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A Shohei Ohtani doll showed up on a Japanese TV show and hit a dinger

(Chesterton, Eric)

Shohei Ohtani has obviously gotten his Major League career off to a great start. Besides striking out over 11 batters per nine innings on the mound, the 24-year old has arguably been more impressive at the plate. In his first 148 plate appearances, he has a .873 OPS and seven home runs.
In fact, he's been so good at the plate, that even miniature likenesses of Ohtani -- even ones with flirty eyebrows -- have the strength to knock the ball out of the park:

The doll's swing is a surprisingly accurate re-creation of Ohtani's home-run stroke:

Now that we know that this doll can hit dingers like Ohtani, only one question remains: Can it throw a 100 mph fastball?

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