Yankees fans on Twitter/X will be disappointed to learn that two-way star Shohei Ohtani is almost certainly not Bronx-bound.
In his latest free agency piece, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the Yankees “are not believed to be in the mix” for Ohtani. They are, however “in strong” on recently posted righty and Ohtani’s WBC teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Shohei Ohtani recently won his second American League MVP trophy and may soon set records in free agency. He hit .304 with an AL-best 44 home runs in 2022 and also 10-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 23 starts.