Max Muncy: Shohei Ohtani Quickly Embraced Dodgers’ Culture

The culture within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization has been a significant contributor to their success and made them a premier destination for free agents in recent years. When Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers in December 2024, he was already a two-time American League MVP and had firmly established himself as the best player in baseball. But he also brought an aura with him, and as an established star, it could have been difficult for players already on the team to offer advice or call out mistakes. That has been seen in other clubhouses across sports, where the star players don’t feel the need to buy in or listen to the advice of other players. However, Ohtani was open to feedback from his new team early on and fit into the culture of the clubhouse well. During an appearance on “Foul Territory,” Max Muncy described how coachable Ohtani was and his willingness to buy in: “I remember very clearly within the first month of us having Shohei, there was a play where he was running the bases and he didn’t necessarily get as good of a secondary lead and he wasn’t able to score on a certain play. “After
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