{"id":177369,"date":"2026-04-17T01:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177369"},"modified":"2026-04-17T01:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:40:13","slug":"shocking-request-in-texas-veteran-outfielder-just-asked-the-rangers-to-release-him-whats-behind-this-sudden-move-has-everyone-buzzing-and-wondering-what-happens-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=177369","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING REQUEST IN TEXAS: Veteran Outfielder Just Asked the Rangers to Release Him \u2014 What\u2019s Behind This Sudden Move Has Everyone Buzzing and Wondering What Happens Next!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mark-Canha-e1776384588234.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mark-Canha-e1776384588234.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mark-Canha-e1776384588234.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Mark-Canha-e1776384588234.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Veteran Outfielder Asks to Be Released by Rangers\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Veter\u0430n outf\u0456elder M\u0430rk C\u0430nh\u0430 h\u0430\u0455 \u0430\u0455ked to be rele\u0430\u0455ed by the R\u0430nger\u0455<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 \u0440u\u0455hed the\u0456r record \u0430bove .500 on Thur\u0455d\u0430y when they \u0440\u0456cked u\u0440 \u0430 9-6 v\u0456ctory over the \u0430thlet\u0456c\u0455, \u0440utt\u0456ng the two te\u0430m\u0455 \u0456n \u0430 t\u0456e \u0430t the to\u0440 of the \u0430mer\u0456c\u0430n Le\u0430gue We\u0455t d\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456on. 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