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Just about everything Shohei Ohtani does makes history, which speaks to the two-way star’s unprecedented combination of skills.

As the end of the 2023 season draws nearer, Ohtani has a lot of individual achievements in his sights. He is the overwhelming favorite to win his second American League MVP Award in three years. He has a shot at Aaron Judge’s AL record of 62 home runs, set just last year. And then there is the Triple Crown.

Ohtani is looking to become only the second player in the past 56 seasons to lead the AL or NL in batting average, home runs and RBIs in the same season, and MLB.com is tracking his progress along the way.

Not just in baseball, but across all sports, it’s rare for the fastest people to also be the strongest. But the world’s best athletes find ways to combine skills that are often perceived as unconventional, and MLB is no exception.

Pirates rookie Endy Rodríguez took his lead 21 feet off the bag and had no business making it back when the Braves’ backstop threw over. But this is why you take swim lessons, folks.

Andrew Vaughn first had to make a diving stop on a hard smash by Jake Bauers, then had to get up and beat him to the bag for the out.

The premier international women’s baseball tournament begins today in Canada with Team USA and 10 other countries looking to challenge six-time defending champion Japan.

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