Baseball: Shohei Ohtani's success paves new two-way street in the majors

Within the span of a few years, Japanese pitcher Shohei Ohtani has had a dramatic impact on the thinking of some major league clubs.Even after Ohtani hit 22 home runs in a two-way role for Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters in 2016, major league scouts were still saying, "No team will allow a player to both pitch and hit as a regular batter."When 27 major league teams tried to sign him in December 2017, that had changed to, "Ohtani can only do it because he's a unique talent."Now, at least with a few teams, the attitude is, "If you think you can both pitch and play a position, let's see how it goe…READ FULL ARTICLE