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Dylan Hernández: Shohei Ohtani needs to grow up in the wake of Ippei Mizuhara revelations

When most baseball players are on the field, they look the way most of us do at our jobs. They clench their jaws. They don't smile. They look like they're working. Shohei Ohtani is an exception. He smiles. He laughs. He playfully gestures. His talent affords him the luxury of treating the game like a game. He's Magic Johnson. He's Manny Pacquiao. He's Ronaldinho. His youthful spirit is a major ...
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after flying out in the seventh inning of the 2024 MLB Seoul Series baseball game two between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on March 21, 2024.

When most baseball players are on the field, they look the way most of us do at our jobs.

They clench their jaws. They don't smile. They look like they're working.

Shohei Ohtani is an exception.

He smiles. He laughs. He playfully gestures.

His talent affords him the luxury of treating the game like a game.

He's Magic Johnson. He's Manny Pacquiao. He's Ronaldinho.

His youthful spirit is a major reason

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