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    Bill Plaschke: Do you still believe in Shohei Ohtani? I'm not sure.

    LOS ANGELES — It still doesn't feel right. It still doesn't make sense. No matter how much Shohei Ohtani and his advisors attempt to clean it up, something in all this gambling garbage still stinks. When a smiling Ohtani strides on to the Dodger Stadium field for their home opener Thursday, I want to believe. I want to believe the game's greatest player is as pure as his image. I want to ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Mar 27, 2024 4 minutes
    Los Angeles Angels spring training game at Dodger Stadium on Monday, March 25, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.

    LOS ANGELES — It still doesn't feel right.

    It still doesn't make sense.

    No matter how much Shohei Ohtani and his advisors attempt to clean it up, something in all this gambling garbage still stinks.

    When a smiling Ohtani strides on to the Dodger Stadium field for their home opener Thursday, I want to believe.

    I want to believe the game's greatest player is as pure as his image.

    I want to believe the beloved global superstar is as honorable as he seems.

    I want to believe the legendary Ohtani magic, for which the Dodgers just paid $700 million, is real.

    But I just can't.

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