Angels’ Ohtani hears ‘Come to Seattle’ chants at All-Star Game
SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had a whole stadium asking him in unison to come back to Seattle in free company.
“Never experienced anything like that, but I definitely heard it,” the two-position star stated via his interpreter. “But I was trying to focus on my at-bat.”
Ohtani was the largest star of the All-Star Game on Tuesday night time, even when his look was reasonably uneventful. Ohtani struck out and walked in his two at-bats because the American League noticed its nine-game win streak come to an finish with a 3-2 loss to the National League.
But it was what occurred whereas Ohtani was within the batters’ field that grew to become notable.
With the Seattle crowd conscious of Ohtani’s pending free company this offseason, the stadium broke out into loud chants of “Come to Seattle! Come to Seattle!”
“Every time I come here the fans are passionate, they’re really into the game. So it’s very impressive,” Ohtani stated. “I actually spent a couple offseasons in Seattle. So I like the city. It’s beautiful.”
They had been unattainable to overlook and a little bit totally different than the loud pop he obtained throughout pregame introductions that was solely topped by Seattle’s three representatives.
“I did talk to him a little bit but nothing specific about him coming to Seattle, just asked him a couple questions,” Seattle star Julio Rodriguez stated. “But that was cool. That was a pretty interesting thing to see how the whole city came (together).”
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Ohtani’s free company this offseason was the excitement of the All-Star Game with some pondering whether or not a deal within the $600 million vary could possibly be attainable for the two-way star.
“I think a lot of people are lobbying for Shohei, to tell you the truth. And that was a sign of affection and that they wanted him,” AL supervisor Dusty Baker stated.
His future might turn out to be a subject before later if the Angels proceed to fade with Mike Trout sidelined by harm. The Angels entered the All-Star break losers of 5 straight and 9 of 10 to drop beneath .500. The Angels stated they haven’t any intention of dealing Ohtani previous to the commerce deadline, however that would change over the subsequent few weeks.
“I’m not really going to change anything personally, just keep it the same,” Ohtani stated. “I know we have a lot of injuries right now and we’re in a tough spot, but we need to hang in there because we got guys coming back soon. So try to hang in there and get as many wins until all the guys come back.”
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