Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on in the dugout during an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on March 26.A couple of months ago, Major League Baseball announced its cover boy for this season. Blue Jays’ part-time first baseman Vlad Guerrero Jr. will front the league’s flagship video game,If you had to list aloud the best players in the game, you’d need to ask for a glass of water before you got to Guerrero.
Until recently, Mike Trout was the consensus best player in the game. I defy you to summon to mind an image of Trout talking. He does so. Just not in a way that would make an impression on anyone.This year, the league finally has a face that everyone everywhere knows and cares about – Shohei Ohtani. The Atlanta Braves are co-overwhelming favourites, because they’re smart. Every year, the Jays’ decision to let former GM Alex Anthopoulos slip away looks a little dumber than the one before. And it looked unbelievably dumb to begin with.The Baltimore Orioles should be even better. They are shaping up to be the team the Jays thought they could be. The difference – the Orioles committed harder to their tank.
No sport has suffered more of a charisma drain from the expansion of the postseason. Winning in June used to matter. Now it’s optional. A good team can drift through the summer. Last year, the eventual World Series champions, the Texas Rangers, had a 40-38 record for June, July and August. He can go wild in Dodger Stadium, turning himself into the next Jackie Robinson – a cross-cultural sports touchstone;
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