{"id":562,"date":"2022-04-21T17:26:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=562"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:26:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:26:52","slug":"baseball-inspired-by-compatriot-sasaki-ohtani-raises-his-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tegered.work\/ohtani_channel_en\/?p=562","title":{"rendered":"Baseball: Inspired by compatriot Sasaki, Ohtani raises his game"},"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>After one of his most impressive games in MLB, Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani said Thursday he too has been inspired by compatriot Roki Sasaki&#8217;s pitching feats back home in Japan. 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