Shohei Ohtani is not looking to produce a repeat of a season that saw him make history, shatter even the wildest expectations and do things on an MLB field no one has seen in over 100 years.
Instead, Ohtani’s brilliant two-way campaign in 2021 might just have been the blueprint for what comes next.
“I think this year’s numbers are the minimum,” Ohtani said during an interview with NHK as part of an hourlong documentary about the Los Angeles Angels star that aired Sunday.