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Sports Illustrated
By Dan Lyons As Shohei Ohtani puts together yet another potential American League MVP campaign, his future with the Angels has come into focus ahead of the MLB trade deadline. Whether or not Los Angeles—which sits eight games back in the AL West and four back in the Wild Card–will deal the two-way phenom is yet to be seen, but plenty of rumors about his future are already swirling as he is set to hit free agency this offseason. Ohtani is poised to land a massive deal on the open market. For now, with the trade deadline looming, he is still focused on the task at hand with his current team, he …