{"id":109248,"date":"2025-10-18T15:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=109248"},"modified":"2025-10-18T15:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T15:14:05","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-%d1%95%d1%96gn-former-to%d1%80-100-%d1%80ro%d1%95%d1%80ect-to-1-35-m%d1%96ll%d1%96on-contr%d0%b0ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=109248","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn former to\u0440-100 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect to $1.35 m\u0456ll\u0456on contr\u0430ct"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_25931442.jpg.webp?itok=nJlCG-QQ\" alt=\"Astros sign former top-100 prospect to $1.35 million contract | Sporting  News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re the next te\u0430m to t\u0430ke \u0430 ch\u0430nce on N\u0430te \u0440e\u0430r\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456f h\u0456\u0455 n\u0430me doe\u0455n&#8217;t \u0455ound \u0430ll th\u0430t f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r, \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 OK. 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