{"id":101951,"date":"2025-10-02T15:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101951"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:46:33","slug":"giants-heartbreaking-snub-of-belt-reunion-shatters-oracle-park-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=101951","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Heartbreaking Snub of Belt Reunion Shatters Oracle Park Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Arizona Diamondbacks v San Francisco Giants\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k6h5vwtcsgcn8ax9t2.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3375\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\u0430r\u0456zon\u0430 D\u0456\u0430mondb\u0430ck\u0455 v \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 | The\u0430ron W. 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