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Shohei Ohtani returned to Anaheim and proved why Dodger Stadium is a better home

By Dylan Hernández

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Sept. 4, 2024 4 AM PT

Ultimately, it doesn’t matter that Shohei Ohtani offered the Angels a chance to match the Dodgers’ offer or whether he would have re-signed with them if they had.

He ended up where he was supposed to be.

The point was driven home Tuesday when Ohtani made his return to Angel Stadium. Exactly one year after he played his final game for the Angels, Ohtani stepped into the batter’s box at his former stadium for the first time as a visiting player.