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A movie star, on the other hand, can get away with phoning it in, coasting on their charisma and magnetism as far as it’ll take them.

It’ll die with a bullet, fired by a Marine who was never meant to be there in the first place.

“As long as we’re there to at least give them some sort of hope — that it’s really dark right now, but it’ll hopefully be good at the end.”

It’ll likely be an incremental start for Ohtani as he looks to add more pitches and innings in the weeks ahead.

"It hasn't kicked in yet. Maybe when I'm making my way ringside it'll feel more real," Maca tells BBC Sport.