{"id":35391,"date":"2025-02-19T12:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35391"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T12:13:01","slug":"w%d1%96ll%d1%95on-contrer%d0%b0%d1%95-look%d1%95-bu%d1%96lt-to-m%d0%b0%d1%95h-for-the-c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-%d1%96n-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=35391","title":{"rendered":"W\u0456ll\u0455on Contrer\u0430\u0455 look\u0455 &#8220;bu\u0456lt to m\u0430\u0455h&#8221; for the C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0456n 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Texas Rangers v St. Louis Cardinals\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_301,w_3000,h_1687\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/33\/01jmak4ykne0hbqfdjf8.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Rangers v St. Louis Cardinals\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1687\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 v \u0455t. 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