{"id":119004,"date":"2025-11-11T00:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=119004"},"modified":"2025-11-11T00:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:39:13","slug":"breaking-craig-albernaz-finally-speaks-out-on-the-adley-rutschman-samuel-basallo-catcher-battle-and-his-comments-are-sending-shockwaves-through-orioles-nation-the-competition-is-he","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=119004","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Craig Albernaz Finally Speaks Out on the Adley Rutschman\u2013Samuel Basallo Catcher Battle \u2014 and His Comments Are Sending Shockwaves Through Orioles Nation. 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