How Shohei Ohtani helped me grieve my wife’s death. ^13.8%

Slate Magazine - By Max Perry Mueller - 7/6/2026, 4:11 PM

Appeal to Emotion 17.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.4% - Halo Effect 9.1%

The early months of the 2026 Major League Baseball season marked the beginning of what might become the greatest season ever played by the greatest baseball player—and my favorite player—who has ever lived. For years, I have watched Shohei Ohtani with the kind of devotion only baseball invites: daily, statistically, ritually, and... more