Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch in the World Series, but that’s not slowing Ohtanimania [Video]

Shohei Ohtani sat behind a small table and waited.Across the center field plaza at Dodger Stadium, a horde of media listened for the signal. Once it came, the stampede was on. Reporters and photographers ran, ignoring security’s commands to walk, in a beeline to reach Ohtani first.Video above: Interpreter Charged With Stealing $16 Million From Professional Baseball Star Shohei OhtaniMinus any screaming, it could have been the Beatles playing Dodger Stadium in 1966.“That’s what I do whenever he shows up in the clubhouse,” Dodgers reliever Brent Honeywell joked.The Dodgers and New York Yankees have started what should be a World Series to remember for generations. “It just feels like it has finally arrived,” Ohtani said through an interpreter.He may well have been talking about himself.“I have been watching the World Series every year and watching in the sense of disappointment because I couldn’t play in one,” Ohtani said, referring to …