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MLB First Half: Astros Ascend, deGrom Dominates, Ohtani Is Otherworldly
19 minutes Posted Jul 12, 2021 at 9:30 am.
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Major League Baseball has arrived at the All-Star break, and during the first half of the season, no player has put on a more amazing all-around show than Angels slugger/ace Shohei Ohtani. Today, The Athletic’s Joe Posnanski joins us to break down some of the season’s biggest story lines, including Ohtani’s superhuman feats, Jacob deGrom’s brilliance, the return to dominance of baseball’s most controversial team — the Houston Astros — and whether MLB is finally getting its sticky substance problem under control. 

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