Ohtani Situation Could Provide Haunting Déjà Vu for Local Sports Fans

Ohtani Situation Could Provide Haunting Déjà Vu for Local Sports Fans
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, from Japan, celebrates as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City on June 17, 2023. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
Dan Wood
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Mike Babcock, who coached the then-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to within one victory of a Stanley Cup championship in 2003, is not much of a baseball fan.

Reached during a summer vacation before he returns to NHL coaching with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Mr. Babcock was not familiar with the current Shohei Ohtani scenario.

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Dan Wood is a community sports reporter based in Orange County, California. He has covered sports professionally for some 43 years, spending nearly three decades in the newspaper industry and 14 years in radio. He is an avid music fan, with a strong lean toward country and classic rock.
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