For the first time in his pro career, the brakes came off a fit Shohei Ohtani, and the Los Angeles Angels' star showed the world his long-pursued prowess as a two-way player. But some doubters are still calling his performance a fluke.Twenty years after Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to be named Most Valuable Player in a U.S. major league, Ohtani is the favorite to be the second after an unparalleled season in which he was one of the best offensive players and a first-rate pitcher in nearly a full-time role.Since he turned pro in 2013, Ohtani had been an experiment. Even his…READ FULL ARTICLE
