The biggest story in baseball this year—and honestly, maybe the biggest story in the sport in decades (Ichiro? McGwire/Sosa dong chase? Bo?)—comes to Kansas City this week, not unlike Rowdy Roddy Piper bringing Hell to Frogtown. In the young season, Shohei Ohtani’s performance has been covered more than Eric Hosmer’s free agency this past offseason, capturing the imagination of the baseball world as he attempts to be the first MLBer—a few Negro Leaguers did it too—to successfully be a two-way star since Babe Ruth twirled balls in Boston.
Sure, Mike Trout is likely still the best player in baseball, but the only pitching he’s doing is for a sandwich chain whose previous pitchman is serving time for a slew of charges related to his being a pedophile.