{"id":1382,"date":"2023-03-15T12:50:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T03:50:45","slug":"baseball-ohtani-to-start-on-mound-against-italy-in-wbc-qfinal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1382","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani to start on mound against Italy in WBC q&#8217;final"},"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 two-way star Shohei Ohtani will start on the mound against Italy in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals on Thursday at Tokyo Dome, skipper Hideki Kuriyama announced. 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