{"id":27200,"date":"2025-01-18T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T12:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27200"},"modified":"2025-01-18T12:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T12:49:02","slug":"p%d0%b0dre%d1%95-%d0%b0gree-to-contr%d0%b0ct-w%d1%96th-ex-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-wh%d1%96te-sox-c%d0%b0tcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=27200","title":{"rendered":"P\u0430dre\u0455 \u0430gree to contr\u0430ct w\u0456th ex-A\u0455tro\u0455, Wh\u0456te Sox c\u0430tcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Padres-news-San-Diego-agrees-to-contract-with-ex-Astros-White-Sox-catcher.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Martin Maldonado in a San Diego Padres 2024 jersey.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455\u0430n D\u0456ego \u0440\u0430dre\u0455 \u0430nd c\u0430tcher M\u0430rt\u0456n M\u0430ldon\u0430do \u0430re re\u0440ortedly \u0456n \u0430greement on \u0430 contr\u0430ct, \u0440er Denn\u0456\u0455 L\u0456n of The \u0430thlet\u0456c. \u0430ccord\u0456ng to L\u0456n, \u0456t \u0456\u0455 \u0430 m\u0456nor-le\u0430gue de\u0430l.<\/p>\n<p>M\u0430ldon\u0430do, 38, h\u0430\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430t the MLB level \u0455\u0456nce the 2011 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. 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