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IN PHOTOS: Highlights of Shohei Ohtani's MLB rookie year
Hernández: Despite his injuries, the Dodgers want to sign Shohei Ohtani and are his best option
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2018 MLB Rookie Of The Year: Shohei Ohtani — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Shohei Ohtani: The Amazing Story of Baseball's Two-Way Japanese Superstar (Hardcover)
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MLB rookie exposes Shohei Ohtani weakness with two home runs against Angels star - Mirror Online
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Traveling the globe for Shohei Ohtani's best rookie cards, PWCC Marketplace - PWCC Definitive Guides
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Shohei Ohtani: Top 10 Rookie Cards
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Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes 2023 with best-selling MLB jersey
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Shohei Ohtani's Abbreviated Rookie Season Has Still Been a Near-Miracle - The Ringer
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Seattle fans wow Shohei Ohtani at MLB All-Star Game, give him reason to consider Mariners
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2018 MLB Rookie Of The Year: Shohei Ohtani — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season - Delta Optimist
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Shohei Ohtani's elbow surgery went well, the Los Angeles Angels' 2-way star says, as doctor hopes for early 2024 return to batting
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Shohei Ohtani's Free Agency Offers Will Be One of a Kind, Like Him –
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AL Rookie of the Year: Angels' Shohei Ohtani honored as two-way star