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I Was Really Surprised'- Long Before Shohei Ohtani's Meteoric Rise as a Two-Way Player in MLB, Former Japanese Manager Foresaw His Greatness - EssentiallySports
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Shohei Ohtani was the first Japanese player to get a hit in his first at-bat since Yu Darvish?
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Shohei Ohtani is Japan's Babe Ruth. His next stop is the big leagues. - Sports Illustrated
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