Angels star Shohei Ohtani cleared out his locker in the wake of an 11-2 loss to Detroit Friday night with no immediate explanation coming from the pending free agent or the team.
Most of Shohei Ohtani’s personal belongings were cleared from his locker inside the Angels clubhouse after the team’s 11-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
All of his shoes were gone as were small personal items he received from friends and teammates. What remained was a bottle of cologne, a couple of Angels shirts, an Angels toiletries bag, his Seattle All-Star Game duffle bag — that appeared to be packed — and the dust marks left behind by objects that had held their place for so long.
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However, the team did mention that an update would be coming Saturday, and seemed ambiguous as to what exactly the update would be.
In any sense, Ohtani missed his 11th straight game Friday with a right oblique injury while his season on the mound ended on August 23 with a UCL tear. Ohtani’s agent Nez Balelo confirmed earlier this month that a plan is still being decided on how to go about getting the torn UCL repaired.
Either way the optics of Ohtani clearing out his locker aren’t good if the Angels and their fans are hoping for a return. The generational player is set to become a free agent this offseason and given this latest development it’s looking more and more like Ohtani has played his last game in an Angels uniform.
