Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, center, poses after being presented with the Angels Most Valuable Player award and the Nick Adenhart Pitcher of the Year prior to a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on Sept.... Throughout the season, expected to culminate with Ohtani winning American League MVP, these dedicated support staffers have strived to help the 27-year-old Japanese who is shaking up baseball become the best version of himself.... Chief among them may be interpreter Ippei Miz

Shohei Ohtani, of the Los Angeles Angels, larrives at a news conference to be named the American League's starting pitcher for the MLB All-Star baseball game, on July 12, 2021, in Denver.... Shohei Ohtani is the starriest of them all, the center of attention for players and fans like no one before at baseball's midsummer classic.... Ohtani is doing just about everything other than mow the grass and solve the ballpark's mile-high hitter-friendly air currents....

DENVER( AP)--A Sho-case for Shohei Ohtani became a grand stage for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., too.... Players on both sides climbed to the dugout rails to watch him, and the Japanese sensation went 0 for 2, grounding out twice as the AL's leadoff man and designated hitter.... Jared Walsh, Ohtani's teammate on the Los Angeles Angels, got a save--with his glove....