{"id":36631,"date":"2026-03-18T02:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=36631"},"modified":"2026-03-18T02:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:49:26","slug":"seiya-suzukis-injury-and-behind-the-scenes-pete-crow-armstrong-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=36631","title":{"rendered":"Seiya Suzuki&#8217;s injury and behind-the-scenes Pete Crow-Armstrong stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Seiya Suzuki&#039;s injury and behind-the-scenes Pete Crow-Armstrong stories\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hy9KZuZjDWU?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>Seiya Suzuki is dealing with a knee injury suffered during the World Baseball Classic, leaving the Cubs to figure out a Plan B with MLB Opening Day just over a week away.<\/p>\n<p>Mick Gillispie, the Cubs&#8217; Double-A broadcaster and host of Cubs Baseball Channel, stops by the Windy City Breakdown Podcast to chat through his WBC musings and share some behind-the-scenes stories of Pete Crow-Armstrong as he came up through the Cubs system.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, what does the future hold for Matt Shaw? 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