Baseball: Japanese baseball legend Oh expects Dodgers' Ohtani to focus on batting
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh said Friday he expects Shohei Ohtani to focus on batting after the Los Angeles Dodgers star was
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh said Friday he expects Shohei Ohtani to focus on batting after the Los Angeles Dodgers star was

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