 A, completely understandable, got no issues with it whatsoever, or B, a major missed opportunity for the face of baseball to participate in one of their premier events. Which one are you closer to? To me, it's option A. You have to remember, he's still rehabbing his elbow from his off-season surgery, and at the end of the day, what is best for baseball is Shohei Otani on the mound playing both ways throughout the regular season.