{"id":2974,"date":"2025-03-20T11:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2025-03-20T11:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:15:46","slug":"baseball-dodgers-manager-roberts-relishes-special-return-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=2974","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Dodgers manager Roberts relishes special return to 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>Back in the country of his birth and his mother Eiko&#8217;s homeland, Dave Roberts had moments to savor managing the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan during the 2025 MLB season-opening series at Tokyo Dome. 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