# Shotenfreude about Ohtani

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** baseball-mlb\
**Created:** [March 27, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotenfreude-about-ohtani/999460 "2024-03-27T15:19:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shotenfreude-about-ohtani/999460/19 "2024-03-27T17:15:16Z")

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I think that joke was made in the Spring Training thread in fact. Nope, the hotstove thread.

> [@MLB Hotstove, or the 2024 Ohtani sweepstakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-or-the-2024-ohtani-sweepstakes/992492/269):
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> Next revelation: Mizuhara wasn’t even Mizuhara all along! Rips off mask to reveal Santos underneath 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, no…

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