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Sports Illustrated
By Michael Shapiro The 2021 American League MVP is the cover star for the latest installment of MLB The Show. View the original article to see embedded media. Angels star Shohei Ohtani was announced as the cover athlete for MLB The Show 22 on Monday. Ohtani, 27, earned the place on the video game’s cover after turning in one of the most impressive seasons in baseball history. He posted a .257/.372/.592 slash line with 46 homers and 100 RBI in 2021, and he added 156 strikeouts in 130 1/3 innings as a pitcher. Ohtani also finished the season with a 3.18 ERA as he won the American League MVP awar…