{"id":33430,"date":"2025-12-13T01:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=33430"},"modified":"2025-12-13T02:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:50:10","slug":"game-changer-how-shohei-ohtanis-megadeal-with-dodgers-rewrote-franchise-and-mlb-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=33430","title":{"rendered":"GAME-CHANGER: How Shohei Ohtani\u2019s MEGADEAL with Dodgers REWROTE Franchise and MLB History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"GAME-CHANGER: How Shohei Ohtani\u2019s MEGADEAL with Dodgers REWROTE Franchise and MLB History\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-buPx5dD13s?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\u2019s game-changing move to the Los Angeles Dodgers sparked a new era in Major League Baseball. 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