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Shohei Ohtani finalist for 2022 AL MVP Award
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MLB news: Shohei Ohtani is the early season favorite to win 2023
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Shohei Ohtani looks like Rookie of Year and MVP Ohtani combined
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MLB Rank 2023: Rating baseball's top 100 players - ESPN
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Midseason MLB Awards 2023: Stars, underachievers from first half
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The Athletic] MLB mid season awards: MVP and LVP, Cy Young and Cy
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Midseason MLB awards -- from MVP to most exciting player - ESPN
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MLB 2023 preview: Rankings, playoff odds for all 30 teams - ESPN
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2023 MLB odds, predictions update: World Series, awards, more - ESPN
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2023 MLB Awards predictions: MVP, Cy Young, Manager and ROTY picks
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Shohei Ohtani looks like Rookie of Year and MVP Ohtani combined