With Shohei Ohtani unavailable for team photo day, the Angels put a body double in a No. 17 jersey and lined him up in the outfield with the rest of the players.
It is next to impossible to replace all that Shohei Ohtani can do when standing on a baseball field, although the Los Angeles Angels did their best for a few minutes Tuesday.
After the photo was completed, the Ohtani imposter was ushered out of a tunnel beyond the left field wall.
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