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Shohei Ohtani breaks Hideki Matsui's home run mark for Japanese player
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Shohei Ohtani hits 30th homer of season to push Angels past
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani becomes third Japanese player in MLB history
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Baseball: Ohtani ties Matsui's Japan single-season MLB home run record
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Shohei Ohtani most home runs by a Japanese-born player
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Shohei Ohtani hits his MLB-leading 31st homerun in Angels win, as
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Ohtani hits 31st homer, ties Matsui's Japanese MLB HR record
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Angels' Shohei Ohtani throws 100 mph and hits monster home run
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Ohtani matches Ruth's 1918 mark with double digits in wins, homers
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