{"id":1226,"date":"2022-12-07T18:25:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:25:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:25:04","slug":"baseball-japan-manager-wants-ohtani-to-pitch-hit-in-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1226","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Japan manager wants Ohtani to pitch, hit in WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 75px;height: 75px;border-radius: 50%;background: url(https:\/\/nordot-res.cloudinary.com\/c_limit,w_200,h_200,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/ch\/units\/288215928582407265\/profile_2.png);background-position: center;background-size: cover;vertical-align: middle\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 5px;font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;vertical-align: middle\">Published by <br \/>Kyodo News<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s manager for the World Baseball Classic said Tuesday he is pondering whether Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani should pitch at next March&#8217;s tournament, hit, or do both. &#8220;Basically, I&#8217;m thinking he should be able to do both,&#8221; Hideki Kuriyama told a press conference at Major League Baseball&#8217;s winter meetings in San Diego. If Ohtani does pitch, Kuriyama said he could use him either as a starter or closer. Japan&#8217;s first WBC game is held on March 9, forcing players to be ready earlier than usual, and making baseball&#8217;s already long season even more physically demanding. 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