# MLB Hotstove, or the 2024 Ohtani sweepstakes

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**Created:** [November 2, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-or-the-2024-ohtani-sweepstakes/992492 "2023-11-02T17:48:39Z")\
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> [@Disinfectus](#):
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> Mizuhara is essentially the George Santos of baseball, it would appear.

Next revelation: Mizuhara wasn’t even Mizuhara all along! _Rips off mask to reveal Santos underneath_

> [@dalej42](#):
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> MLB to open next season in Japan for Cubs Vs Dodgers.

How awkward would it be if Ohtani ended up being suspended for the 2025 season for his role in wiring money to an illegal bookie, and the Japanese fans don’t get to see their hometown hero?

As Ohtani is practically the face of baseball right now, I predict Rob Manfred and Ohtani’s lawyers will negotiate his punishment down to a moderate fine, with no suspension, “totally cool what happened, nothing to see here, move along …”

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