Angels Already Taking Down Shohei Ohtani Mural at Angel Stadium

Angels remove Ohtani mural from stadium.

Thomas Murray | Dec 9, 2023

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The same day Shohei Ohtani announced that he is signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Angels are already removing the Shohei Ohtani mural that sits in front of the stadium.

The Shohei Ohtani mural is coming down. pic.twitter.com/d2kCmVzbSj
— Sam Blum (@SamBlum3) December 9, 2023

The murals in front of the stadium usually feature some of the more premiere players on the Angels roster.

Removing Ohtani's mural from the stadium is the nail in the coffin that their once-in-a-generation superstar is officially gone and is headed up the I-5 North freeway to Chavez Ravine.

Ohtani originally signed with the Angels on Dec. 8, 2017. During his time with the organization, he was a two-time American League MVP, 2018 Rookie of the Year, two-time Silver Slugger and three-time All-Star.

Throughout his time with the Angels, he always emphasized that he wanted to win.

Unfortunately, the Angels could never figure it out despite having Mike Trout in the lineup as well. The Angels never had one winning season with Ohtani and never reached the postseason in his six-year tenure.

This officially signals a new age of Angels baseball, and they have tons of questions to answer.

Published Dec 9, 2023

THOMAS MURRAY

Thomas works as a staff writer for Halos Today. He received his B.A. in Journalism from Cal State Long Beach in 2022. While in college, he undertook various roles such as being a sports editor for the Daily 49er, a sports anchor for Beach TV, and a high school sports writer for the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Recently, he served as an editor for the Rox Pile. Thomas grew up as a lifelong Angels fan as he grew up living just five miles away from Angels Stadium. In 2002 when the Angels won the World Series, he dressed up as the Rally Monkey for Halloween. His favorite Angels of all time include Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Chone Figgins and Jered Weaver.