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Charles Curtis

Shohei Ohtani free agency update: Everything reported at the MLB Winter Meetings, including if Dave Roberts made a mistake

The Shohei Ohtani hot stove stuff at the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings is starting to get scalding.

Although the free agent pitcher/slugger hasn’t signed anywhere as of publishing this post Wednesday morning, the reports about where he might be leaning or not have percolated a bunch. So we thought it was useful to put them all in one place, although as you know, there could be a lot of changes coming as Ohtani weighs where to go next (or he could stay with the Los Angeles Angels, which seems like it could be a surprise).

Let’s dive in with everything you need to know at the moment:

Did Dave Roberts violate rules when he revealed the Dodgers met with Ohtani?

That was the big news out of Tuesday. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that the franchise met with Ohtani, despite the reports that Ohtani didn’t want any leaks about meetings.

Seems like the New York teams could be out

Not a huge surprise at this point, but … there you go.

The Cubs might still be in the running?

The Dodgers and Blue Jays are reportedly finalists

That’s per USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale:

There is a "positive feeling" about the Blue Jays

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