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Bill Plaschke: For Ohtani, his third start is charmless, but he's young, and it's early

ANAHEIM, Calif._For the three giddy weeks, he was Babe Ruth.

In one sobering hour, he reminded everyone he is still merely a babe.

In the legend of Shohei Ohtani that has dominated this young baseball season, conveniently ignored was the part about him being 23, and the part about him being a rookie.

Both things were written across his pained face Tuesday when the truth couldn't lie and the honeymoon didn't last.

In a sold-out Angel Stadium, he came up empty. In the most anticipated appearance by an Angel

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