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GM: Angels 'Would Love' to Keep Shohei Ohtani Long-Term After Opting Against Trade

Related Topics: Shohei Ohtani, Perry Minasian

Amid reports that the Los Angeles Angels have taken two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani off the market ahead of the MLB trade deadline on Aug. 1, the organization is now pivoting to the next important order of business.

Making sure it can keep Ohtani in Anaheim.

The AL MVP front-runner is set to hit free agency this offseason and will be the most coveted player in the history of the sport with some reports saying that he could earn himself a contract worth up to $600 million, making him baseball's highest-paid star by a pretty wide margin.