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Ranking the best Japanese players in MLB history, from Ichiro and Ohtani to Kazuhiro Sasaki
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani becomes third Japanese player in MLB history with 100 career home runs
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Czech players revel in WBC experience after facing Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan - The Japan Times
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Shohei Ohtani: Sensational two-way baseball star named the unanimous choice for MVP of the American League
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Shohei Ohtani and Japan Beat U.S. to Win World Baseball Classic - The New York Times
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Shohei Ohtani breaks Japanese MLB single-season HR record
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Ohtani becomes first Japanese player to lead MLB season jersey sales