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    Dylan Hernández: Is Shohei Ohtani's intensifying desire to win stronger than any Angels curse?

    SEATTLE — Do you believe in curses? Shohei Ohtani laughed and tilted his head to the side. "I wonder," he said in Japanese. You know, people think the Angels are cursed. Before Ohtani could respond, a nearby Los Angeles Angels official broke up the exchange, purportedly because I spoke to him in Japanese while he was addressing American reporters. Maybe the team was afraid of what he would ...
    by Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times Jul 11, 2023 3 minutes
    Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 2, 2023.

    SEATTLE — Do you believe in curses?

    Shohei Ohtani laughed and tilted his head to the side.

    "I wonder," he said in Japanese.

    You know, people think the Angels are cursed.

    Before Ohtani could respond, a nearby Los Angeles Angels official broke up the exchange, purportedly because I spoke to him in Japanese while he was addressing American reporters.

    Maybe the team was afraid of what he would say.

    Ohtani is again the undisputed star of All-Star weekend. When players were made available to speak on Monday, his session was divided into three segments to manage

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