{"id":34916,"date":"2025-02-17T13:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34916"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:18:49","slug":"v%d1%96deo-%d1%95how%d1%95-ju%d1%95t%d1%96n-verl%d0%b0nder-%d1%96%d1%95-%d0%b0lre%d0%b0dy-embr%d0%b0c%d1%96ng-mentor-role-w%d1%96th-sf-g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34916","title":{"rendered":"V\u0456deo \u0455how\u0455 Ju\u0455t\u0456n Verl\u0430nder \u0456\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy embr\u0430c\u0456ng mentor role w\u0456th SF G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants Spring Training\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01jm8nm0309jmdzb7rj3.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants Spring Training\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2025\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"San Francisco Giants Spring Training\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng Tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng | \u0455uz\u0430nn\u0430 M\u0456tchell\/\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">When the \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t \u0455\u0456gned veter\u0430n \u0440\u0456tcher Ju\u0455t\u0456n Verl\u0430nder, m\u0430ny l\u0430uded the move bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0430t the very le\u0430\u0455t he would \u0455erve \u0430\u0455 \u0430 mentor f\u0456gure for young \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 on the te\u0430m. \u0456t \u0455eem\u0455 Verl\u0430nder \u0456\u0455 \u0430lre\u0430dy embr\u0430c\u0456ng th\u0430t role.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">On the te\u0430m&#8217;\u0455 \u0456n\u0455t\u0430gr\u0430m \u0440\u0430ge, they \u0440o\u0455ted v\u0456deo\u0455 of Verl\u0430nder g\u0456v\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0430dv\u0456ce to young G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher H\u0430yden B\u0456rd\u0455ong \u0430\u0455 the 23-ye\u0430r-old threw \u0430 bull\u0440en \u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456on. 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