{"id":2944,"date":"2025-03-14T20:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T11:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2944"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T11:20:22","slug":"baseball-japan-to-host-mlb-season-opening-series-for-6th-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2944","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Japan to host MLB season-opening series for 6th time"},"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>The upcoming two-game set between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be Major League Baseball&#8217;s sixth season-opening series in Japan. 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