After acquiring Shohei Ohtani and other standouts in a billion-dollar offseason spending spree, the Dodgers realize they must win the World Series.
They have three former most valuable players at the top of their lineup. They’ve spent more than $500 million to reconstruct a new-look pitching staff. They’re the odds-on favorites to win a championship this year, if not several more in the seasons that follow. They know what the expectations are — and, just as important, the consequences that come with falling short.
Ohtani, meanwhile, found himself caught up in an alleged gambling scandal. According to his representatives, he was the victim of a “massive theft” by his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, whom the Dodgers fired. But as Ohtani remains conspicuously silent, unanswered questions and industry speculation already have given this season at least one black cloud. On Friday, MLB announced it had opened an investigation into the allegations surrounding Ohtani and Mizuhara.
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