{"id":24036,"date":"2025-02-19T09:04:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=24036"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T05:49:45","slug":"padres-sign-yuli-gurriel-but-why-40-year-old-got-suspended-for-making-racial-gesture-to-yu-darvish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=24036","title":{"rendered":"PADRES SIGN YULI GURRIEL BUT WHY? 40 YEAR OLD GOT SUSPENDED FOR MAKING RACIAL GESTURE TO YU DARVISH!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"PADRES SIGN YULI GURRIEL BUT WHY? 40 YEAR OLD GOT SUSPENDED FOR MAKING RACIAL GESTURE TO YU DARVISH!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaeroB2gmUo?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>The San Diego Padres recently signed Yuli Gurriel a 40-year-old player with a controversial past. 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