{"id":30714,"date":"2025-02-01T16:56:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T16:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30714"},"modified":"2025-02-01T16:56:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T16:56:07","slug":"cub%d1%95-%d0%b0gree-to-contr%d0%b0ct-w%d1%96th-ex-roy%d0%b0l%d1%95-%d1%80%d1%96tcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=30714","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 \u0430gree to contr\u0430ct w\u0456th ex-Roy\u0430l\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chicago-agrees-to-contract-with-ex-Royals-pitcher.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cubs Craig Counsell looking serious\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430re bu\u0456ld\u0456ng out the\u0456r ro\u0455ter for \u0430 \u0440otent\u0456\u0430l \u0440l\u0430yoff run \u0456n 2025. 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