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Mark Whicker: Ohtani thriving at plate with Dodgers, but should he pitch again?
Mark Whicker: Ohtani thriving at plate with Dodgers, but should he pitch again?

“Like most players who leave Anaheim, Shohei Ohtani has thrived.

Thriving is not something that’s automatic after you’ve already won two MVP awards, because the threshold of thriving is already at 30,000 feet. Yet Ohtani, as a Dodger, is hitting .364 with a .676 slugging percentage, a 1.108 OPS, a 211 OPS-plus (compared with the league average), 12 home runs, 16 doubles, and 63 hits, as of Wednesday night. The averages are all career highs, and the batting average is 60 points better than his previous high, set last season in his farewell to Orange County.”

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Major Leagues (MLB)Mark WhickerComment
Wilson: Albers’ baseball career comes full circle back to Saskatchewan
Wilson: Albers’ baseball career comes full circle back to Saskatchewan

“He put the “battle” in North Battleford.

Following a playing career full of twists and turns that showed off his resilience, Andrew Albers has returned to his home province of Saskatchewan and he’s ready for the next chapter of his baseball life.

It’s been a full-circle time for Albers, who grew up watching Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts on television and tagging along at his father’s senior men’s baseball games.”

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Alberta Dugout Stories, Canadians in the Majors, Canadians in the Minors, Major Leagues (MLB), Baseball CanadaIan WilsonComment