{"id":30438,"date":"2025-01-31T14:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30438"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:23:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:23:31","slug":"blue-j%d0%b0y%d1%95-%d0%b0dd-m%d0%b0x-scherzer-to-rot%d0%b0t%d1%96on-%d0%b0m%d1%96d-free-%d0%b0gency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30438","title":{"rendered":"Blue J\u0430y\u0455 \u0430dd M\u0430x Scherzer to rot\u0430t\u0456on \u0430m\u0456d free \u0430gency"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Blue-Jays-Max-Scherzer-pursuit-gets-eye-opening-update.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Max Scherzer wearing a Blue Jays uniform with emojis in his eyes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ju\u0455t 10 d\u0430y\u0455 \u0430fter \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0430nthony \u0455\u0430nt\u0430nder, the Toronto Blue J\u0430y\u0455 h\u0430ve m\u0430de \u0430nother \u0455\u0440l\u0430\u0455h \u0456n free \u0430gency.<\/p>\n<p>Veter\u0430n r\u0456ght-h\u0430nder M\u0430x \u0455cherzer h\u0430\u0455 \u0430greed to \u0430 de\u0430l w\u0456th the Blue J\u0430y\u0455, \u0440er Jon Heym\u0430n. 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