Jeff Fletcher
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Angels beat writer, SoCal News Group. Author of Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played
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Shohei Ohtani has cleared out his locker in the
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The Angels say they will have no information on what has happened until tomorrow.
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Shohei Ohtani's final stats
.257/.372/.592, .965 OPS
46 HR
100 RBI
26 SB
Pitching:
9-2, 3.18 ERA, 130.1 IP, 156 K
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Pretty crazy how MLB has run a 20-team tournament over two weeks on two sides of the globe and it comes down to the exact scenario everyone wanted before it started.
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Props to the Angel Stadium scoreboard crew.
It is a Blue Jays home game.
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Shohei Ohtani got $150,000 for participating in the Home Run Derby. Here's what he did with the money.
#Angels
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Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara had to resign because otherwise he couldn’t have talked to Ohtani during the lockout. He was a staff member. The
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Phil Nevin is a genius.
He gave Shohei Ohtani the "hit a double" sign and then told Mike Trout to "hit a two-run homer."
The Angels are up 2-0 in the 1st.
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Shohei Ohtani, hitter: .999 OPS
Shohei Ohtani, pitcher: 1.04 ERA
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By the way, Ohtani already knew that he had a torn UCL, potentially costing him hundreds of millions of dollars and changing the course of his career, when he had this exchange on the field with Elly De La Cruz.
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Shohei Ohtani is in the Angels dugout tonight. (Luis Rengifo too.)
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There may be only 1,000 cardboard cutouts at Lucas Giolito’s no-hitter but 20 years from now every cardboard cutout in Chicago will say he was there.
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I have let the Angels radio team know that I will no longer appear on the “Reporters Roundtable” either.
For what it's worth:
I was informed by AM830 (Angels team-owned radio network) that I'm no longer welcomed back on the their "Beat Reporter Roundtable" program because I bring "negativity" to an "up-beat show."
I was told the decision was made by team president John Carpino.
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Sources: Shohei Ohtani will be starting on the mound for the AL in the All-Star Game.
Announcement in about 15 minutes.
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Shohei Ohtani hit HR No. 42, and it's one I've never seen.
He lost his helmet during the swing and circled the bases helmet-less.
It's 1-0 Angels in the first.
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Mike Trout is now in a 3-for-22 slump that has dropped his average to ...
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Here’s a story that Andrelton Simmons wanted to share. Hopefully it helps someone. (It’s unlocked and free for all.)
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Shohei Ohtani finished 4th in the AL Cy Young voting.
(Also, he has hit HRs against all of three of the guys ahead of him.)
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Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara is going to catch while Ohtani is hitting in the HR Derby.
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Just talked to Mike Trout. He said his phone is blowing up and it’s all an exaggeration. He said he will play again this year. Although he acknowledges he will have to stay on top of maintenance of his back, he’s not concerned about his career.
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I have talked to several of Ohtani’s former teammates today. None wanted to be quoted other than to say they were surprised.
One consensus is that Ohtani never paid attention to other sports, so it’s unlikely Ippei was betting on his behalf.
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Phil Nevin on Ohtani: “He wants to win. And he wants to win here.”
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Albert Pujols will not get the ball from his 2,000th RBI. The fan left the stadium, turning down all kinds of offers from the Tigers and Angels. He can't sell it now, because it wasn't authenticated.
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I am disappointed in myself that I neglected to point this out yesterday....
Shohei Ohtani struck out reigning MVP Jose Abreu on Saturday and hit a HR against reigning Cy Young Shane Bieber on Tuesday.
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I've covered baseball for 22 years, and Tyler Skaggs was one of the best guys I covered. I always enjoyed talking to him, with or without the recorder on. He was a great guy. He will be missed. My heart goes out to all in his family, and his baseball family.
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Joe Maddon said he was not taking Ohtani out with a perfect game, regardless of his pitch count.
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Fun fact: The Angels home opener two years in a row has been against the eventual World Series winner. Congratulations 2017 Mariners.
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Shohei Ohtani has a torn UCL and won’t pitch again this season.
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Jared Walsh, who made a sliding catch in LF even though he's never played there in the majors: "I hope Joe Maddon wasn't watching. I like first base a lot more than left field."
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Hey Mets fans, the two cleanup hitters in the this Angels-Giants game are Juan Lagares and Wilmer Flores.
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Anthony Rendon just said he has had a fractured tibia this whole time. He just found out it was fractured a few weeks ago. He said he doesn’t know why the Angels didn’t announce that.
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I can't even begin to describe this. You have to watch.
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Logan O’Hoppe said he will start taking regular overhand BP tomorrow. He has been catching from a machine. “I feel like I could play tonight,” O’Hoppe said.
#Angels
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Phil Nevin said Ohtani will get some fluids and be fine to play tomorrow. Just a cramp.
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Please take a moment today to remember Tyler Skaggs and think of his family. I he was one of the most approachable, honest and friendly players I covered in 22 years.
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It's cool when the start of the clip with the Trout HR is Ohtani wearing the Kabuto because he just hit a HR.
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Mike Trout was pretty upset about a pitch that buzzed by his helmet in the 9th inning. “If you can’t pitch inside, don’t pitch inside. And if you’re going to hit me, hit me in the ribs. Don’t hit me in the head.”
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Ohtani was asked after the game if the recent developments at all affected his desire to stay with the Angels long term.
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Worth pointing out that the Rangers handled this entire situation with the utmost class and respect. From the front office to the players to the ballpark mood.
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Shohei Ohtani won the MVP unanimously
He's the first player to win unanimously twice. Also in 2021.
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Mike Trout is now 0 for his last 22, the longest drought of his career.
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Thanks everyone for following and reading all season.
Don’t go away. There is plenty of stuff still to come.
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Mike Trout just became eligible for the Hall of Fame, by the way.
He's now appeared in a game in 10 major league seasons.
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Shohei Ohtani's 30th HR traveled 493 feet, which would be his longest HR ever. (If it doesn't get changed.)
His 15 HRs this month adds to his Angels record for a single month.
It's 5-1.
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Joe Maddon said Shohei Ohtani will hit for himself tomorrow.
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I urge you to read the comments to this tweet, particularly the ones from the coaches who don't realize they are critiquing Mike Trout.
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Lost amid all the Ohtani-mania an HRs tonight, another one of these to end the game.
Andrew Velazquez has been pretty incredible at shortstop.
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Shohei Ohtani just hit HR 45. It's his first HR since Sept. 10.
It was 445 feet.
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Shohei Ohtani was asked tonight if he's open to re-signing with the Angels:
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The
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have completed their 20 selections in the draft, and here's a summary.
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Shohei Ohtani’s agent, Nez Balelo, said that Ohtani is still exploring treatment possibilities. He conceded that “some type of procedure” will be necessary but it may not be Tommy John surgery.
Also, he said Ohtani will be ready to hit “when the bell rings” in 2024.
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Andrew Velazquez has been very impressive defensively in a week as the Angels SS.
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That was Mike Trout who talked to Ohtani on the phone at his timeout, by the way.
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RE: Angels lineup.
Neto is not playing, but we don't know yet if he's on the IL. The clubhouse opens in 30 minutes and at that point we'll see if anyone else is here.
Re: Ohtani. I am a little surprised he's playing. Maybe they just updated his software overnight.
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"Leading off, the designated hitter, and the starting pitcher, Shohei Ohtani."
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The Angels took 3 of 4 from the Rangers, with Shohei Ohtani carrying them to the series-deciding victory.
“The boys are fired up. It’s a different atmosphere, even in the dugout during the games. Hopefully, we can continue this all the way through.”
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No surprise: Joe Maddon officially named Reid Detmers as the
#Angels
No 6 starter.
Ohtani
Sandoval
Syndergaard
Suarez
Lorenzen
Detmers
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Mike Trout just talked. He was very emotional, clearly frustrated by being unable to play.
Re: his future with the Angels. He said his talks with management, which he has every year, would be private but he expected to be “wearing an Angels uniform in the spring.”
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He's done it. Hansel Robles has pitched a perfect game.
He has retired 27 batters in a row.
Since Aug. 21.
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Phil Nevin has released a statement.
The Angels declined his option yesterday, ending his year and a half as Angels manager.
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Anthony Rendon just fouled a ball off his leg and it doesn't look good.
This team may actually be cursed.
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The Angels announced that Ohtani is on the 10-day IL with an oblique injury and he will miss the rest of the season.
That’s the first piece of the story. Perry Minasian expected to fill in the rest of the blanks this afternoon.
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My 13-year-old son is telling me Britton can't pitch in a tie game bc they won't have him for the save later. I have failed as a parent
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Shohei Ohtani is pitching in a minor league game on Friday in Tempe. Then Opening Day in Oakland.
Patrick Sandoval is pitching in a minor league game on Sunday in Tempe, then game 2 of the regular season.
Mike Trout is going straight back to Anaheim for the freeway series.
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Shohei Ohtani is the AL Player of the Month for June.
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I admit I am weirdly obsessed with the oddity of what the Angels did tonight.
Everyone in their starting lineup, including the pitcher, had made his debut with the Angels. None of them had ever worn another big league uniform.
And they won.
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Shohei Ohtani underwent a procedure today in Los Angeles. A statement released by his agent didn't specify the exact procedure, but it said that Ohtani will be ready to hit on Opening Day 24 and pitch in 2025.
Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the procedure.
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Former
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employee Eric Kay has been charged with possession and intent to distribute fentanyl, the drug found in Tyler Skaggs body when he died last year, according to a US District Court document.
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Here’s Jared Walsh. I hope he makes more All-Star teams so he can wear a better uniform.
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The
#Angels
agreed to a $30M one year deal with Shohei Ohtani for 2023. Ohtani was already under control for the season, so this just avoids arbitration.
It’s the largest salary ever for an arb-eligible player. (Betts $27M)
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Mike Trout:
Tyler Skaggs "always wanted to be an All-Star, and tonight he was for sure."
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Raisel Iglesias:
"We are a family. That's going to help us to be more united. We're going to be for sure playing better and fighting every single game so we can make it to the playoffs."
I don't think he literally meant "fighting" every game, but that would be entertaining.
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Patrick Sandoval stumbled on something and Logan O'Hoppe saved a run.
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The news that you might have suspected is now official.
Kurt Suzuki is retiring at the end of the season. The
#Angels
catcher played 16 years in the majors, won a WS, made an ASG.
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Jared Walsh, who has never played LF in the majors ever, just made a sliding catch.
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The
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best pitcher just hit a three-run HR off Gerrit Cole.
The Angels are up 3-2 in the 6th.
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Heaney's first pitch of the game was clearly also a tribute to curve-ball specialist Tyler Skaggs.
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Can confirm this.
So Ohtani was essentially making himself "affordable" to whatever team he picked.
My understanding is Ohtani took this approach (massively deferring his salary to keep team payroll flexible) with all the teams he negotiated with
So this wasn't a Dodgers-exclusive thing. Seems like he thought this was the best way to win in his new destination
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Phil Nevin, on Shohei Ohtani:
"He's the best baseball player I think anybody has ever seen, to be honest. I really believe that. All around. I don't think there's any argument you can make that he's not the best baseball player that's played the game."
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Cool and no doubt bittersweet that Arizona’s Dominic Fletcher will be recalled this weekend and get to play against the Angels and his brother David Fletcher.
They lost their father less than three weeks ago.
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