{"id":16971,"date":"2024-08-06T02:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=16971"},"modified":"2024-08-06T02:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T17:51:39","slug":"post-16971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=16971","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani (\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73) reaches 30\/30, Wild AL MVP Race, MLB Power Rankings &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Shohei Ohtani (\u5927\u8c37\u7fd4\u5e73) reaches 30\/30, Wild AL MVP Race, MLB Power Rankings &amp; more\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZDdM-yuZEfw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ben Verlander gets you caught up on all the latest MLB news including the 1st home run for Baltimore Orioles&#8217; Jackson Holliday, the Chicago White Sox losing 20 straight games and the no-hitter by San Francisco Giants&#8217; Blake Snell. 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