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Cubs eyeing second chance to sign Shohei Ohtani

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CHICAGO -- If only the designated hitter rule had come to the National League prior to 2022. It could have changed the course of Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani's career -- as well as the trajectory of the Chicago Cubs. At least that's what the Cubs were thinking when they pursued him back in 2017, before he signed with the Los Angeles Angels.

"It was pretty clear he wanted to do both [hitting and pitching], and DHing was the best option for that," Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said last week at the general managers meetings.