Now that they have him, Eppler called that plan outdated because it did not involve Ohtani’s input. “I’m going to talk to the team, they’re going to talk to me and hear what I have to say.”With the Angels, Ohtani will wear No. Minutes after the meeting concluded, Trout called Eppler, curious for his impressions. “I likened it a lot to how it felt going through the general manager process. Trout, back in his native New Jersey for his wedding, called Eppler and put their conversation on speaker.

Source: New York Times December 10, 2017 04:07 UTC