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Shohei Ohtani is ‘Made In Japan’ with American adaptations

Hanamaki Higashi's Shohei Ohtani hits a homerun against Osaka Toin during a game of the national high school baseball tournament in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on March 21, 2012. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (Kyodo News via AP)

FILE - Japan's designated hitter Shohei Ohtani talks with third base coach Takayuki Onishi at third in the seventh inning of an international exhibition series baseball game against Mexico at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2016. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File)

FILE - Japan's Shohei Otani is walked intentionally by the Netherlands' catcher Dashenko Ricardo in the seventh inning of their international exhibition series baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2016. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File)

FILE - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitches against the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Sapporo, northern Japan on Aug. 3, 2014. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

FILE - Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Ohtani arrives for a news conference at the Japanese National Press Center in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Hanamaki Higashi's Shohei Ohtani throws against Osaka Toin during a game of the national high school baseball tournament in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on March 21, 2012. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (Kyodo News via AP)

Shohei Ohtani is ‘Made In Japan’ with American adaptations