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Shuhei Ohtani is the talk of the town at the MLB All-Star Game. With his impending free agency and an otherworldly first half, the two-way Los Angeles Angels player is all anyone can talk about and all fans want to see.
FOX Sports spent time talking to the All-Stars and Ohtani was brought up. Nationals ace Josiah Gray, Gouda. A bowler in his own right, he was in awe of the two superstars. He predicts a record contract in the future:
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You’re like, ‘Man, these are the major leagues. How will he do it? But for sure, every year he’s been getting better and better at both and here we are now, and he’s going to be the first $500 million player. It’s a sight to see.”
Mets manager Buck Showalter recently said he’d heard “a billion” dribbles. This may be far-fetched, but Gray’s prediction is not.
Ohtani is almost as good a hitter as Aaron Judge ($40 million per season), and almost as good a pitcher as Justin Verlander ($43.33 million per season).
Combine those facts and values, and it’s easy to see Ohtani blowing the record for largest MLB contract, which currently stands at $426 million – held by fellow Angels’ Mike Trout.
All stars are in awe of Shuhei Ohtani
Josiah Gray wasn’t the only star to be stunned by Shuhei Ohtani in the first half. Nick Castellanos Velez said:
“I remember veterans talking about how they didn’t think his body would be able to meet the demand of being an everyday hitter and rookie pitcher. But to his credit, he’s proven those people wrong.”
The A’s Brent Rucker had nothing but high praise:
“I remember the hype. It was kind of a LeBron (James) situation where the hype was so high you thought it was not possible for someone to live up to that — and he exceeded it, which is almost impossible to do with that level of expectation, but he do the same.”
With the best of the best in Seattle, everyone wants to talk about Shohei Ohtani and nothing else.
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