Shohei Ohtani is not leaving Anaheim. At least not yet.
The Angels are mired in another losing season and Ohtani is eligible to become a free agent after the 2023 campaign. But the team has decided not to trade arguably the game's biggest star, a person familiar with the team’s thinking but not authorized to speak publicly about it said Monday.
The trade deadline for this season is Tuesday at 3 p.m. PDT.
Ohtani has been with the Angels since 2018, winning American League rookie-of-the-year honors that season. His most recent contract was for two years and a total of $8.