Hanamaki Higashi’s Shohei Ohtani throws against Osaka Toin during a game of the national high school baseball tournament in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on March 21, 2012. Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of the game. His roots are deep in northeastern Japan where he played high school baseball and got his start. (Kyodo News via AP) AP
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is doing things no other player has ever done, a point of pride for…