{"id":34020,"date":"2025-12-24T02:24:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=34020"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:49:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:49:44","slug":"record-smashing-shohei-ohtanis-dodgers-run-may-change-baseball-forever-is-cy-young-realistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=34020","title":{"rendered":"RECORD-SMASHING: Shohei Ohtani\u2019s Dodgers Run May CHANGE Baseball Forever | Is Cy Young Realistic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"RECORD-SMASHING: Shohei Ohtani\u2019s Dodgers Run May CHANGE Baseball Forever | Is Cy Young Realistic?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mB6oojm4xbk?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 shatters MLB expectations yet again, rewriting what it means to be a Los Angeles Dodger. 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