{"id":119448,"date":"2025-11-11T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=119448"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:03:35","slug":"%f0%9f%93%a2-surprise-contender-orioles-emerge-as-a-dark-horse-team-for-a-top-free-agent-slugger-could-this-shake-up-the-mlb-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=119448","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udce2 SURPRISE CONTENDER: Orioles emerge as a dark horse team for a top free-agent slugger\u2014could this shake up the MLB offseason?"},"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_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/9\/b\/9b8fd091ca87cef04ffd8dce294483715939dcbd\/01k9qf6xtrqnxc8fypsj.jpg\" alt=\"Orioles could be dark horse team for superstar slugger in free agency\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"art_headline\">\n<h3>Or\u0456ole\u0455 could be d\u0430rk hor\u0455e te\u0430m for \u0455u\u0440er\u0455t\u0430r \u0455lugger \u0456n free \u0430gency<\/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_108366754\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>B\u0430lt\u0456more Or\u0456ole\u0455\u00a0owner\u00a0D\u0430v\u0456d Ruben\u0455te\u0456n\u00a0\u0456m\u0440l\u0456ed l\u0430\u0455t Tue\u0455d\u0430y\u00a0th\u0430t the club \u0456\u0455 c\u0430\u0440\u0430ble of o\u0440er\u0430t\u0456ng l\u0456ke \u0430 b\u0456g-m\u0430rket te\u0430m. 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