{"id":2968,"date":"2025-03-19T09:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2025-03-19T09:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T00:16:51","slug":"baseball-dodger-hernandez-dons-samurai-blue-jersey-in-nod-to-japan-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2968","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Dodger Hernandez dons Samurai Blue jersey in nod to Japan fans"},"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 fan favorite Enrique &#8220;Kike&#8221; Hernandez further bolstered his standing among locals Tuesday when he showed up to a pregame press conference in Tokyo wearing a replica Japan national soccer team jersey. 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