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Shohei Ohtani is out for the year, the Angels are out of the race, but a different MVP is out of the question
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Benji Gil of the Los Angeles Angels before a 2002 MLB season game at Angel Stadium, in Anaheim, California. (Larry Goren/Four Seam Images via AP Images Stock Photo - Alamy
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Los Angeles Angels first base coach Damon Mashore (80) checks on Logan O'Hoppe after he was injured during the ninth inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees, Thursday
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