I respect Ohtani’s talent and do not hate him. However, he isn’t really easy to like. Not very friendly and a bit aloof. You can say maybe it is because he is from Japan and not comfortable with the culture. However he has been here long enough to at least show a personality, even if he isn’t that outgoing. And then there is the gambling thing with his translator. I’m not sure I believe he didn’t know about it, and possibly gambled himself but baseball isn’t letting that info out because of who he is and how much he means for the game. Again, I don’t hate him but he isn’t easy to like. I do admire his enormous talent, however.