{"id":5175,"date":"2024-11-02T15:46:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T15:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2024-11-02T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T15:46:58","slug":"shohei-ohtani-gave-classy-speech-in-english-at-parade-and-dodgers-fans-loved-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=5175","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani Gave Classy Speech in English at Parade, and Dodgers Fans Loved It"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>What a moment this was.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to speaks to fans during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2024. \" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6155,h_3462,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jbppares5css4rc62k.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to speaks to fans during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2024. \" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to speaks to fans during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2024. \" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to speaks to fans during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium on November 1, 2024. \/ Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fvzun2all\">Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani often conducts his postgame interviews with an interpreter by his side. 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