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

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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.

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