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Shohei Ohtani turned 32 years old Sunday at a time when his incredible full-time two-way duty caught up with him a bit. On Friday, Ohtani grinded through six innings with 110 pitches—matching a career high for pitches in a game with nine baserunners. The next inning he left the game feeling tightness in his right biceps, the result of taking a swing in his previous at-bat. The next day he did not play while receiving treatment.
