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Shohei Ohtani is cleared to fully reboot his MLB career.

The Angels star has completed his throwing program, according to ESPN, the last step of his rehab from Tommy John surgery before he can return in 2020 as a rare two-way player who pitches and plays DH.

Ohtani had the surgery in October 2018, and was limted to 106 games and zero appearances as a pitcher in 2019. He hit .286 with 18 homers and a .848 OPS in 384 at-bats.

Ohtani won the AL Rookie of the Year in 2018 after posting a 4-2 record with a 3.31 ERA in 51 2/3 innings (10 starts) as a pitcher, plus 22 homers and a .925 OPS in 326 at-bats as a hitter.

The 25-year-old phenom plans to return to his native Japan to rest for the upcoming season. He will try to bolster an Angels team that signed All-Star third baseman Anthony Rendon this offseason, but still has plenty of questions marks in its rotation.

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