Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics baseball equipment is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2021. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy

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Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics batting gloves are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2021. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom /Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics batting gloves are pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2021. (Kyodo)==Kyodo Photo via Credit: Newscom /Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy

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Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics batting News Photo - Getty Images

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics batting News Photo - Getty Images

L'équipement de base-ball Asics de Shohei Ohtani, joueur à deux voies des Anges de Los Angeles, est photographié à Tokyo le 17 décembre 2021.( Kyodo)==Kyodo photo via crédit: Newscom/Alay Live News Photo Stock

Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani's Asics batting News Photo - Getty Images

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