{"id":5773,"date":"2025-05-31T06:14:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/aaron-judge-and-shohei-ohtani-to-face-off-in-home-run-duel-at-first-meeting-since-world-series\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T06:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T06:14:49","slug":"aaron-judge-and-shohei-ohtani-to-face-off-in-home-run-duel-at-first-meeting-since-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/aaron-judge-and-shohei-ohtani-to-face-off-in-home-run-duel-at-first-meeting-since-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani to Face Off in Home Run Duel at First Meeting Since World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani quickly made an impact when the Los Angeles  faced the New York Yankees for the first time since last October\u2019s Electric World Series. Judge started strong by hitting a home run in the top of the first inning, putting the Yankees on the scoreboard. <\/p>\n<p>Ohtani, who leads Major League Baseball with 22 home runs in 55 games this season, wasn\u2019t far behind. Judge has also been impressive with 19 home runs in 56 games, ranking just behind Seattle Mariners\u2019 Calloway for the most American League home runs. Ohtani responded with a home run of his own, tying the game in the first inning, and later added another homer in the sixth inning.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Take: This exhilarating showdown between Judge and Ohtani highlights the excitement and power both players bring to baseball, showcasing the sport\u2019s top talents at their peak. For fans, it signals an electrifying season ahead, with these baseball icons continuing to push the game to new heights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani quickly made an impact when the Los Angeles faced the New York Yankees for the first time since last October\u2019s Electric World Series. Judge started strong by hitting a home run in the top of the first inning, putting the Yankees on the scoreboard. Ohtani, who leads Major League Baseball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5774,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[16],"class_list":{"0":"post-5773","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baseball","8":"tag-baseball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}