{"id":496,"date":"2022-04-08T21:54:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=496"},"modified":"2022-04-08T21:54:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T12:54:26","slug":"how-kelsie-whitmore-became-the-face-of-womens-baseball-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"How Kelsie Whitmore Became the Face of Women\u2019s Baseball Progress"},"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\/840644448541442048\/profile_3.png);background-position: center;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 \/>Sports Illustrated<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px\"><\/div>\n<p>By Howard Megdal The 23-year-old signed with the Atlantic League\u2019s Staten Island FerryHawks on Thursday. 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