At 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, shockwaves reverberated across the nation: Shohei Ohtani ¡ª the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar and Â鶹´«Ã½ most eligible bachelor ¡ª announced via an Instagram post that
I immediately went to alert my Snapchat friend group, only to see that I had been beaten to the punch by another friend who had posted a selfie of herself at work with the caption along the lines of ¡°Ohtani is married ¡ª that¡¯s it for me.¡±
This was a common reaction from both those who avidly follow baseball and those who are fans of Ohtani¡¯s cute, puppy-like face, his 193-cm athletic physique, his charmingly awkward personality ... and did I mention he is an international superstar? Much like a pop idol, Ohtani¡¯s departure from the dating market obliterated the fantasies of millions around the globe.
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