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The Athletic on X: Shohei Ohtani and Yu Darvish both played for
Padres notes: Darvish 'unlikely' to pitch in All-Star Game
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Shohei Ohtani is 'in his own world' … which appears to be
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Baseball: Darvish joins Ohtani in agreeing to play in WBC
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Yu Darvish takes loss and sets Japanese record for MLB strikeouts
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William Boor on X: Yu Darvish stopped by to see the Nippon-Ham
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Yu Darvish gets no decision as Padres beat Braves in comeback
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Somewhat talented Shohei Ohtani strikes out Mike Trout to win WBC
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Shohei Ohtani is 'in his own world' … which appears to be
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Baseball: Yu Darvish takes loss, sets Japanese record for MLB
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MLB Pipeline on X: Jim Callis compares Shohei Ohtani and Yu
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Shohei Ohtani is better than Babe Ruth at pitching and hitting
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