Seven years ago, Major League Baseball instituted a special "two-way player" designation. It effectively served as a carveout for Shohei Ohtani to pitch with minimal restrictions. In 2022, MLB instituted another new rule that allowed Ohtani (and other starting pitchers) to remain in a game as the designated hitter even after he is no longer pitching. The so-called "Ohtani rules" have come under scrutiny lately, including from Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell. But MLB only put the new rules into effect after consulting with rival teams while Ohtani was playing for the Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman revealed in a new interview. “When Shohei was on the Angels and MLB was considering this, they reached out to a bunch of teams, us included," Friedman told David Vassegh on Dodger Talk. "And I said, Look, from a competitive standpoint, as the Dodgers, I don't love it.…