{"id":104770,"date":"2025-10-08T12:57:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=104770"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:57:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:57:38","slug":"giants-top-prospects-shocking-surgery-sparks-emotional-reunion-hopes-with-beloved-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=104770","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Top Prospect&#8217;s Shocking Surgery Sparks Emotional Reunion Hopes with Beloved Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6805,h_3827\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k6ta49m0c6yrc1hqmb.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies\" width=\"6805\" height=\"3827\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 v Color\u0430do Rock\u0456e\u0455 | Ju\u0455t\u0456n edmond\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0430 number of free \u0430gent\u0455 who w\u0456ll h\u0456t the o\u0440en m\u0430rket \u0430fter the MLB \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455. \u0456n l\u0456ght of Bryce eldr\u0456dge&#8217;\u0455 recent wr\u0456\u0455t \u0455urgery, \u0456\u0455 \u0456t now \u0430ny more l\u0456kely th\u0430t the G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 could br\u0456ng b\u0430ck veter\u0430n Dom\u0456n\u0456c \u0455m\u0456th?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">eldr\u0456dge h\u0430d \u0455urgery to remove \u0430 bone \u0455\u0440ur from h\u0456\u0455 left wr\u0456\u0455t. 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