Ohtani took a huge pay cut to move to MLB as a 23-year-old rather than waiting to make the jump at 25 when he could have raked in many times his Japan salary.

offered fertile ground for his development as a hitter.He was a unanimous selection as the American Leagues Most Valuable Player in 2021 after hitting 46 home runs and posting a 9-2 record as a pitcher.

the team never posted a winning record nor reached the postseason.the Dodgers had Ohtani jerseys available for pre-order at their official retail outlets by Monday afternoon.reporting on Ohtanis decision with the headline in Dodger blue.

Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara.I want him to hit a lot of home runs for his new team.

At this years MLB All-Star Game.

echoing the consensus of teams on both sides of the Pacific about Ohtanis chances of being a two-way player at the MLB level.has no sibling to donate stem cells.

Kaiya is back at home in Utah to have blood transfusions twice a week while we hope with all our hearts that a genetic match can be found in the stem cell donor database.Kaiya was diagnosed with aplastic anemia a few weeks ago.

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