May 17 will be 'Shohei Ohtani Day' in Los Angeles, at least for the duration of his Dodger career.
Happy Shohei Day! Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was honored at City Hall on Friday, as the Los Angeles City Council declared May 17 " Shohei Ohtani Day." The council passed the resolution Friday morning, and presented Ohtani a plaque to commemorate the occasion. In addition to Ohtani and his new interpreter, Will Ireton, members of the Dodger front office and Dodger Manager Dave Roberts were at City Hall to celebrate.
"…As someone growing up in the city who loved sports, wanting to see Asian players, wanting to see someone who looked like me, and now to have the best player in baseball not only look like someone like me, but playing for the Dodgers, it's such a privilege.
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