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Shohei Ohtani took the Mariners’ best chance to win now with him to Los Angeles

It would have been better if he nixed from the get-go. It would have far kinder if he refused to even speak the Mariners’ name.

They say it’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. But it’s not better to have met with someone and then lose him to a division rival.

Two-way Japanese sensation Shohei Ohtani splintered Mariners fans’ hearts Friday when he announced he will sign with the Angels. The M’s were one of seven “finalists” in the Ohtani sweepstakes, but their pitch wasn’t a hit with the hitting pitcher.