MLB: Insider Says Ohtani Was ALMOST A Padre

Can you even believe it?! 🤯 MLB Insider, Ken Rosenthal, dropped a bombshell ahead of the 'Freeway Series' last weekend between the Angels and Dodgers, claiming that Shohei Ohtani, the ultimate two-way superstar, was THIS close to being traded to the Padres of San Diego in 2022! 😱 And get this, the Padres were allegedly willing to give up 19-year-old Jackson Merrill at the time... talk about a close call! 😅