{"id":54172,"date":"2025-05-09T16:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=54172"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:54:03","slug":"dont-be-%d1%95ur%d1%80r%d1%96%d1%95ed-%d1%96f-th%d1%96%d1%95-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-%d1%80l%d0%b0yer-%d1%96%d1%95-gone-by-the-mlb-tr%d0%b0de-de%d0%b0dl%d1%96ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=54172","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t be \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455ed \u0456f th\u0456\u0455 A\u0455tro\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yer \u0456\u0455 gone by the MLB tr\u0430de de\u0430dl\u0456ne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Houston Astros v St. Louis Cardinals\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_84,w_4948,h_2783\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jtkdt49dwz5vmgv3y1.jpg\" alt=\"Houston Astros v St. Louis Cardinals\" width=\"4948\" height=\"2783\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 v \u0455t. 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