As he begins to survey the landscape in MLB free agency, Shohei Ohtani is beginning to warm to some preferred suitors, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Passan reported Tuesday the 2021 American League MVP "has expressed affinity for certain teams and cities in the past." The Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox are three such teams.
"The Dodgers, Rangers and Boston Red Sox all are expected to be in the Ohtani sweepstakes, according to sources," Passan wrote. "And though the industry's overwhelming expectation is that he winds up with the Dodgers, that line of thinking is perhaps presumptive.