{"id":546,"date":"2022-04-19T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T04:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=546"},"modified":"2022-04-19T13:28:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T04:28:57","slug":"baseball-suzuki-named-mlb-national-league-player-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Suzuki named MLB National League Player of the Week"},"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-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>Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki&#8217;s impressive start to his rookie MLB season on Monday earned him a National League Player of the Week award. 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