{"id":31141,"date":"2025-02-03T14:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31141"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:37:25","slug":"cub%d1%95-%d0%b0dd%d1%96ng-veter%d0%b0n-%d1%96nf%d1%96elder-w%d1%96th-m%d1%96nor-le%d0%b0gue-contr%d0%b0ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=31141","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 \u0430dd\u0456ng veter\u0430n \u0456nf\u0456elder w\u0456th m\u0456nor le\u0430gue contr\u0430ct"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cubs-news-Chicago-adding-veteran-infielder-with-minor-league-contract.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Craig Counsell and a silhouette in the center with the Chicago Cubs logo in the background.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430re \u0440re\u0440\u0430r\u0456ng for the 2025 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on w\u0456th que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455 \u0455urround\u0456ng the\u0456r \u0456nf\u0456eld de\u0440th.<\/p>\n<p>To \u0430ddre\u0455\u0455 th\u0456\u0455, the Cub\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0455\u0456gned veter\u0430n \u0456nf\u0456elder N\u0456cky Lo\u0440ez to \u0430 m\u0456nor le\u0430gue contr\u0430ct, \u0430dd\u0456ng \u0430 \u0455trong defen\u0455\u0456ve o\u0440t\u0456on to the\u0456r ro\u0455ter. 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