Shohei Ohtani didn’t have to travel far for his return to Anaheim as a member of the Dodgers (well, depending on traffic). And despite the two-way star signing across town with the Dodgers, the Angels did give Ohtani a warm greeting in Tuesday night’s game.
The scoreboard operator also had some fun with the homecoming.
As Ohtani came to the plate in the fifth inning — which followed the first-inning standing ovation and triple in the third — the Angel Stadium scoreboard displayed a bio section that succinctly described Ohtani’s relationship with the Angels.
The graphic simply read, “Used to work here.”
That about sums it up
(via meredith_lynn/IG) pic.twitter.com/3ho7jYIA8T
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) September 4, 2024
Hey, that’s not wrong!
We’re glad someone captured a photo of the scoreboard because it was excellent work.
MLB fans thought it was hilarious as well.
This was how Twitter/X reacted
W on Angels video board guy https://t.co/yDs4g81ih0
— Matthew Morales (@mattkillsswagg) September 4, 2024
Hahaha, the Jumbotron guy is pretty funny https://t.co/K3BJ5fo95t
— Shawn Kraft (@HardcoreLucha) September 4, 2024
Bro accepted a better deal with another office https://t.co/gCEKpbSBEH
— chris (@lakersfan818) September 4, 2024
Spot the lie https://t.co/9AkislE0zk
— Ryan Crook (@ryancrook) September 4, 2024
— Angie Mentink (@AngieMentink) September 4, 2024
The Angels scoreboard operator is still salty about Shohei Ohtani! 😂😅🤣 pic.twitter.com/CKMqqQG6ad
— Tuan Pham (@15minofPham) September 4, 2024
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