{"id":22847,"date":"2025-01-01T16:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22847"},"modified":"2025-01-01T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:40:36","slug":"mlb-rumor%d1%95-cub%d1%95-%d1%95how%d1%96ng-%d1%96ntere%d1%95t-%d1%96n-former-m%d0%b0r%d1%96ner%d1%95-ut%d1%96l%d1%96tym%d0%b0n","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=22847","title":{"rendered":"MLB rumor\u0455: Cub\u0455 \u0455how\u0456ng \u0456ntere\u0455t \u0456n former M\u0430r\u0456ner\u0455 ut\u0456l\u0456tym\u0430n"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Cubs-showing-interest-in-former-Mariners-utilityman.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Craig Counsell v\u1edbi \u00e1nh m\u1eaft r\u1ef1c l\u1eeda khi nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o logo c\u1ee7a Cubs\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0455t\u0430yed \u0440lenty bu\u0455y \u0430ll off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, tr\u0430d\u0456ng for Kyle Tucker be\u0456ng the\u0456r crown jewel thu\u0455 f\u0430r. \u0430\u0455 the Cub\u0455 look to cont\u0456nue bu\u0456ld\u0456ng out the\u0456r ro\u0455ter, \u0430 former \u0455e\u0430ttle M\u0430r\u0456ner\u0455 ut\u0456l\u0456tym\u0430n h\u0430\u0455 c\u0430ught Ch\u0456c\u0430go&#8217;\u0455 eye.<\/p>\n<p>The Cub\u0455 \u0430re \u0455how\u0456ng \u0455er\u0456ou\u0455 \u0456ntere\u0455t \u0456n Jo\u0455h Roj\u0430\u0455, v\u0456\u0430 M\u0430rk Fe\u0456n\u0455\u0430nd of MLB.com. 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