{"id":23975,"date":"2025-02-18T12:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T03:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=23975"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:49:57","slug":"the-truth-about-shohei-ohtani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=23975","title":{"rendered":"The truth about Shohei Ohtani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"The truth about Shohei Ohtani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s284YNjZLKg?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>Shohei Ohtani ( born July 5, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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