It’s not supposed to be this easy.

When Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers two offseasons ago, there was the expectation that the Dodgers would eventually win a Championship. Yes, the current run of success with Dave Roberts at the helm from 2016 to 2023 was largely the envy of baseball in all categories except one: titles. From the man himself:

“There’s a lot of reasons [why I chose the Dodgers], but one thing that really stands out in my head is when I had the meeting with the Dodgers, the ownership group,” Ohtani said. “They said when they look back at the last 10 years, even though they’ve made the playoffs every single year, and won a World Series ring, they consider that [result] a failure. When I heard that [mindset], I knew that they were all about winning.”

(Emphasis added.)

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