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Ohtani MLB's Best Bargain As He Heads to Denver to Pitch and Hit –
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Yordan Alvarez vs Shohei Ohtani in All-Star vote
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Shohei Ohtani, MLB, Facts, Statistics, & Family
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Shohei Ohtani named two-way MLB All-Star for 3rd year in a row
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Shohei Ohtani 'simply thankful' for MLB All-Star Game experience
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Baseball: Angels' Shohei Ohtani voted onto American League All-Star team
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Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth Rangers-Angels Shohei Ohtani Tickets
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MLB/ Japan's Ohtani lands American League MVP award The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
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Shohei Ohtani earns All-Star Game nods as hitter and pitcher - The Washington Post
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Shohei Ohtani becomes first player to start MLB All-Star Game as both hitter and pitcher - The Japan Times
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Ohtani to start, bat leadoff for American League in All-Star Game