{"id":17719,"date":"2024-08-27T01:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=17719"},"modified":"2024-08-27T02:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:49:43","slug":"aaron-judge-chasing-63-shohei-ohtani-vs-francisco-lindor-for-nl-mvp-playoff-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=17719","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge Chasing 63  Shohei Ohtani vs Francisco Lindor for NL MVP  Playoff Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Aaron Judge Chasing 63  Shohei Ohtani vs Francisco Lindor for NL MVP  Playoff Races\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69gzm7xpb4Q?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>Aaron Judge continues to do otherworldly things to baseballs as he chases 63 home runs. 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