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Baseball: MLB expects new Japan posting deal by early Dec.
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Angels sign Shohei Ohtani to one-year, $30m deal - the record for
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Pitcher Roki Sasaki next 'big thing' from Japanese baseball
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MLB: LA Angels star Shohei Ohtani becomes a face of New Balance
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Shohei Ohtani qualifies as both hitter and pitcher to wrap up MLB
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MLB insider thinks Shohei Ohtani bidding war between Dodgers and
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Morosi] As I reported on @mlb Network this morning, sources tell
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Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox agree to deal