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TORONTO — Shohei Ohtani has spent his entire career testing limits and establishing new standards for what a baseball player can achieve. He relishes challenges, the bigger, the better. And the one he faces Saturday night, in some ways, might be his biggest yet.
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Ohtani will start Game 7 of the World Series on three days rest. He also will fill his customary role as the Dodgers’ leadoff batter and designated hitter. And, if all goes well, he will help the Dodgers become the first back-to-back World Series champions since the 1998 to 2000 New York Yankees.
Mystery is as much a part of Ohtani’s persona as mastery. It’s impossible to know what he is thinking. But we can imagine, when he settled in for his 12 hours of sleep after the Dodgers’ thrilling 3-1 victory in Game 6, what might have been going through his mind.
Bring it on.
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