{"id":32157,"date":"2025-10-26T02:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=32157"},"modified":"2025-10-26T02:49:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:49:45","slug":"post-32157","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=32157","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani joins Hideki Matsui as the ONLY Japanese-born players to homer in the World Series! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Shohei Ohtani joins Hideki Matsui as the ONLY Japanese-born players to homer in the World Series! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ioPxwpuQ_D4?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>With his home run in Game 1 of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani joins Hideki Matsui as the only Japanese-born player to hit a home run in a World Series. 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