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Shohei Ohtani fans his Angels teammate as Japan tops U.S. 3-2 for baseball title : NPR
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Shohei Ohtani's former baseball coach and teammates in Japan remember a star : NPR
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Shohei Ohtani hits ball through the roof at Tokyo Dome!!
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Shohei Ohtani - Wikipedia
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Shohei Ohtani, MLB, Facts, Statistics, & Family
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Angels News: Former Shohei Ohtani Teammate Reveals Shocking Tidbit About Star's Future - Los Angeles Angels
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani becomes the first Japanese-born player in MLB history to hit for the cycle
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Japan Little Leaguer chose Shohei Ohtani as his favorite superhero
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Shohei Ohtani hits ball through the roof at Tokyo Dome!!
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Shohei Ohtani makes Angels an international tourist attraction - Los Angeles Times
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Shohei Ohtani - Wikipedia
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Shohei Ohtani becomes first Japanese-born MLB player to hit for cycle
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Hernández: How a comic book character influenced Shohei Ohtani's two-way dominance - Los Angeles Times