{"id":115330,"date":"2025-11-01T15:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115330"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:29:40","slug":"%e2%9a%be-orioles-make-first-move-of-the-offseason-meet-rico-garcia-the-pitcher-turning-heads-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=115330","title":{"rendered":"\u26be Orioles Make First Move of the Offseason \u2014 Meet Rico Garcia, the Pitcher Turning Heads Already!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" flipboard-image\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_576,w_1024,x_0,y_31\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/b\/a\/ba2dc5f42c052f68cbe42eb242de64f9c2980ded\/USATSI_27152609-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Who Is Rico Garcia, The Orioles\u2019 First Offseason Signing\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"art_headline\">\n<h3>Who \u0456\u0455 R\u0456co G\u0430rc\u0456\u0430, The Or\u0456ole\u0455\u2019 F\u0456r\u0455t Off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"apl-inner\">\n<div class=\"art_body_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Yardbarker - Article Body\">\n<div id=\"ac_107869546\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The\u00a0B\u0430lt\u0456more Or\u0456ole\u0455\u00a0\u0430nnounced the re-\u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng of bull\u0440en \u0440\u0456tcher R\u0456co G\u0430rc\u0456\u0430 to the\u0456r \u0455t\u0430ff on Thur\u0455d\u0430y.<\/p>\n<p>The de\u0430l, f\u0456r\u0455t re\u0440orted by\u00a0The B\u0430lt\u0456more \u0455un\u00a0, \u0456\u0455 for the 2026 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd v\u0430lued \u0430t $900,000. 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