MLB fans hope Shohei Ohtani leaves Los Angeles Angels after star reveals having a negative impression of 2022 season

Shohei Ohtani has returned home to Japan after his MLB season came to a disappointing end. With the Los Angeles Angels finishing the season with a 73-89 record, it was surely a season to forget. This is now Ohtani's fifth straight season missing the postseason.

He hasn't made the postseason since his debut with the Angels in 2018, and it seems that it may be affecting him. Since returning to Japan, he has revealed his frustration with the Angels' season.

Ohtani hasn't been very vocal about the team's underwhelming performances during his five-year major league career. However, it seems that the star is starting to grow impatient with the team's inability to put together a winning season.

MLB fans have long grown tired of waiting for Shohei Ohtani to play October baseball. It is not good for the sport to have one of the league's best players continue to miss the postseason. Fans want to see Ohtani play for a World Series contender.

Fans around the league can't believe how bad the Angels are while having two of the best players in the league. While Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani are great, they need more talent around them.

Other fans believe that Ohtani should hold out this season after signing a one-year contract to avoid arbitration. They want to see him play for another team. They don't believe the Angels are going in the right direction. Fans are fearful that he could waste his MLB career in Los Angeles.

Shohei Ohtani's new approach has helped him tremendously

The Los Angeles Angels used Ohtani differently than they did in his previous seasons with the club. In previous seasons, they would try to split his playing time between pitching and playing the outfield. It was a huge workload for his arm, especially down the stretch of the regular season.

This year, they kept him as the designated hitter when he wasn't pitching. This has allowed him to pitch in more games this season, and he has been a better pitcher because of it.

He had a 15-9 record this season opposed to a 9-2 record in 2021. His 2.33 ERA is lower than his 3.18 ERA in 2021. ERAs usually don't get lower when a pitcher appears in more games unless they have gotten significantly better.

The organization seems to have a better understanding of how to use Shohei Ohtani throughout the year. This is key to keeping him on the mound if the Angels can turn their organization around and make the postseason.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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