Baseball
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Opening Day 2024 / The Sho Goes On: What to Watch for on the First Full Day of the MLB Season
Shohei Ohtani already made his Dodgers debut last week in South Korea, but all eyes will still be...
March 28, 2024
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Here’s What We Know about The Allegations against Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Only a week has passed since the Los Angeles Dodgers abruptly fired Ippei Mizu...
March 28, 2024
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Robots Replicate Reality: High-tech Pitching Machine Mimics Every Pitcher
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-hig...
March 27, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Could Be More Open with Teammates without ‘Buffer’ Mizuhara, Dodgers Manager Says
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's life will be fundamentally different in the coming weeks a...
March 27, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani Says He Never Bet on Sports, Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Stole Money, Told Lies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani said Monday he never bet on sports or knowingly paid any gamblin...
March 26, 2024
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Baseball Bat Production in Full Swing Ahead of New Season in Toyama Prefecture’s ‘Town of Bats’
TOYAMA — Baseball bat manufacturers in the Fukumitsu district in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, are in...
March 25, 2024
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Ohtani to Speak to Media for 1st Time Since Illegal Gambling, Theft Allegations against Interpreter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday for the first time since the ...
March 25, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani’s Former Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Appears in School Textbook; Publisher Considers Replacing Content
Ippei Mizuhara, who served as an interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, is featured ...
March 23, 2024
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MLB Investigating Gambling, Theft Allegations Involving Shohei Ohtani and Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and...
March 23, 2024
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MLB Games in South Korea a Big Success; Popularity of Ohtani, Ha-Seong Kim Create Perfect Storm of Interest
SEOUL — Major League Baseball’s season-opening series in Seoul was a huge success, with tickets f...
March 22, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Ippei Mizuhara Fired by Dodgers After Allegations of ‘Massive Theft’ from Japanese Star
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend has been fired by the Los Angeles...
March 21, 2024
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Shohei Ohtani and Dodgers Rally to Beat Padres 5-2 in Season Opener, First MLB Game in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his...
March 20, 2024
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MLB 2024: Splashy Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Signings Boost Dodgers as Teams Try to Dethrone Rangers
Baseball's biggest spender has won the World Series just three times in the last 23 seasons: the ...
March 20, 2024
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Dodgers-Padres Season Opener Is a Triumphant Homecoming for Korean Star Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has received the most attention as his Los Angeles Dodger...
March 20, 2024
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MLB Seoul Series; Here’s What Korean Baseball Is All about Ahead of MLB’s 1st Season-Opening Matches in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For most fans around the world, Shohei Ohtani's debut in Dodger blue is...
March 19, 2024
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