While a right elbow injury and subsequent surgery in September 2023 prevented him from pitching last season, Ohtani won his third MVP award, and first in the National League, as the Dodgers’ designated hitter.

He is part of a 15-player squad that also includes pace bowler Mark Wood following his recovery from a right elbow injury.

The media elites who are now elbowing each other out of the way to sit next to him and his major domo Elon Musk at the Mar-a-Lago dining table were openly hostile.

Heimann avoided cardigans with fusty suede elbow patches or hefty yarn that can invoke infirm geriatrics.

His stance or release might vary an inch, his elbows might wander slightly off track.