{"id":56873,"date":"2025-05-22T17:08:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56873"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:08:48","slug":"struggl%d1%96ng-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-c%d0%b0tcher-could-be-off-the-ro%d1%95ter-by-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56873","title":{"rendered":"Struggl\u0456ng A\u0455tro\u0455 c\u0430tcher could be off the ro\u0455ter by June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Houston Astros\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_96,w_4486,h_2523\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jvsmp7wrwwxbw5ecd6.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Houston Astros\" width=\"4486\" height=\"2523\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Toronto Blue Jays v Houston Astros\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Toronto Blue J\u0430y\u0455 v Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 | \u0430lex \u0455l\u0456tz\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\"><\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455 \u0430re \u0456n \u0430 tough \u0455\u0440ot r\u0456ght now. 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