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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologizes after "insensitive" comments about Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani - CBS News
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ESPN on Twitter: "Shohei Ohtani grew up idolizing Ichiro Suzuki ❤️ Now he joins Suzuki as the only Japanese-born players to win MVP 🇯🇵 https://t.co/yD7BE0cKSA" / Twitter
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani a finalist for AL MVP; fired Cardinals skipper Mike Shildt in running for NL Manager of the Year
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ESPN: Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani lands exclusive memorabilia deal with Fanatics — Fanatics Inc
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