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Photos show Japan’s fascination with baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani Japan World Series Dodgers

Japan Shohei Ohtani Photo Gallery - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

It is hard to escape Shohei Ohtani in Japan, even while the country was glued to its own World Series equivalent.

To Japanese fans, Ohtani is just about perfect: He hits home runs, pitches great, steals bases and has a reputation for being kind and humble.

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