{"id":1394,"date":"2023-03-17T17:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1394"},"modified":"2023-03-17T17:25:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T08:25:21","slug":"baseball-ohtani-keys-japans-wbc-run-with-physicality-and-mindset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=1394","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani keys Japan&#8217;s WBC run with physicality and mindset"},"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>Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s bunt single has been a hot topic among baseball fans since it ignited a four-run third inning that keyed Japan&#8217;s 9-3 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal win over Italy on Thursday. 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But with the game scoreless, one out and a runner on first in the bottom of the third, Ohtani caught fans and Team Italy by surprise with the bunt to set the stage for cleanup hitter Masataka Yoshida. &#8220;It was a choice that offered a big payoff,&#8221; Ohtani said. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t about being proud.&#8221; Yoshida, a n&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/1009370380685246464?c=768235488726712320\" rel=\"noopener\">\u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Kyodo News Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s bunt single has been a hot topic among baseball fans since it ignited a four-run third inning that keyed Japan&#8217;s 9-3 World Baseball Classic quarterf 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