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Shohei Ohtani: American League Rookie of the Year Back in Japan to Tell His Story
“Satisfying, fun, a great season on the whole.” This, so far, is the only definite thing you […]
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Shohei Ohtani: After 17 Years, Another Japanese Is American League Rookie of the Year
Shohei Ohtani, the 24-year-old Los Angeles Angels wonderkind baseball player, became the first Japanese player in 17 […]
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Koshien Players as ‘Japanese Gods’: Why We’re Crazy About High School Baseball
Why is high school baseball so popular in Japan? Why does the nation stop to watch, […]
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Shohei Ohtani Recovering from Injury, Won’t Pitch in 2019
By Robert Whiting Japan’s Shohei Ohtani will not pitch in the 2019 season. The two-way star for […]
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L.A. Angels’ Shohei Ohtani Holds American Baseball Fans in Awe
The ruins of “Isawa Castle” are in the city of Oshu, Iwate prefecture, in the region of Michinoku, […]