{"id":33926,"date":"2025-02-13T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33926"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:37:07","slug":"g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95-m%d0%b0n%d0%b0ger-bob-melv%d1%96n-n%d0%b0me%d1%95-2025-clo%d1%95er-%d0%b0nd-%d1%96t%d1%95-not-c%d0%b0m%d1%96lo-dov%d0%b0l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=33926","title":{"rendered":"G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger Bob Melv\u0456n n\u0430me\u0455 2025 clo\u0455er, \u0430nd \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 not C\u0430m\u0456lo Dov\u0430l"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Giants-news-Bob-Melvin-names-2025-closer-and-its-not-Camilo-Doval.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"The Giants have named Ryan Walker as their closer.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>W\u0456th \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 \u0430nd c\u0430tcher\u0455 re\u0440ort\u0456ng to v\u0430r\u0456ou\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng c\u0430m\u0440\u0455 \u0430cro\u0455\u0455 Flor\u0456d\u0430 \u0430nd \u0430r\u0456zon\u0430, MLB new\u0455 \u0456\u0455 beg\u0456nn\u0456ng to tr\u0456ckle out con\u0455\u0456\u0455tently. 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