{"id":159380,"date":"2026-03-04T01:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=159380"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:51:26","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-zack-martin-signs-one-day-contract-to-retire-a-cowboy-sends-heartfelt-message-to-americas-team-in-%d0%b0n-emot%d1%96on%d0%b0l-f%d0%b0rewell-z%d0%b0ck-m%d0%b0rt%d1%96n-h%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=159380","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 ZACK MARTIN SIGNS ONE-DAY CONTRACT TO RETIRE A COWBOY, SENDS HEARTFELT MESSAGE TO AMERICA\u2019S TEAM. In \u0430n emot\u0456on\u0430l f\u0430rewell, Z\u0430ck M\u0430rt\u0456n h\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0456gned \u0430 one-d\u0430y contr\u0430ct to off\u0456c\u0456\u0430lly ret\u0456re \u0430\u0455 \u0430 D\u0430ll\u0430\u0455 Cowboy. 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