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'It can be galvanizing.' How Dodgers' Korea trip could help bond their new-look team

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, left, and Mookie Betts attend a news conference at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea.

SEOUL — As soon as the question was asked, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts grabbed at the translator listening device sitting in front of them, eager to hear how new teammate Shohei Ohtani would answer.

Before the Dodgers' first full workout in South Korea on Saturday — in preparation for their season-opening international series against the San Diego Padres next week — the team's three superstars were holding a news conference in a packed media workroom at the Gocheok Sky Dome.

And near the end of the session, one reporter asked Ohtani for details about his

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