#angels 2022

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Shohei joking with Sandy and teasing Suarez 😆

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Shohei getting soaked by Rengifo while Ippei and Erica masterfully dodge it 😆

Ippei and Shohei share a laugh together at the end 😊

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7 Innings No Hitter!

Shohei received a standing ovation after not allowing a hit for 7 innings 🌟

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All smiles and jokes with these two 😆

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Ippei's and Shohei's little ritual before batting 💖

"I have not been able to do it recently, but I would like to introduce a ritual that Shohei and I started (casually). I started to slap/pat hardly Shohei on the back with both hands before heading to the batter's box.

Immediately after the ritual he probably went 8 for 6 with a pretty good batting average, and on August 31 he hit No. 30 against the Yankees, and he hit in the next game, too. He would like to get back on track."

- Writes Ippei in September's issue of I (IPPEI) REPORT, translated by @sarasahrah on Twitter.

Ippei's trying to get a little bit of his power to help Shohei out, sometimes even into his bat💖

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Ohtani's energy on the bench is unmatched - except for Sandy and Suarez, who always seem to find a way how to tease Shohei 😆

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Ippei & Shohei smiling and joking on the bench, as always 😊🌟

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🔋BATTERY🔋