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Before Shohei Ohtani, Michael Lorenzen wanted to be a two-way player. But he's found his calling as a starting pitcher.
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Red Sox loom as real threat to sign Shohei Ohtani
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Shohei Ohtani baffles Red Sox on the mound, and Angels break it open late for a rout - The Boston Globe
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First opposing pitcher of road trip is Shohei Ohtani - The Boston Globe
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Shohei Ohtani hits homer in ninth to lift Angels over Red Sox - Los Angeles Times
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Angels star Shohei Ohtani exits start in middle of at-bat against Reds - The Boston Globe
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MLB Notebook: Red Sox not a trade fit for Ohtani, but free agency looms, Red Sox
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani strikes out 11, gets two hits vs. Red Sox in 'otherwordly' two-way Fenway Park masterpiece - ESPN
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Shohei Ohtani has changed the way baseball is played
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Ohtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 game, Sports
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Shohei Ohtani's Free Agency Offers Will Be One of a Kind, Like Him –
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Here's Shohei Ohtani! Yankees to get first look at 2-way stud who has Angels abuzz – New York Daily News