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Shohei Ohtani timeline: The rookie MLB season of the phenom from
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Cade Marlowe upstages Shohei Ohtani with 9th-inning grand slam as
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Shohei Ohtani MLB posting deal reached
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Shohei Ohtani MLB posting deal reached
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Shohei Ohtani MLB posting deal reached
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Shohei Ohtani could join MLB in December thanks to reported new
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani matches Yankees' Babe Ruth's record as 2-way
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Japanese star Shohei Ohtani throws 102 mph and hits homers. Now
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Source: MLB, NPB agree on new posting deal
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Shohei Ohtani: 6 MLB teams who best fit two-way Japanese star
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Shohei Ohtani Officially Posted After MLB Ratifies New Posting