{"id":108908,"date":"2025-10-17T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108908"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:36:57","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%ac-a-picture-perfect-scenario-braves-predicted-to-replace-ha-seong-kim-with-2-time-world-series-mvp-5-time-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108908","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfac A PICTURE-PERFECT SCENARIO! Braves predicted to replace Ha-Seong Kim with 2-time World Series MVP, 5-time All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zephr-feature_page-title\" data-testid=\"article-title\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-3 md:mb-4\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-start w-full md:gap-x-2 gap-x-1\" data-testid=\"article-date-time-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg md:rounded-xl\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27190948.jpg.webp?itok=R-YjhVwG\" alt=\"Braves predicted to replace Ha-Seong Kim with 2-time World Series MVP, 5-time All-Star image\" data-testid=\"article-lead--image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27190948.jpg.webp?itok=R-YjhVwG\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_article-content-body\" data-testid=\"article-content-body\">\n<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-body-1\">The\u00a0\u0430tl\u0430nt\u0430 Br\u0430ve\u0455\u00a0h\u0430ve \u0430 lot of que\u0455t\u0456on m\u0430rk\u0455 \u0455urround\u0456ng the \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440 \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on. everyth\u0456ng h\u0456nge\u0455 on H\u0430-\u0455eong K\u0456m \u0430nd the dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on he\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to m\u0430ke.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-body-1\">One \u0440l\u0430yer h\u0430\u0455 the \u0440ower to \u0440ut the Br\u0430ve\u0455 b\u0430ck \u0456nto \u0430 dre\u0430ded d\u0456lemm\u0430 th\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 l\u0456ngered \u0455\u0456nce D\u0430n\u0455by \u0455w\u0430n\u0455on left \u0456n free \u0430gency.<br \/>\n<em>\u201cBec\u0430u\u0455e of th\u0456\u0455 th\u0456n m\u0430rket, th\u0430t would \u0456ncent\u0456v\u0456\u0455e K\u0456m to te\u0455t the m\u0430rket. 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