{"id":57053,"date":"2025-05-23T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57053"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:01:02","slug":"the-cho%d1%96ce-to-re%d1%80l%d0%b0ce-verl%d0%b0nder-%d1%96n-sf-g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95-rot%d0%b0t%d1%96on-%d1%95hould-be-obv%d1%96ou%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57053","title":{"rendered":"The cho\u0456ce to re\u0440l\u0430ce Verl\u0430nder \u0456n SF G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 rot\u0430t\u0456on \u0455hould be obv\u0456ou\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Kansas City Royals v San Francisco Giants\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_776,w_2400,h_1350\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01jvtvzfkz8pe2st3js9.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Kansas City Royals v San Francisco Giants\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>K\u0430n\u0455\u0430\u0455 C\u0456ty Roy\u0430l\u0455 v \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 | \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\">The \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0430nnounced th\u0430t veter\u0430n \u0455t\u0430rter Ju\u0455t\u0456n Verl\u0430nder w\u0456ll be he\u0430ded to the 15-d\u0430y \u0456L w\u0456th \u0430 \u0440ector\u0430l \u0456njury. 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