From parrots to chemists, the world is captivated by baseball superstar Ohtani Updated 13 mins ago A lot of Japanese have been glued to their computers or TV sets recently, cheering for Shohei Ohtani in the World Series. Hideyuki Kamimura, who heads a dental clinic in a town north of Tokyo, one of the fans, hasn’t given up. For fans, Ohtani has been just about perfect _ delivering home run after home run, pitching great, even stealing, and handsome, as well as having a great personality, like humbly picking up garbage at the games. No wonder Ohtani is popping up in endorsements, seemingly everywhere one turns in Tokyo, from Seiko watches and bottled water to cosmetics.

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