Shohei Ohtani continues to make baseball history

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Author: Rhett Bollinger

Published on: 2022-08-13 08:00:00

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ANAHEIM — Nobody got a closer view of Shohei Ohtani coming up in Japan’s Nippon Professional League than Hideki Kuriyama, who was Ohtani’s manager during his five seasons with the Nippon Fighters from 2013-17.

Kuriyama, who is also the manager of Japan’s national baseball team, visited Angel Stadium on Friday and said he planned to meet with Ohtani about his plans to play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic for Team Japan. Kuriyama said Ohtani still hasn’t officially decided whether he’ll play in the event, but he’s enjoyed seeing Ohtani achieve success in the Majors.

“I had him for five years as his manager — and for me, it’s a more of a relief…

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