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In Photos: Shohei Ohtani, from baseball loving boy in Japan to MLB
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Shohei Ohtani: MLB two-way superstar entering 'uncharted waters
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani named to All-Star Game pitching staff
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Shohei Ohtani Parents: How Kayoko, Toru Raised a Humble Star
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In Photos: Shohei Ohtani, from baseball loving boy in Japan to MLB
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Shohei Ohtani - Japan's Babe Ruth - has MLB teams dreaming big
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Pitcher Shohei Otani Hopes to Bypass Japan for U.S. Baseball - The
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Ohtani's Japan teammates, like Lars Nootbaar, are also fans
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Baseball star Ohtani encourages ailing boy Shohei, his parents
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Shohei Ohtani's former baseball coach and teammates in Japan
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