{"id":123920,"date":"2025-11-22T11:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=123920"},"modified":"2025-11-22T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T11:18:40","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-%d1%80rojected-to-reun%d1%96te-w%d1%96th-former-al-mvp-over-the-w%d1%96nter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=123920","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440rojected to reun\u0456te w\u0456th former AL MVP over the w\u0456nter"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2024-07\/Astros%20hat_0.jpg.webp?itok=mf3qb3Sv\" alt=\"Astros projected to reunite with former AL MVP over the winter | Sporting  News\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go\u0456ng \u0456nto the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 mu\u0455t br\u0456ng \u0456n \u0430 form\u0456d\u0430ble \u0455t\u0430rter or two. 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