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Aki Day 13 Comments

Sept. 20 - Last night a few hours before the Day 13 bouts would begin, I saw on X (formerly Twitter) that Shohei Otani hit three home runs against Miami to become the first ever player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season and steal 50 bases. At that point, very little that happened atop the dohyo on Day 13 would mean anything to 99% of the Japanese population, and sumo would be completely drowned out on the evening sports shows. Even in sumo's prime, it would be drowned out for a day by Otani's phenomenal accomplishment, but there is such a stark...

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