{"id":2877,"date":"2025-01-21T21:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2025-01-21T21:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T12:12:53","slug":"baseball-betts-voices-hope-for-new-dodgers-pitcher-sasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2877","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Betts voices hope for new Dodgers pitcher Sasaki"},"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>Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts said Tuesday he is ready to help new Japanese teammate Roki Sasaki be &#8220;the best pitcher on the planet.&#8221; Betts, attending an event in Tokyo, said he had already met with the 23-year-old right-hander, who chose the Dodgers from his long list of suitors this offseason. 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