{"id":2503,"date":"2024-05-28T14:06:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2024-05-28T14:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:06:46","slug":"baseball-ohtani-eager-for-another-wbc-title-with-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Ohtani eager for another WBC title with Japan"},"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-repeat: no-repeat;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 reiterated his desire Monday to lead Japan to back-to-back World Baseball Classic championships in 2026 as he continues his strong start to life at his new club the Los Angeles Dodgers. &#8220;It&#8217;s important to do my best to stay among the top players first, in order to get picked,&#8221; said Ohtani, who had expressed his hope to defend the title after his MVP-winning performance propelled Samurai Japan to the title in March 2023. 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