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Column: ‘No moment is too big for him.’ Shohei Ohtani gives Dodgers a unique playoff edge

Shohei Ohtani isn’t like any other baseball player.

This isn’t about him being a two-way player when healthy or his combination of power and speed that produced the sport’s first 50-homer, 50-steal season.

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This is about how he deals with career-defining moments.

What’s at stake for his team. The implications for his legacy. The tens of thousands of people watching in person, and the millions more watching around the world.