For the better part of the 2022 season, Shohei Ohtani’s future with the Angels persisted as one of the biggest questions around Major League Baseball amid another trying season in Anaheim.
But, through it all, the club maintained its desire to keep the two-way superstar in town despite receiving interest from multiple teams at the trade deadline. On Monday, the Angels, only one month removed from inking Ohtani to a deal for 2023, announced they expect to have the 28-year-old on their Opening Day roster come next spring.
Angels general manager Perry Minasian told reporters L.A. will not trade Ohtani this offseason, according to Sam Blum of The Athletic. The news comes on the heels of Ohtani, the reigning AL MVP and a finalist for this year’s award, signing a one-year, $30 million deal on Oct. 1 to avoid arbitration.
