Bryce Harper and Shohei Ohtani each boast MVP and Rookie of the Year awards along with multiple All-Star Games, two of baseball’s preeminent faces.
One of those fans? Harper.
Harper may be at first but he wasn’t ready to pitch -- well, at least make one to Ohtani about signing with the Phillies as the two-way talent heads to free agency. Ohtani was the AL MVP front-runner and was expected to receive perhaps the most lucrative contract in baseball history. There’s no telling how much impact the elbow will have on the free agent market.
The two-way superstar leads the major leagues with 44 homers and is 10-game winner. He left the mound in the second inning of last Wednesday’s start against Cincinnati after throwing 26 pitches. Angels manager Phil Nevin said Ohtani’s right elbow was fine until hewith a 94 mph fastball to Cincinnati’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
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