{"id":2172,"date":"2023-12-05T16:45:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2172"},"modified":"2023-12-05T16:45:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:45:21","slug":"baseball-yamamoto-among-top-targets-as-winter-meetings-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2172","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Yamamoto among top targets as Winter Meetings under way"},"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>With several teams determined to upgrade their starting pitching, reports from MLB&#8217;s Winter Meetings on Monday indicated fierce competition to sign star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are among more than 10 teams said to be pursuing Yamamoto, who won both Pacific League MVP and the Sawamura Award for Japan&#8217;s top pitcher for the third season in a row this year. The 25-year-old is one of the youngest free agents on the market and could land a contract in excess of $300 million this offseason, according &#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"nordot-read-more \" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nordot.app\/1104673358887731783?c=768235488726712320\" rel=\"noopener\">\u3082\u3063\u3068\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Kyodo News With several teams determined to upgrade their starting pitching, reports from MLB&#8217;s Winter Meetings on Monday indicated fierce competition to sign star Japanese right-ha [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shohei-ohtani"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2172-profile_2.png?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2132,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2132","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":0},"title":"Baseball: Ohtani, Yamamoto hot topics as MLB general managers meet","date":"2023\u5e7411\u670810\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Published by Kyodo NewsThe Japanese pitchers movin\u2026","rel":"","context":"Shohei Ohtani","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2132-profile_2.png?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2295,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2295","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":1},"title":"What\u2019s next for SF Giants in abnormally quiet offseason?","date":"2024\u5e741\u67085\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Published by The Mercury NewsWith six weeks until \u2026","rel":"","context":"Shohei Ohtani","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2295-profile_1.jpg?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2180,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2180","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":2},"title":"Mets prepared for long wait on Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s decision","date":"2023\u5e7412\u67087\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Published by New York Daily NewsNASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014\u2026","rel":"","context":"Shohei Ohtani","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2180-origin_1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2208,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2208","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":3},"title":"Bill Madden: Lou Piniella gets screwed by Hall of Fame; Inside Yankees deal for slugger Juan Soto","date":"2023\u5e7412\u670810\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Published by New York Daily NewsNEW YORK \u2014 The win\u2026","rel":"","context":"Shohei Ohtani","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2208-origin_1.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2359,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2359","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":4},"title":"Baseball: Darvish to start on Opening Day, Yamamoto Game 2 in Seoul","date":"2024\u5e743\u670812\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Published by Kyodo NewsYu Darvish will be the Open\u2026","rel":"","context":"Shohei Ohtani","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2359-profile_2.png?fit=200%2C200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2253,"url":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2253","url_meta":{"origin":2172,"position":5},"title":"Paul Sullivan: Will the Chicago Cubs have to do more with less under Craig Counsell? 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