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    Dylan Hernández: Baseball diplomacy: How Shohei Ohtani bridges the Japan-South Korea divide

    SEOUL, South Korea — The day after the Dodgers deplaned at Incheon Airport, pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his wife were on the pages of every major newspaper in this country. Not just any pages. The front pages. On the evening news, segments on Ohtani were aired before those featuring the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers' opening-day opponents. The Padres have a couple of Korean players in ...
    by Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times Mar 19, 2024 4 minutes
    Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers flies out in the third inning of a preseason game against South Korea's national team at Gocheok Sky Dome, Monday, March 18, 2024, Seoul, South Korea.

    SEOUL, South Korea — The day after the Dodgers deplaned at Incheon Airport, pictures of Shohei Ohtani and his wife were on the pages of every major newspaper in this country.

    Not just any pages. The front pages.

    On the evening news, segments on Ohtani were aired before those featuring the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers' opening-day opponents. The Padres have a couple of Korean players in shortstop Ha-Seong Kim and right-hander Woo-Suk Go.

    Ohtani is almost as popular here as he is in his home country.

    "Right now," journalist Jeeho Yoo of Yonhap News Agency said, "I think he's the most beloved Japanese athlete in Korea.

    "Ever.

    "In any sport."

    For a Japanese athlete to be embraced by South Koreans to this

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