There will be no shortage of jokes this weekend as Shohei Ohtani makes his DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field debut. After being ensnarled in a gambling scandal that saw his longtime friend and interpreter fired over the alleged theft of several million dollars, Ohtani and the Dodgers are now in a kerfuffle over the reclamation of the slugger’s first home run ball with his new team.
Another important element of this story:
Shohei Ohtani said (via interpreter Will Ireton) that he met with the fan who caught the ball.
“I was able to talk to the fan, and was able to get it back.