The Athletic on X: "Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan at different times. In fact, Hokkaido offered Darvish's No. 11 jersey to Ohtani during
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SportsCenter on X: "Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish met up before their teams faced off tonight 🤝 🇯🇵 (via @Angels) https://t.co/Lz4kXiDDQp" / X
Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish met up before Tuesday's Angels-Padres game 🇯🇵🤝 Both players had similar paths, going from the Hokkaido… | Instagram
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Shohei Ohtani strikes out Angels teammate Mike Trout to give Japan World Baseball Classic title over USA | Fox News
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Shohei Ohtani: MLB two-way superstar entering 'uncharted waters' on brink of record-breaking contract | CNN
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