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Kyodo News
Kyodo News
After becoming the only Japanese player with 200 Major League Baseball home runs, Shohei Ohtani aims to go deep for the first time in an MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, when he makes his fourth straight start in the Midsummer Classic. The starting lineups were announced on the eve of the game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers, with Ohtani to bat second as designated hitter for the National League. Ohtani will start alongside Los Angeles Dodgers teammate and newly crowned Home Run Derby winner Teoscar Hernandez. Coming off an outstanding first half to the season, Ohtani …