Shohei Ohtani Does Everything for the Dodgers. Now They Need Him to Do More.
No player in baseball has more resting on his shoulders than Shohei Ohtani.
It isn't enough for him to lead the major leagues in home runs, steal bases on a near-daily basis and generally do things on a field that have never been done before. He's also expected to generate millions in sponsorship revenue, serve as a global ambassador for the entire nation of Japan and single-handedly revitalize a sport whose popularity had been waning for decades.
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