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Shohei Ohtani timeline: The rookie MLB season of the phenom from Japan
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When's the next World Baseball Classic? MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirms plans for 2026 tournament
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Japanese superstar ace Yankees scouted suffers season-ending injury