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For years, Shohei Ohtani has been treated as an idea more than a person. A $700 million contract. A two-way miracle. Back-to-back MVPs. Back-to-back World Series rings. Every conversation around him eventually circles back to money, dominance, and whether baseball has ever seen anything like this before. But this week, Ohtani quietly shifted the conversation somewhere far less expected. It didn’t happen in a ... Read more

At first, it sounded like a joke. A clever mashup fans tossed around on social media—GOAT plus Ohtani, flattened into one word: “Goatani.” Harmless. Playful. Internet nonsense. Except it didn’t go away. Instead, it spread. Broadcasts referenced it. Comment sections adopted it. Chants hinted at it. And suddenly, a nickname that wasn’t officially bestowed began to feel… heavy. Because “Goatani” isn’t really about ... Read more

At first, it sounded like a joke. A clever mashup fans tossed around on social media—GOAT plus Ohtani, flattened into one word: “Goatani.” Harmless. Playful. Internet nonsense. Except it didn’t go away. Instead, it spread. Broadcasts referenced it. Comment sections adopted it. Chants hinted at it. And suddenly, a nickname that wasn’t officially bestowed began to feel… heavy. Because “Goatani” isn’t really about ... Read more

At the time, it felt bold. Risky, even. The Dodgers were already contenders when they pulled the trigger on the Mookie Betts trade in February 2020, and some wondered whether giving up young pieces for a superstar with contract uncertainty was worth it. Six years later, the question feels almost naïve. What once looked like an aggressive win-now move has aged into something far more consequential. The Betts trade ... Read more

At the time, it felt bold. Risky, even. The Dodgers were already contenders when they pulled the trigger on the Mookie Betts trade in February 2020, and some wondered whether giving up young pieces for a superstar with contract uncertainty was worth it. Six years later, the question feels almost naïve. What once looked like an aggressive win-now move has aged into something far more consequential. The Betts trade ... Read more