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Baseball: Angels' Shohei Ohtani caps breakthrough season with AL MVP award
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Shohei Ohtani May Become Major League Baseball's First Two-Time Unanimous MVP
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Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani Named Unanimous AL MVP – NBC Los Angeles
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Angels News: Shohei Ohtani Hoping for a Second Consecutive MVP Award - Los Angeles Angels
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MLB MVP Awards: Bryce Harper takes home NL, Shohei Ohtani snags AL - Sports Illustrated
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AL MVP Shohei Ohtani absolutely RAKED at the plate! (He had a HISTORIC year)
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2021 AL MVP? Inside the year of Los Angeles Angels' two-way star Shohei Ohtani - ESPN
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Shohei Ohtani wins the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award - Halos Heaven
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Shohei Ohtani named 2021 AL MVP finalist
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Yankees slugger Aaron Judge beats Angels' Shohei Ohtani in race for AL MVP award - The Japan Times
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Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani? The AL MVP debate challenges WAR, but don't disregard the ubiquitous stat. Here's why