{"id":2966,"date":"2025-03-19T07:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2025-03-19T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T22:44:16","slug":"baseball-japan-seen-as-pillar-of-mlbs-global-expansion-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2966","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Japan seen as pillar of MLB&#8217;s global expansion strategy"},"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>Expectations are growing for the Japanese market to be a driving force for Major League Baseball&#8217;s global growth strategy. 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