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In the world of baseball, few players capture the global imagination quite like Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way sensation wrapped up his eighth MLB season on September 28, 2025 (September 29 in Japan), with a performance that blended sheer power and resilience. Facing the Seattle Mariners on the …
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