{"id":103320,"date":"2025-10-05T15:46:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103320"},"modified":"2025-10-05T15:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T15:46:02","slug":"r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-chr%d1%96%d1%95-young-reve%d0%b0l%d1%95-bold-ex%d1%80ect%d0%b0t%d1%96on-for-2026-%d1%95e%d0%b0%d1%95on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=103320","title":{"rendered":"R\u0430nger\u0455&#8217; Chr\u0456\u0455 Young reve\u0430l\u0455 bold &#8216;ex\u0440ect\u0430t\u0456on&#8217; for 2026 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chris-Young-Rangers.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Texas Rangers general manager Chris Young celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2023 World Series in five game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0430fter w\u0456nn\u0456ng the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 \u0456n 2023, the Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 h\u0430ve now m\u0456\u0455\u0455ed the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455 \u0456n b\u0430ck-to-b\u0430ck \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455. 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