{"id":38548,"date":"2026-05-20T00:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38548"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T17:49:15","slug":"the-chosen-successor-shohei-ohtani-names-roki-sasaki-to-follow-him-mlb-baseball-shoheiohtani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=38548","title":{"rendered":"The Chosen Successor: Shohei Ohtani Names Roki Sasaki to Follow Him! #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"The Chosen Successor: Shohei Ohtani Names Roki Sasaki to Follow Him! #mlb #baseball #shoheiohtani\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-2WHQ5RmZo?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 designated Roki Sasaki as the player to succeed him. 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