The 2024 MLB season ¡ª and even the several weeks preceding it ¡ª was essentially The Summer of Shohei Ohtani.
The Japanese superstar was the center of attention for almost a full calendar year during a season straight out of a Hollywood movie. He was the leading man in a blockbuster featuring unprecedented riches, love, betrayal, professional milestones and, most of all, a storybook ending with Ohtani achieving his goal of winning the World Series.
His high-profile move to the Los Angeles Dodgers ¡ª one of MLB¡¯s most storied franchises ¡ª turned up the spotlight on him, and the 30-year-old responded with one of the best seasons in MLB history.
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