Shohei Ohtani

Rintaro Sasaki is referred to as the "Japanese Prince Fielder"

The three-time MVP has played in three playoff games in 13 seasons with the Angels

Set to become a free agent, Ohtani has torn a ligament in his pitching elbow

A record-breaking payroll didn't payoff for New York

The Angels have pulled their two-way superstar off of the market

The two-way All-Star is up to 35 taters and it's only mid-July

The team has to decide with the trade deadline approaching on August 1

The Angels have lost two in a row — and their two biggest stars

There are only a few ballclubs that can actually afford the two-way superstar

ESPN polled 26 MLB executives, agents and experts for their thoughts

Ohtani joined Ruth as the second player with 500 strikeouts as a pitcher and 100 homers

The length of games is down while attendance and TV ratings are up

Team USA vs. Team Japan drew more American viewers than any other matchup in World Baseball Classic history

The 28-year-old is now the undisputed king of the baseball world

Team Japan will face Team USA for the true global championship in baseball — which is terrific for the sport

The length of games is down while attendance and TV ratings are up

Team USA vs. Team Japan drew more American viewers than any other matchup in World Baseball Classic history

The 28-year-old is now the undisputed king of the baseball world

Team Japan will face Team USA for the true global championship in baseball — which is terrific for the sport

Most polite spectators in the world? We could learn a thing or two.

It's going to be an interesting off-season

As the season wraps up, sportswriters are agonizing over the decision

Bethancourt called a solid game, hit a home run and pitched a scoreless ninth inning as Tampa rolled the Angels 11-1

The Halos tied a major league record with seven solo home runs, including two from Shohei Ohtani

Spoiler alert: blasting "Photograph" didn't work

Ward, a 28-year-old outfielder making just $720,000 this season, leads MLB in batting average and many other stats

Ohtani led off the game for the American League and then pitched a scoreless bottom half of the inning

Smith claimed the two-way MLB star can't be the face of the game because he "needs an interpreter"

There is very little incentive for the league's best players to compete in an exhibition game. That goes double for the Angels' two-way star.

You'd think a team with Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth could make the playoffs

Ohtani did something on Monday that no one in MLB has pulled off since Ruth in 1921