Shohei Ohtani is just the second baseball player to be named to Time magazine’s list of the top 100 most influential people in the world. He was called an icon, alongside the likes of Dolly Parton, Britney Spears and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The other athletes on the list are names you might know from watching them compete and win on international stages — Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, Allyson Felix.
Unlike them, though, you won’t see Ohtani if you watch his sport’s premier event. The Los Angeles Angels finished fourth for the fourth consecutive year despite his historic season.