{"id":10934,"date":"2024-03-25T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=10934"},"modified":"2024-03-25T02:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T17:50:16","slug":"mlbs-700-million-bet-that-shohei-ohtani-can-save-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=10934","title":{"rendered":"MLB&#8217;s $700 Million Bet That Shohei Ohtani Can Save Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"MLB&#039;s $700 Million Bet That Shohei Ohtani Can Save Baseball\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t-LmfIzj5lM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Major League Baseball is pinning a lot of hopes on Shohei Ohtani, the player from Japan who&#8217;s taken the sport by storm. 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