![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe495ea8f-b26c-47d9-ac4b-918e17228cb4_886x428.png)
THE BATFLIP
![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/ff/cb/5a49ae3b471e801f1f0703cfd0e5/revised-mcconnell-update-1.0000000.jpg)
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![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://theanalyst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/the-analyst-top-7-ranking-2-columns-25a53551-9504-4f3e-bb6c-abb04b2d7ed0-1024x576.jpeg)
just four teams
![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/57/6f/86b9efb542efa2397a1217548d27/img-3082-2-2-0000000.jpg)
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![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://theanalyst.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/altotalrv-1024x1024.png)
just four teams
![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L32m7kIUvfQ/hqdefault.jpg)
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![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2023/03/22/0e85fcac-227f-4083-84c4-3c49fa4550e7/japan-wbc.jpg?width=320&height=180)
World Baseball Classic: Shohei Ohtani's hat, Trea Turner's spikes
![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/e0/f0/809d39a14c76b3fa46c54b249225/951153-sd-et-top-gun-premiere-at112.jpg)
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![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa3f58d58-6dc6-4fff-a6ab-48c9863db828_1030x295.png)
THE BATFLIP
![Ohtani set for WBC in Japan, but Angels future uncertain - The San Diego Union-Tribune](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hYywIBFOsKzUsYhgGx0EDbm-LrE5eW6Ohw0QPBL4ELiDh8vdoeGyFVBMyPyNH8WeE-oXyGbm5dRcl953wx4D1e3oyoE5G6-6yel_Zyc4HfdvweK1l-u7tJplInHU9m2IOf3jolVg5hM_l9mEYs_nHTs9ITKFd89HGajymWKUHthyHrU-58AWMy5R8CuW/w640-h460/Screenshot%202023-10-06%20191701.png)
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