{"id":32136,"date":"2025-02-07T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32136"},"modified":"2025-02-07T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T10:35:13","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-%d0%b0nd-tw%d1%96n%d1%95-%d0%b0gree-to-tr%d0%b0de-before-%d1%95%d1%80r%d1%96ng-tr%d0%b0%d1%96n%d1%96ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=32136","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0430nd Tw\u0456n\u0455 \u0430gree to tr\u0430de before \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/St.-Louis-Twins-agree-to-trade-before-spring-training1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"A silhouette in the center with the Cardinals and Twins logos in the background.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455t. 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