{"id":1346,"date":"2023-03-03T18:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T09:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2023-03-03T18:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T09:41:48","slug":"baseball-ohtani-joins-japans-team-ahead-of-world-baseball-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1346","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani joins Japan&#8217;s team ahead of World Baseball Classic"},"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>Two-way star Shohei Ohtani joined Samurai Japan&#8217;s World Baseball Classic team Friday after starting spring training with the Los Angeles Angels in Arizona. 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