{"id":124136,"date":"2025-11-23T08:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124136"},"modified":"2025-11-23T08:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T08:14:25","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-red-sox-cut-ties-with-former-all-star-could-this-be-the-end-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=124136","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Red Sox Cut Ties With Former All-Star\u2014Could This Be The End of His Career?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Red Sox cut ties with former All Star who might retire originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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