Ohtani focused ahead of MLB season opener in Seoul
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Seoul: Shohei Ohtani said Saturday he was focused on baseball despite being the subject of sky high global interest as he prepares to make his Los Ang...
Seoul: Shohei Ohtani said Saturday he was focused on baseball despite being the subject of sky-high global interest as he prepares to make his Los Angeles Dodgers regular-season debut in South Korea.
The Dodgers will play the San Diego Padres in two games in Seoul to open the Major League Baseball season next week, with new signing Ohtani the undoubted main attraction.
The Japanese superstar joined the Dodgers on a 10-year deal worth $700 million in December and further ramped up already massive attention when he announced last month that he had got married.
Ohtani said he was "grateful for the attention" but he stressed that playing baseball came first.
"I try to only concentrate on what I have to do," the 29-year-old told reporters in Seoul.
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