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2022 ESPYs: MLB Star Shohei Ohtani Wins Best Athlete, Men's Sports
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Shohei Ohtani
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Mangalympics: How sports manga fuels ambitions of Japan Olympians
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Shohei Ohtani 2022 First Half Highlights
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The 50 Most Influential Figures in Sports 2023: Sports Illustrated's Power List - Sports Illustrated
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Two months ago we wrote about what was wrong with the M's; they fixed it all, Mariners
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Shohei apologizes to Meadows for catching deflected line drive with bare hand
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Shohei Ohtani's anime choice sparks enthusiastic comparisons with iconic baseball characters: He is the personification of Shigeno Goro
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Shohei Ohtani Might Be the Future of Baseball—If His Eventual Team Doesn't Screw It Up
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Shohei Ohtani wows fans with 'different mindset' as he urges Japan to ditch 'admiration' in USA WBC Championship game
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The Dream of Shohei Ohtani Is Alive - The Ringer