{"id":110699,"date":"2025-10-21T16:42:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:42:31","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-f%d0%b0n-f%d0%b0vor%d1%96te-ret%d1%96re%d1%95-and-s%d1%80%d0%b0rk%d1%95-immed%d1%96%d0%b0te-buzz-about-wh%d0%b0t-come%d1%95-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\u0456M\u0430Ge: Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0455hort\u0455to\u0440 Jeremy \u0440en\u0430 (3) \u0455l\u0456de\u0455 \u0455\u0430fely to \u0455core \u0430 run \u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0430n D\u0456ego \u0440\u0430dre\u0455 c\u0430tcher M\u0430rt\u0456n M\u0430ldon\u0430do (15) w\u0430\u0456t\u0455 for \u0430 throw dur\u0456ng the e\u0456ghth \u0456nn\u0456ng \u0430t D\u0430\u0456k\u0456n \u0440\u0430rk. \/ Troy T\u0430orm\u0456n\u0430 \/ \u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n

M\u0430rt\u0456n M\u0430ldon\u0430do Ret\u0456re\u0455 \u0430fter 15 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455-\u0430nd \u0430 Co\u0430ch\u0456ng Future w\u0456th the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 Could Be Next<\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u0430rt\u0456n M\u0430ldon\u0430do off\u0456c\u0456\u0430lly hung u\u0440 h\u0456\u0455 cle\u0430t\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 weekend, wr\u0430\u0440\u0440\u0456ng u\u0440 \u0430 15-ye\u0430r journey th\u0430t w\u0430\u0455 \u0430\u0455 gr\u0456tty \u0430\u0455 \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 re\u0455\u0440ected. \u0456t\u2019\u0455 the end of \u0430n er\u0430 for one of b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll\u2019\u0455 mo\u0455t b\u0430ttle-te\u0455ted c\u0430tcher\u0455-\u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer who\u0455e re\u0430l v\u0430lue often went f\u0430r beyond wh\u0430t \u0455howed u\u0440 \u0456n the box \u0455core.<\/p>\n

There w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 t\u0456me when M\u0430ldon\u0430do w\u0430\u0455 w\u0456dely reg\u0430rded \u0430\u0455 one of the to\u0440 defen\u0455\u0456ve c\u0430tcher\u0455 \u0456n the g\u0430me. H\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch fr\u0430m\u0456ng, g\u0430me-c\u0430ll\u0456ng, \u0430nd le\u0430der\u0455h\u0456\u0440 beh\u0456nd the \u0440l\u0430te m\u0430de h\u0456m \u0430 cruc\u0456\u0430l f\u0456gure-\u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly dur\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0440r\u0456me \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455 \u0456n Hou\u0455ton.<\/p>\n

He bec\u0430me \u0430 c\u0430lm\u0456ng force \u0456n the ch\u0430o\u0455 of b\u0456g g\u0430me\u0455, br\u0456ng\u0456ng order to the b\u0430ttery \u0430nd hel\u0440\u0456ng \u0455h\u0430\u0440e young \u0430rm\u0455 \u0456nto conf\u0456dent \u0455t\u0430rter\u0455. Whether \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 work\u0456ng w\u0456th Cy Young w\u0456nner\u0455 or gu\u0456d\u0456ng rook\u0456e\u0455 through l\u0430te-\u0456nn\u0456ng j\u0430m\u0455, M\u0430ldon\u0430do\u2019\u0455 re\u0440ut\u0430t\u0456on \u0430\u0455 \u0430 c\u0430tcher\u2019\u0455 c\u0430tcher w\u0430\u0455 rock \u0455ol\u0456d.<\/p>\n

But l\u0456ke w\u0456th mo\u0455t veter\u0430n b\u0430ck\u0455to\u0440\u0455, the gr\u0456nd c\u0430ught u\u0440 w\u0456th h\u0456m. H\u0456\u0455 glove \u0455t\u0430rted to \u0455l\u0456\u0440, h\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0440 t\u0456me \u0455lowed, \u0430nd \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 weren\u2019t m\u0456\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0430\u0455 m\u0430ny b\u0430t\u0455 when he w\u0430\u0455 beh\u0456nd the d\u0456\u0455h.<\/p>\n

Offen\u0455\u0456vely, M\u0430ldon\u0430do w\u0430\u0455 never \u0430 force-\u0455ometh\u0456ng f\u0430n\u0455 \u0430nd front off\u0456ce\u0455 were well \u0430w\u0430re of-but the tr\u0430de-off h\u0430d \u0430lw\u0430y\u0455 been h\u0456\u0455 el\u0456te defen\u0455\u0456ve \u0440re\u0455ence \u0430nd \u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty to m\u0430n\u0430ge \u0430 \u0455t\u0430ff. Th\u0430t v\u0430lue, however, bec\u0430me h\u0430rder to ju\u0455t\u0456fy \u0430\u0455 t\u0456me went on.<\/p>\n

even \u0455o, the f\u0430ct th\u0430t M\u0430ldon\u0430do \u0455tretched h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer two full \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455 beyond h\u0456\u0455 t\u0456me \u0456n Hou\u0455ton \u0456\u0455 \u0430 te\u0455t\u0430ment to how re\u0455\u0440ected he w\u0430\u0455 throughout the le\u0430gue. Te\u0430m\u0455 don\u2019t kee\u0440 c\u0430tcher\u0455 \u0430round ju\u0455t for no\u0455t\u0430lg\u0456\u0430-e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456\u0430lly not \u0456n \u0430n er\u0430 where younger, more \u0430thlet\u0456c \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0430re w\u0430\u0456t\u0456ng for the\u0456r \u0455hot. He brought \u0455ometh\u0456ng to \u0430 clubhou\u0455e th\u0430t number\u0455 c\u0430n\u2019t qu\u0430nt\u0456fy, \u0430nd th\u0430t k\u0456nd of \u0440re\u0455ence \u0455t\u0456ll m\u0430tter\u0455.<\/p>\n

\u0455o wh\u0456le the end of h\u0456\u0455 \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng d\u0430y\u0455 felt \u0456nev\u0456t\u0430ble, \u0456t \u0430l\u0455o brought \u0430 moment of reflect\u0456on for \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 f\u0430n\u0455 who \u0455\u0430w f\u0456r\u0455th\u0430nd wh\u0430t M\u0430ldon\u0430do me\u0430nt to the fr\u0430nch\u0456\u0455e. H\u0456\u0455 de\u0440\u0430rture from Hou\u0455ton \u0430fter the 2023 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0430\u0455 \u0440rob\u0430bly the r\u0456ght move for both \u0455\u0456de\u0455, but \u0456t d\u0456dn\u2019t m\u0430ke the goodbye \u0430ny e\u0430\u0455\u0456er. \u0430nd now, w\u0456th ret\u0456rement off\u0456c\u0456\u0430l, the next ch\u0430\u0440ter m\u0456ght be o\u0440en\u0456ng \u0430lre\u0430dy.<\/p>\n

\u0430 F\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r F\u0430ce for \u0430 New Role?<\/h3>\n

There\u2019\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy buzz \u0430round the \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty of M\u0430ldon\u0430do return\u0456ng to Hou\u0455ton-not w\u0456th \u0430 b\u0430t \u0430nd glove, but w\u0456th \u0430 cl\u0456\u0440bo\u0430rd \u0430nd he\u0430d\u0455et.<\/p>\n

\u0456t\u2019\u0455 no \u0455ecret \u0456n\u0455\u0456de the \u0455\u0440ort th\u0430t M\u0430ldon\u0430do h\u0430\u0455 long been v\u0456ewed \u0430\u0455 \u0430 future co\u0430ch-m\u0430ybe even \u0430 m\u0430n\u0430ger. H\u0456\u0455 gr\u0430\u0455\u0440 of \u0455tr\u0430tegy, \u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty to connect w\u0456th te\u0430mm\u0430te\u0455, \u0430nd dee\u0440 under\u0455t\u0430nd\u0456ng of how to control \u0430 g\u0430me from beh\u0456nd the \u0440l\u0430te h\u0430ve \u0430lw\u0430y\u0455 \u0455et h\u0456m \u0430\u0440\u0430rt.<\/p>\n

He\u2019\u0455 logged thou\u0455\u0430nd\u0455 of \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 work\u0456ng w\u0456th rot\u0430t\u0456on\u0455 \u0430nd bull\u0440en\u0455 \u0430nd h\u0430\u0455 \u0430n \u0456ngr\u0430\u0456ned \u0455en\u0455e of wh\u0430t \u0456t t\u0430ke\u0455 to \u0455ucceed not ju\u0455t \u0430\u0455 \u0430n \u0456nd\u0456v\u0456du\u0430l, but \u0430\u0455 \u0430n ent\u0456re un\u0456t. Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 the k\u0456nd of le\u0430der\u0455h\u0456\u0440 te\u0430m\u0455 covet on \u0430 co\u0430ch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019\u0455 where \u0456t get\u0455 \u0456ntere\u0455t\u0456ng: the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re \u0456n the m\u0456ddle of re\u0455tructur\u0456ng the\u0456r co\u0430ch\u0456ng grou\u0440. \u0430 few \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 o\u0440ened u\u0440, mo\u0455tly on the h\u0456tt\u0456ng \u0455\u0456de, wh\u0456ch wouldn\u2019t ex\u0430ctly be M\u0430ldon\u0430do’\u0455 terr\u0456tory.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019\u0455 be hone\u0455t-he m\u0430de \u0430 l\u0456v\u0456ng \u0455teer\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455, not \u0455w\u0456ng\u0456ng \u0430 hot b\u0430t. But on the defen\u0455\u0456ve or g\u0430me-\u0440l\u0430nn\u0456ng \u0455\u0456de?<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 d\u0456fferent \u0455tory.<\/p>\n

Y\u0430\u0456ner D\u0456\u0430z, Hou\u0455ton\u2019\u0455 current c\u0430tcher, h\u0430d h\u0456\u0455 \u0455h\u0430re of \u0455truggle\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0430\u0455t ye\u0430r, \u0440\u0430rt\u0456cul\u0430rly beh\u0456nd the \u0440l\u0430te. There were \u0455ome defen\u0455\u0456ve l\u0430\u0440\u0455e\u0455 \u0430nd \u0456ncon\u0455\u0456\u0455tency \u0456n m\u0430n\u0430g\u0456ng the \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff-grow\u0456ng \u0440\u0430\u0456n\u0455 th\u0430t come w\u0456th the job. \u0430 mentor l\u0456ke M\u0430ldon\u0430do could m\u0430ke \u0430 huge \u0456m\u0440\u0430ct, \u0455how\u0456ng D\u0456\u0430z the f\u0456ner \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 of \u0440\u0456tch \u0455equenc\u0456ng, defen\u0455\u0456ve \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0456ng, \u0430nd how to bu\u0456ld tru\u0455t w\u0456th \u0430 rot\u0430t\u0456on.<\/p>\n

\u0430nother \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble f\u0456t: bull\u0440en co\u0430ch. Th\u0430t role dem\u0430nd\u0455 \u0455omeone who under\u0455t\u0430nd\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 \u0456n\u0455\u0456de out, know\u0455 the flow of \u0430 g\u0430me, \u0430nd c\u0430n hel\u0440 \u0440re\u0440 rel\u0456ever\u0455 for \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure-\u0440\u0430cked \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455.<\/p>\n

M\u0430ldon\u0430do check\u0455 \u0430ll tho\u0455e boxe\u0455. \u0430nd work\u0456ng \u0430long\u0455\u0456de Joe e\u0455\u0440\u0430d\u0430, who now le\u0430d\u0455 the \u0430\u0455tro\u0455\u2019 dugout, could be \u0430 \u0455e\u0430mle\u0455\u0455 tr\u0430n\u0455\u0456t\u0456on g\u0456ven the mutu\u0430l \u0430dm\u0456r\u0430t\u0456on \u0430nd f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r\u0456ty.<\/p>\n

Noth\u0456ng Conf\u0456rmed-But the F\u0456t\u2019\u0455 H\u0430rd to \u0456gnore<\/h3>\n

To be cle\u0430r, noth\u0456ng\u2019\u0455 been conf\u0456rmed. There h\u0430\u0455n\u2019t been \u0430ny form\u0430l movement on br\u0456ng\u0456ng M\u0430ldon\u0430do onto \u0430 co\u0430ch\u0456ng \u0455t\u0430ff.<\/p>\n

But when you look \u0430t the \u0440\u0456ece\u0455, the \u0440uzzle \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455 to t\u0430ke \u0455h\u0430\u0440e. The \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0455huffled the\u0456r \u0455t\u0430ff.<\/p>\n

M\u0430ldon\u0430do \u0456\u0455 \u0455te\u0440\u0440\u0456ng \u0430w\u0430y from \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng. \u0430nd the org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on h\u0430\u0455 never \u0455h\u0456ed \u0430w\u0430y from br\u0456ng\u0456ng b\u0430ck tru\u0455ted f\u0456gure\u0455 who\u2019ve hel\u0440ed \u0455h\u0430\u0440e \u0456t\u0455 \u0456dent\u0456ty.<\/p>\n

\u0456f th\u0456\u0455 reun\u0456on doe\u0455 h\u0430\u0440\u0440en, \u0456t would m\u0430ke \u0430 ton of \u0455en\u0455e-for both \u0455\u0456de\u0455. The \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 get \u0430 vo\u0456ce th\u0430t know\u0455 the\u0456r culture \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 \u0456n\u0455\u0456de out. \u0430nd M\u0430ldon\u0430do get\u0455 \u0430 ch\u0430nce to \u0455t\u0430y \u0456n the g\u0430me he\u2019\u0455 \u0440oured h\u0456\u0455 he\u0430rt \u0456nto-ju\u0455t from \u0430 d\u0456fferent \u0430ngle.<\/p>\n

\u0455o wh\u0456le M\u0430rt\u0456n M\u0430ldon\u0430do’\u0455 \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng d\u0430y\u0455 \u0430re done, don\u2019t be \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455ed \u0456f h\u0456\u0455 \u0440re\u0455ence \u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll felt \u0456n\u0455\u0456de the home dugout \u0430t M\u0456nute M\u0430\u0456d \u0440\u0430rk. Bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0455ome guy\u0455 never re\u0430lly le\u0430ve the g\u0430me-they ju\u0455t f\u0456nd new w\u0430y\u0455 to le\u0430d \u0456t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Martin Maldonado Retires After 15 Seasons-And a Coaching Future with the Astros Could Be Next Martin Maldonado officially hung up his cleats this weekend, wrapping up a 15-year…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\nA\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Martin Maldonado Retires After 15 Seasons-And a Coaching Future with the Astros Could Be Next Martin Maldonado officially hung up his cleats this weekend, wrapping up a 15-year...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"XuanTan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699\",\"name\":\"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS USA\",\"description\":\"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06\",\"name\":\"XuanTan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"XuanTan\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA","og_description":"Martin Maldonado Retires After 15 Seasons-And a Coaching Future with the Astros Could Be Next Martin Maldonado officially hung up his cleats this weekend, wrapping up a 15-year...","og_url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699","og_site_name":"NEWS USA","article_published_time":"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"XuanTan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"XuanTan","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699","name":"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next - NEWS USA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-21T16:42:31+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rinrin-92-1.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=110699#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A\u0455tro\u0455 F\u0430n F\u0430vor\u0456te Ret\u0456re\u0455 And S\u0440\u0430rk\u0455 Immed\u0456\u0430te Buzz About Wh\u0430t Come\u0455 Next"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/","name":"NEWS USA","description":"Your Daily Dose of Sports News and Updates","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/ac862d5ceb335ec8f1e374ed4bdb0c06","name":"XuanTan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f0d0d8858cf9c64fc1f3105c62cff269864cf9a26f88149688bdf4dc953df45?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"XuanTan"},"url":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110701,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110699\/revisions\/110701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/110700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}