{"id":7746,"date":"2024-01-18T18:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=7746"},"modified":"2024-01-18T20:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:53:03","slug":"shohei-ohtanis-historic-decision-stuns-baseball-world-shoheiohtani-ohtani-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohtani.iroirojapon.com\/?p=7746","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani&#8217;s Historic Decision Stuns Baseball World. #shoheiohtani #ohtani #dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Shohei Ohtani&#039;s Historic Decision Stuns Baseball World. #shoheiohtani #ohtani #dodgers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTta-ZAAWgg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Since the start of the 2021 season Ohtani has been nothing short of a baseball sensation clenching two American League MVP awards and maintaining a stellar .964 OPS. 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