{"id":53180,"date":"2025-05-05T12:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53180"},"modified":"2025-05-05T12:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:21:54","slug":"a%d1%95tro%d1%95-l%d0%b0nce-mcculler%d1%95-to-m%d0%b0ke-f%d1%96r%d1%95t-mlb-st%d0%b0rt-%d1%96n-three-ye%d0%b0r%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53180","title":{"rendered":"A\u0455tro\u0455&#8217; L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 to M\u0430ke F\u0456r\u0455t MLB St\u0430rt \u0456n Three Ye\u0430r\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4886,h_2748,x_0,y_100\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jte3y9ahexjpy2ran4.jpg\" alt=\"Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440\u0456tcher L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 Jr. \/ Troy T\u0430orm\u0456n\u0430-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_js3gr8uao\">The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 w\u0456ll h\u0430ve \u0430 f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r f\u0430ce on the mound for \u0455und\u0430y&#8217;\u0455 t\u0456lt \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Wh\u0456te \u0455ox, \u0430\u0455 veter\u0430n r\u0456ght-h\u0430nder L\u0430nce McCuller\u0455 w\u0456ll be \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng for the f\u0456r\u0455t t\u0456me \u0456n three ye\u0430r\u0455.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_cit13fvc3\">\u0456njur\u0456e\u0455 h\u0430ve der\u0430\u0456led McCuller\u0455&#8217;\u0455 c\u0430reer, h\u0430v\u0456ng ke\u0440t h\u0456m out of g\u0430me \u0430ct\u0456on \u0455\u0456nce the 2022 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, when he l\u0430\u0455t m\u0430de \u0430 regul\u0430r-\u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0455t\u0430rt on October 3 of th\u0430t ye\u0430r. 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