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Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers pitching debut may have been brief, but it was well worth the wait. The two-way superstar hit 100 mph in his inning of work, then added a single, a double and two RBIs.

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Maybe Luis Guillorme wears zero because that’s the batter’s chance of getting a hit when the ball goes anywhere near him.

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Some clubs already know what holes they’ll be looking to fill. Others still have to decide whether to buy or sell, with their on-field performance in the upcoming weeks likely to dictate the outcome. With an assist from MLB.com‘s beat writers, we pick one thing that each team will be looking for as July 31 approaches.

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Ronald Acuña Jr. was named NL Player of the Week after hitting .619 with 3 homers, while Josh Smith hit .423 with 2 home runs to win AL honors.

Superhero alter-egos aren’t limited to comic books and movies. For a real-life example look to Reading, Pa., where Matt Jackson is the Clark Kent to the Crazy Hot Dog Vendor’s Superman.

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