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    Is Shohei Ohtani too big to fail?

    LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani looms large over Little Tokyo. His towering 150-foot visage on the side of the Miyako Hotel is only the latest, most obvious sign of the mania — and huge financial prospects — surrounding the Dodgers’ two-way superstar. Soon, crowds of tourists, from around the region and as far away as Japan, are expected to descend on Little Tokyo, and the small businesses there ...
    by Samantha Masunaga and Don Lee, Los Angeles Times Mar 29, 2024 6 minutes
    Artist Robert Vargas painted a mural of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani on the side of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo, photographed March 26, 2024, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani looms large over Little Tokyo.

    His towering 150-foot visage on the side of the Miyako Hotel is only the latest, most obvious sign of the mania — and huge financial prospects — surrounding the Dodgers’ two-way superstar.

    Soon, crowds of tourists, from around the region and as far away as Japan, are expected to descend on Little Tokyo, and the small businesses there are ready. There will be special Ohtani-related deals at 31-year-old restaurant Mr. Ramen. Udon restaurant Marugame Monzo already has a window display with stuffed Totoros wearing Dodgers batting helmets and jerseys, an Ohtani pennant proudly centered.

    Where Ohtani goes, the money follows. That’s why you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief when Ohtani categorically denied this week, ahead of the Dodgers’ home opener Thursday, that he never bet on sports, or anything else, for that matter.

    And it wasn’t just relief from true-blue Dodger fans who are looking to Ohtani to bring World Series glory to the team they love. Many businesses, corporate sponsors and private

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