Photos show Japan’s fascination with baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani

By Canadian Press on November 1, 2025.

TOKYO (AP) — 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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