Hitter, Pitcher, Prankster: Shohei Ohtani Is a Triple Threat

By Stephanie Apstein The reigning AL MVP is perhaps the most talented player in MLB history. He’s also pretty funny. Last week, as Angels assistant pitching coach Dom Chiti strolled by the visiting weight room at Fenway Park, he noticed the team’s two-way star and defending American League MVP doing one of the things he often does: working out. Shohei Ohtani grimaced as he tried to lift a silver rubber ball about a foot in diameter and throw it against the wall. Suddenly he turned. “Heads up!” Ohtani called, whipping the ball at his coach. The lob almost knocked over the 63-year-old Chiti, who…

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