MLB Twitter on LA Angels manager not wanting to trade Shohei Ohtani: "They're going nowhere anyway", "Just going to let him walk and get nothing for him instead?"

American League MVP finalist Shohei Ohtani is staying put, at least in the words of Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian. Minasian has confirmed that the Japanese superstar will stay in Anaheim through 2023.

The modern-day baseball unicorn has been chosen as one of the three finalists for the American League MVP award this year and has a chance to defend his crown as the best player in baseball.

The Athletic's Sam Blum reported on the matter in an interview with Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian. Along with the Ohtani "no-trade" news, the Angels have also announced that they've hired Marcus Thames as their new hitting coach.

Minasian's comments garnered attention in the baseball fanbase as the majority of the other fanbases think that Ohtani's talents are being wasted in Anaheim.

Ohtani was the center of trade talks as far back as deadline day during the 2022 season, but no move materialized. For now, Minasian reiterated that Ohtani will stay put at least until Opening Day 2023.

Whichever destination or team Ohtani is headed to, it's pretty certain that he will instantly boost the organization's chances of at least making a postseason run.

Shohei Ohtani, a closer?

Shohei Ohtani is yet to confirm his attendance in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times last month, the baseball sensation said he has to take into account which position he will be asked to play first.

The Samurai Japan (nickname for the Japanese National Baseball Team) are currently the top-seeded national baseball team in the world. The team has been drawn with Australia, China, the Czech Republic, and South Korea in Pool B of next year's WBC.

The squad will have a two-game friendly series against Australia on November 9 & 10 and with starters Hiroya Miyagi and young stud Roki Sasaki in the fray, it would be interesting to see where Shohei Ohtani will be utilized in the Japanese lineup if he elects to join them.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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