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Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom and 2023 MVP favorite Shohei Ohtani not only had his season come to a premature end earlier this week due to injury, but another wrinkle has emerged that is bound to raise eyebrows. On Saturday, Angels general manager Perry Minasian revealed that the team offered to conduct an MRI on Ohtani's arm earlier this month when troubles first arrived, but he and his agent refused. Minasian told Jeffrey Fletcher of the East Bay Times that Ohtani's camp didn't think a test was "necessary." Minasian comments are interesting because he made a point to mention earlier in the week that no imagining on Ohtani's arm occurred after the Angels skipped one of his starts due to arm fatigue. Whether or not tests would've revealed any information that could've prevented Ohtani from being shut down is up for debate. However, the latest revelation is bound to keep chatter going about which side might be to blame. While Minasian fanned the flames, directly or indirectly, Angels manager Phil Nev