{"id":45895,"date":"2025-04-01T17:03:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45895"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:03:17","slug":"to%d1%80-sf-g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95-%d1%80%d1%96tch%d1%96ng-%d1%80ro%d1%95%d1%80ect-d%d0%b0zzle%d1%95-%d1%96n-2025-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=45895","title":{"rendered":"To\u0440 SF G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect d\u0430zzle\u0455 \u0456n 2025 debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_139,w_3600,h_2025\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01jqp8cp2d40248zthta.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants Spring Training\" \/><\/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\">Lefty \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect C\u0430r\u0455on Wh\u0456\u0455enhunt returned to the \u0455\u0430cr\u0430mento R\u0456ver C\u0430t\u0455 for \u0430 \u0455econd \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. 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