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The Sporting News on X: "Shohei Ohtani addressed comments made by Stephen A. Smith, who said last year the MLB star needing an interpreter "contributes to harming" baseball. 📰 https://t.co/ir5GWVVYUh https://t.co/guXWub20TE" /
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