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Success of Shohei Ohtani is inspiring more players to seek two-way roles

What Shohei Ohtani did for the Angels before injuring his elbow June 6, and what minor leaguers Brendan McKay and Hunter Greene are doing after being selected with two of the first four picks of the 2017 draft, has opened Jared Walsh's eyes to a possibility that did not exist before.

Walsh, 24, is a promising Angels minor-league first baseman who has hit .276 with 18 home runs in 225 at-bats over 62 games for Class-A Inland Empire and Double-A Mobile this season, an average of one home run every 12.5 at-bats.

The former University of Georgia left-hander can run

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