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The Los Angeles Dodgers currently find themselves in enviable territory, as they have reclaimed the top spot in the NL West.
The Dodgers had several All-Stars this summer, two of them being Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.
The two Dodgers stars got a chance to see Shohei Ohtani, who was in the starting lineup for the American League.
Rumors are swirling about where Ohtani may end up next season and if he may be traded at the deadline this summer.
Max Muncy was asked if Freeman and Betts were treating the All-Star Game as a business trip and potentially recruiting Ohtani at the All-Star Game, but jokingly denied the claim and said that it would be tampering if they had done that.
“They didn’t recruit Ohtani, that’s tampering.”@maxmuncy9 was quick to shut down any misconceptions about Mookie, Freddie & Shohei.
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Muncy confirmed what Freeman had said during his on-field interview.
The veteran slugger then discussed Ohtani’s impending free agency and how soon, he’ll have the opportunity to go wherever he wants, predicting that every team in Major League Baseball would want to offer him a deal.
But he did want to set the record straight about any recruiting claims, confirming that Betts and Freeman were not tampering.
Muncy also predicted that it may not be the biggest deal that Ohtani is interested in this offseason, but rather the one that puts him in the place he wants to be.
Erik Kratz then pointed out that only one player in the history of baseball who has signed a deal worth more than $250 million has won a World Series title since signing the deal.
Kratz asked Muncy if he was willing to take that chance.
Muncy said that the Dodgers should be willing to do that for Ohtani.
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