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The Western Journal
The Western Journal
There was a considerable amount of hype surrounding Japanese MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani when he first burst onto the scene in 2018 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. After a stellar career in Japan, Ohtani was being billed as a bona fide two-way baseball star thanks to his preternatural hitting and excellent pitching prowess. Not unlike baseball legend Babe Ruth, Ohtani’s versatility was a huge part of his selling point. Even given the precocious start to his MLB career that he had in Anaheim, many onlookers were skeptical that there was any way Ohtani would be able to live up to the lavi…