{"id":30554,"date":"2025-08-28T12:25:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T03:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=30554"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:53:00","slug":"padres-lose-to-mariners-is-yu-darvishs-struggles-a-major-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=30554","title":{"rendered":"Padres Lose to Mariners | Is Yu Darvish&#8217;s STRUGGLES a MAJOR Concern?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Padres Lose to Mariners | Is Yu Darvish&#039;s STRUGGLES a MAJOR Concern?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1lRrevbfsE?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>Padres stumble against Mariners with Yu Darvish faltering. 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