Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Looking back at what could have been between the Phillies and Shohei Ohtani.
Shohei Ohtani was a star before even coming to the United States to play Major League Baseball.
Across five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, the Japan native slashed .286/.358/.500 with 48 home runs and 166 RBI in more than 400 games. On the mound, he was 42-15 with a 2.52 ERA across 85 appearances and 62 starts.
Some labeled Ohtani as Japan’s Babe Ruth. So far, the soon-to-be 27-year-old is arguably better than the Hall of Famer and seven-time World Series champion.