https://t.co/uWQz777Aqg">https://t.co/uWQz777Aqg</a></p><p>— Randi (@randi9320) <a href="https://twitter.com/randi9320/status/1638392509520039936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Of course, there’s always the possibility that fans are just reading too much into what appears to be, at first glance, an innocuous statement from Mike Trout. However, given the Angels’ performance over the past few seasons, the speculation regarding Trout and Shohei Ohtani’s futures is understandable.</p><p>In particular, Ohtani – the unanimous 2021 AL MVP and the MVP of the 2023 WBC — will enter free agency at the conclusion of the 2023 MLB season. And with how well the 28-year-old Japanese international has played on both the plate and the mound, he could very well command a contract far beyond the Angels’ price range.</p><p>In fact, according to some analysts, Shohei Ohtani’s next contract <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-shohei-ohtani-2023-free-agency-contract-could-start-at-500m" rel="noopener">could be in the $500 million range</a>, which would blow Aaron Judge’s nine-year, $360 million deal with the New York Yankees and Mike Trout’s 12-year, $426.5 million Angels contract out of the water.</p><p>Perhaps teams such as the Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, or San Francisco Giants could snatch Ohtani away from the Angels in the near future to make Round 2 between Trout and Ohtani come to fruition.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels CF Mike Trout’s cryptic Shohei Ohtani comment after World Baseball Classic showdown has fans going wild over free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/world-baseball-classic-news-japanese-call-for-shohei-ohtanis-strikeout-of-mike-trout-is-straight-fire');   ga('set', 'title', 'Japanese call for Shohei Ohtani’s World Baseball Classic strikeout of Mike Trout is straight fire');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-gets-real-on-highly-anticipated-matchup-vs-mike-trout-in-world-baseball-classic-final.jpg"></figure><h1>Japanese call for Shohei Ohtani’s World Baseball Classic strikeout of Mike Trout is straight fire</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-21T20:27:24-07:00">March 21st, 8:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-21T20:28:02-07:00">March 21st, 8:28pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>People are running out of words to describe how incredible a baseball player Shohei Ohtani is. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shohei-ohtani-available-pitch-japan-team-usa-world-baseball-classic-championship" rel="noopener">closing out</a> Japan’s 3-2 win in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shohei-ohtani-vs-mike-trout-japan-usa-wbc-game-baseball" rel="noopener">finals</a> of the 2023 World Baseball Classic against Mike Trout and the United States, everyone just wants to talk about the greatness of the Los Angeles Angels baseball unicorn.</p><p>At this moment, baseball fans are smashing the replay button of the showdown in the ninth inning of Japan vs USA between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. And if you haven’t seen yet the Japanese call of Ohtani’s punchout of his Angels teammate, then please stop whatever it is you’re doing and hear this.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AS CALLED ON JAPANESE TV: <a href="https://t.co/g2KcTBua4B">pic.twitter.com/g2KcTBua4B</a></p><p>— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) <a href="https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1638371531653881856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You don’t have to understand what was being said. It’s definitely about jubilation over how Japan has found its way back to the top of the baseball world, thanks in part to Shohei Ohtani’s heroic save.</p><p>Ohtani started that inning with a walk issued to Jeff McNeil before Japan got McNeil and Mookie Betts on a ground-out double. Mike Trout would step up to the plate with Team USA hoping that the future Hall of Famer will be able to muster enough to extend the game. Unfortunately, Shohei Ohtani proved to be just too good for Trout, who was struck out in <a href="https://www.espn.com/world-baseball-classic/boxscore/_/gameId/401507523" rel="noopener">six</a> pitches.</p><p>Ohtani and Japan topped Pool B play with a 4-0 record, scoring 38 runs while allowing only eight. They smothered Italy in the quarterfinals, 9-3, and pulled off a miraculous come-from-behind 6-5 win versus Mexico in the semis.</p><p>And on Tuesday night, Shohei Ohtani and Japan are once again crowned the king of the baseball universe.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Japanese call for Shohei Ohtani’s World Baseball Classic strikeout of Mike Trout is straight fire

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-viral-hitting-moonshots-in-batting-practice');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shohei Ohtani goes viral for hitting absolute moonshots in batting practice');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-20-at-8.22.50-PM.png"></figure><h1>Shohei Ohtani goes viral for hitting absolute moonshots in batting practice</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-20T17:34:58-07:00">March 20th, 5:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-20T17:34:58-07:00">March 20th, 5:34pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-japans-shohei-ohtani-usa-possible-wbc-final" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani is a</a> certified freak of nature. So much so, <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1637955440070873089" rel="noopener">even his batting practice</a> at the World Baseball Classic garners must-watch status.</p><p>Prior to Japan’s semifinal game against Mexico Monday night, video surfaced of Ohtani hitting absolute nukes at Miami’s LoanDepot Park.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">That's the sound of Shohei Ohtani hitting one off the video board above the second deck 🤯🔊</p><p>NTT <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BallparkCam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BallparkCam</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldBaseballClassic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldBaseballClassic</a> <a href="https://t.co/50cABHBL8f">pic.twitter.com/50cABHBL8f</a></p><p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1637939758406983683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shohei Ohtani launched his first pitch in BP into the top of the upper deck 😳 <a href="https://t.co/wyM1e3lmFu">pic.twitter.com/wyM1e3lmFu</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1637919336345264128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ohtani is in a class of his own when it comes to baseball players and athletes alike. The way he makes everything he does on a baseball field look so easy is just plain laughable.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-shohei-ohtani-named-pool-b-mvp" rel="noopener">The legend of Shohei Ohtani</a> has grown to a whole different level thanks to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-trea-turner-reacts-to-historic-performance-in-team-usas-win-over-cuba" rel="noopener">the World Baseball Classic.</a> Not only has Japan dominated its way into the semifinals, but Ohtani is also putting on a show while leading his country.</p><p>In five games entering Monday’s semis, Ohtani is 7-for-16 at the plate with a home run and eight RBIs. He’s also drawn eight walks compared to just four strikeouts. Oh, he also started two games on the mound for Japan, posting a 2.08 ERA while striking out 10 hitters in 8.2 innings.</p><p>Ohtani was named Pool B MVP for his efforts, and if Japan were to be crowned champions on Tuesday, he’d be as sure a lock as anyone to win MVP of the whole tournament.</p><p>The timing of the tournament is almost perfect as well, with Ohtani winning AL MVP in 2021 and having his best overall season from both sides of the ball in 2022.</p><p>In his first MLB spring training in 2018, Ohtani was a measly 4-for-32 at the plate.</p><p>Five years later, there is no debate that Shohei Ohtani is appointment television and the face of baseball around the world.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani goes viral for hitting absolute moonshots in batting practice

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-biggest-questions-need-answers-before-2023-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Angels’ Biggest questions that still need answers before 2023 Opening Day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/angels-biggest-questions-that-still-need-answers-before-2023-opening-day.jpg"></figure><h1>Angels’ Biggest questions that still need answers before 2023 Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-20T17:19:34-07:00">March 20th, 5:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-20T17:20:28-07:00">March 20th, 5:20pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-arte-moreno-reveals-the-truth-on-why-angels-did-not-pursue-trea-turner-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Angels</a> are arguably one of the most intriguing teams heading into Opening Day in 2023. They have two of the best players in baseball in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-shohei-ohtani-trade-shot-down-by-arte-moreno-for-1-primary-reason" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani</a> and Mike Trout. Of course, they have not been able to figure it out with these two players on the roster, and there might be more pressure now than ever.</p><p>There are some questions that the team has to answer internally ahead of Opening Day for a successful Angels 2023 season.</p><p>Those questions relate to the stars and the depth of both the lineup and the pitching staff. Baseball fans might be skeptical about the Angels, and it is hard to blame them. However, there are some components that could come together that can result in a successful Angels 2023 season. Let’s get into those questions.</p><h2>Have the Angels added enough depth around Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout?</h2><p>The Angels added some interesting pieces to their offense and pitching staff this offseason. On offense, they added Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Drury and Gio Urshela. They also added Tyler Anderson to the rotation and relief pitcher Matt Moore.</p><p>When looking at the lineup, the additions of Renfroe, Drury and Urshela are intriguing. Renfroe is a perfectly capable defensive right fielder who has produced good offensive seasons two years in a row. Drury is a guy who can play multiple positions and has produced offensively in the last two seasons, just like Renfroe has. Urshela is intriguing as well. He can play a fine third base and fill in at shortstop. He put up good offensive seasons in four of the last five years</p><p>The addition of Anderson is one of the biggest of the offseason for the Angels. If he is able to replicate what he did with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he would be a nice number two guy behind Shohei Ohtani in the rotation.</p><h2>Will Mike Trout stay healthy?</h2><p>Mike Trout is still as good as he always has been, when he is on the field. Trout is coming off of a season in which <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-trout/10155/stats?position=OF" rel="noopener">he played</a> 119 games according to Fangraphs. He played 36 games the season before. Being at the age of 31 now, this has become a legitimate concern for the Angels and Trout.</p><p>The Angels obviously hope to get a fully-healthy season from Trout in 2023, and it is possible, but how much can the Angels depend on that? It is hard to imagine the Angels competing if they lose Trout for significant time. If the Angels are in the race he does go down at some point, they will have to come up with some contingency plans.</p><h2>Will the rotation hold up?</h2><p>Because Ohtani is on the roster, the Angels will likely go with a six-man rotation for the 2023 season, as they have in the past. Currently, the rotation should include Ohtani, Anderson, Patrick Sandoval, Jose Suarez and Reid Detmers, with one more arm included.</p><p>It will be interesting to see if the rotation holds up. This has been a problem for the Angels in the past, and they have attempted to address it with the Anderson signing. However, the team’s starting pitching depth is going to be tested more than any other team.</p><h2>How will the Angels handle the Shohei Ohtani situation?</h2><p>The looming question is how the Angels will handle the Shohei Ohtani situation as he approaches free agency. The Angels obviously hope to contend in 2023, and that could play a part in convincing him to stay.</p><p>The indication is that the Angels will attempt to re-sign Ohtani, but how realistic is that? If the Angels are out of the race, they should honestly evaluate whether or not they believe that they will be able to keep him in the offseason.</p><p>Whatever the Angels do, they should have their plan of action for each scenario mapped out ahead of Opening Day. If the Angels contend, what should they do? If the Angels are out of the race, what should they do? This should all be figured out before the start of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Angels’ Biggest questions that still need answers before 2023 Opening Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/world-baseball-classic-news-japans-shohei-ohtani-usa-possible-wbc-final');   ga('set', 'title', 'Could Japan star Shohei Ohtani face Team USA in potential World Baseball Classic final?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Could-Japan-star-Shohei-Ohtani-face-Team-USA-in-potential-final.jpg"></figure><h1>Could Japan star Shohei Ohtani face Team USA in potential World Baseball Classic final?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-20T13:14:32-07:00">March 20th, 1:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-20T13:14:32-07:00">March 20th, 1:14pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-odds-mexico-vs-japan-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-3-20-2023" rel="noopener">Japan is looking to defeat</a> Team Mexico on Monday to book their ticket to the World Baseball Classic championship. If Japan gets the job done on Monday, <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1637903857257701377" rel="noopener">there’s a slight chance</a> that Shohei Ohtani could pitch against Team USA, per Bob Nightengale.</p><p>“I will check with his condition, but I would say that there won’t be a zero, but basically just the idea is we’re not going to push the pitchers that much,” Japan manager Hideki Kuriyama said of Ohtani possibly pitching Tuesday.</p><p>In the end, the focus is on the bigger picture. Teams are expected to do everything they can to keep players healthy before returning them to their big league ball clubs. Team Japan will likely talk to the Los Angeles Angels about Shohei Ohtani potentially pitching in relief against USA on Tuesday if they win on Monday.</p><p>Yu Darvish <a href="https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/1637903857257701377" rel="noopener">is the scheduled starter</a> should Japan beat Mexico, per Nightengale as well.</p><p>Shohei Ohtani has drawn no shortage of attention during the World Baseball Classic. If there was any question about who MLB’s brightest star is heading into the 2023 campaign, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-shohei-ohtani-named-pool-b-mvp" rel="noopener">Ohtani’s jaw-dropping performance</a> and skyrocketing popularity have put that argument to rest. Japan will feel confident as long as he’s in the lineup. But receiving contributions from him on the mound would only help matters.</p><p>For now, they will place their focus on Mexico. Team Mexico has performed well throughout the WBC. They play with passion and energy and have their sights set on reaching the WBC final.</p><p>Monday’s Japan-Mexico World Baseball Classic semi-final affair promises to be an exciting contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Could Japan star Shohei Ohtani face Team USA in potential World Baseball Classic final?

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Andrew Velazquez led the team in starts out at shortstop in the 2022 season with 100, and while he blossomed as a potent defensive player, he wound up posting a lowly .196 batting average in 125 total games played.</p><p>Multiple coveted shortstops hit free agency in November, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/trea-turner-sounds-off-on-the-true-potential-for-phillies-in-2023-season" rel="noopener">Trea Turner</a>. Angels owner Arte Moreno <a href="https://www.si.com/author/tom-verducci" rel="noopener">revealed</a> to Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci last week that he wanted general manager Perry Minasian to sign Turner to a blockbuster contract. Minasian preferred to address other team needs rather than going all out to bring in Turner, who ended up reaching an agreement with the Philadelphia Phillies on an 11-year, $300 million deal.</p><p>During a media availability on Saturday, Moreno took some time to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4323435/2023/03/18/angels-mlb-arte-moreno-media-transcript/?access_token=68838&amp;redirected=1" rel="noopener">share</a> more details regarding the Angels’ call to not push to acquire the two-time All-Star.</p><p>“Every player that we’ve ever signed has been with a discussion of the general manager all the way through,” Moreno said. “When Bill Stoneman was here, you can ask Bill, he’s around here. I never brought a player to Bill Stoneman and said, ‘This is who I’m going to sign.’ If there’s a decision that Perry wants to sign someone. If we’re going to negotiate, and we want to get a deal done, I need to be there because I need to make the call. Or he’s running back and forth. He and I talk about the money before we make any decision.</p><p>“But we had this conversation, I really like Trea Turner. I watched him play with Washington. I watched him play with the Dodgers. I love the way he plays. (Minasian) just said, ‘Great player. We need a lot of stuff.'”</p><p>Minasian spent the offseason bolstering the team’s depth across the board. He shelled out nearly $80 million to sign Tyler Anderson, Matt Moore, Brandon Drury, and Carlos Estevez in free agency. He also pulled off trades for Hunter Renfroe and Gio Urshela.</p><p>Angels manager Phil Nevin will have multiple options to choose from to be the team’s go-to shortstop for the 2023 campaign, including David Fletcher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Arte Moreno reveals the truth on why Angels did not pursue Trea Turner in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/angels-news-mike-trout-relishing-opportunity-work-ken-griffey-jr-team-usa');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Trout relishing opportunity to work with Ken Griffey Jr. on Team USA');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Angels-news-Mike-Trout-relishing-opportunity-to-work-with-Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Trout relishing opportunity to work with Ken Griffey Jr. on Team USA</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-15T06:50:08-07:00">March 15th, 6:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-15T06:50:08-07:00">March 15th, 6:50am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>My name is Owen Crisafulli, and I recently received my Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Sport Management, and for awhile I ran my own sports website. Sports are my passion, and I thoroughly enjoy writing about my thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. I have been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston, and love discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Team USA has quite a few stars on their roster at the World Baseball Classic, but arguably the biggest name of the bunch is Los Angeles Angels star outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/world-baseball-classic-news-team-usa-mike-trout-home-run-canada" rel="noopener">Mike Trout</a>. Trout’s impact on the game of baseball has been monumental, and not many players can say they have ever been as good as he was at his peak. One guy who can, though, is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/marlins-news-the-best-player-jazz-chisholm-jr-extremely-bold-ken-griffey-jr-take" rel="noopener">Ken Griffey Jr.</a></p><p>At his peak, Griffey was the most electrifying player in the MLB in a similar way as Trout. And now the two are working together on Team USA, with Trout being in the lineup and Griffey working as the team’s hitting coach. Griffey seems to be having a great time in his role, and Trout is <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2023/03/15/ken-griffey-jr-team-usa-hitting-coach-mentor-wbc/11471121002/" rel="noopener">clearly enjoying</a> working with the Hall of Famer at the tournament.</p><p>“I mean, there’s nobody better than to pick the brains of than Ken Griffey Jr. It’s pretty special to have him on the staff. He’s definitely the one I’m going to ask questions and see what he has to say.’’ – Mike Trout, USA Today</p><p>Trout has been baseball’s biggest name for quite some time now, so he’s probably thrilled to work with someone in Griffey who can relate to the constant superstar attention he’s received throughout his career. Not to mention, Griffey has a wealth of hitting experience that can help Trout and the rest of Team USA perfect their craft. Just add it to the list of things that are allowing Team USA to have fun at the World Baseball Classic, and it will be interesting to see where they end up finishing in the tournament.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Trout relishing opportunity to work with Ken Griffey Jr. on Team USA

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He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Arte Moreno reversed course on selling the Los Angeles Angels and now has to find a way to make the team a winner. Shohei Ohtani’s pending free agency means that it’s all or nothing. The Angels owner is eager to build around the two-way phenom.</p><p>Moreno understands the talent Ohtani has and wants to build his team around him. He said that the Angels have <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/03/11/arte-moreno-angels-sale-shohei-ohtani-future" rel="noopener">no desire to trade</a> Ohtani as long as they are looking to secure a playoff berth, according to Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated.</p><p>“I will say it on the record. We will not trade Ohtani while we are contending for a playoff spot,” Moreno said, via Sports Illustrated. When asked if he will change his mind if the Angels once again fall out of contention, Moreno responded by explaining that the team’s desire to build a winner will prevent it from trading one of the game’s best players.</p><p>“We expect to be a playoff contender,” the Angels owner said. “Everything in our plans putting this team together is about getting to the playoffs. So, I’m not going to sit here and wonder what happens in an outcome we’re not planning for. That would be like a fighter going into the ring and thinking, ‘What if I lose?’ If he does that, he will lose.”</p><p>With this outlook, the Angels can justify not trading Ohtani even if the team remains out of playoff contention. However, they don’t have the luxury of time on their side. Rival teams will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-padres-a-threat-to-sign-shohei-ohtani-in-2023" rel="noopener">lining up to sign him</a>, which means that they have to be a good team in 2023.</p><p>While Shohei Ohtani shines in the World Baseball Classic, the Angels have to figure out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-mike-trouts-shohei-ohtani-admission-will-have-la-fans-believing-again" rel="noopener">a way to be truly competitive</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Shohei Ohtani trade shot down by Angels owner Arte Moreno for 1 primary reason

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12	9	3	2	2	0

2023 SEASON STATS
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12	9	3	2	2	0

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