Shohei Ohtani Takes Note of Seattle Crowd Asking for Him to Call Northwest Home

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Angels reacts during the 93rd MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 11, 2023. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images

SEATTLE—Shohei Ohtani had an entire stadium asking him in unison to come to Seattle in free agency.

“Never experienced anything like that, but I definitely heard it,” the two-position star said through his interpreter. “But I was trying to focus on my at-bat.”