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The MLB All-Star Game is a great time for opposing players to meet and talk baseball.
One player that everyone at the All-Star Game wanted to meet was Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani.
He is a once-in-a-lifetime player and someone that everyone tunes in to watch.
But, even Ohtani has to have a favorite player of his own or someone that he was excited to meet.
According to MLB Network, that player is Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez.
Which All-Star is Shohei Ohtani most excited to share the American League dugout with tonight?#MLBTonight | @CY24_7 | @Angels | #AllStarGame pic.twitter.com/ygIlWozHZ9
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 11, 2023
Ohtani mentioned how Ramirez is “really funny, and really nice.”
This comment raised the eyebrows of many Guardians fans because Ohtani is a free agent at year’s end.
Could it be possible that Ohtani would take his talents to Cleveland?
Most likely not, and that is because the Guardians are not going to have the money necessary to pay him.
Ohtani is in line for a record-breaking contract and the Guardians have been known as a team that does not spend much.
So if Ohtani were to leave the Angels it would most likely be for a major market team with a high payroll.
With the Angels falling out of the playoff picture, it is possible that they could trade Ohtani.
If they do not think he can be re-signed, trading him for a large package of players is the smart move.
The trade deadline is set for August 1, which means the Angels have less than one month to decide what they want to do.
Where Ohtani plays next could change the course of baseball history.
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