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Japanese Star Shohei Ohtani Will Reportedly Post to MLB - The
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Graveyard Baseball: January 2018
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TIL in 2012 after high school, Shohei Ohtani asked NPB teams not
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Graveyard Baseball: January 2018
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After being walked in his first 3 plate appearances, Munetaka
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Japanese Star Shohei Ohtani Will Reportedly Post to MLB - The Ringer
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Asian Players
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Scouting the 201X Free Agent Market: Shohei Otani - Pinstripe Alley
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Shohei Ohtani MLB posting deal reached
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MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani again makes MLB history in last game
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Did Shohei Ohtani's childhood mentor foresee his injury struggles
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Shohei Ohtani Undergoes Tommy John Surgery - MLB Trade Rumors
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Shohei Otani will leave hundreds of millions of dollars on the