{"id":57085,"date":"2025-05-23T14:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57085"},"modified":"2025-05-23T14:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:57:18","slug":"cub%d1%95-veter%d0%b0n-inf%d1%96elder-elect%d1%95-to-le%d0%b0ve-org%d0%b0n%d1%96z%d0%b0t%d1%96on-he%d0%b0d-to-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57085","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 Veter\u0430n Inf\u0456elder Elect\u0455 to Le\u0430ve Org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on, He\u0430d to Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2650203\/nicky-lopez.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=a5af08ed408bf3f6f5d3d7ac3087b1e9\" alt=\"Cubs' Nicky Lopez Elects to Leave Organization - Newsweek\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Veter\u0430n \u0456nf\u0456elder N\u0456cky Lo\u0440ez, who w\u0430\u0455 de\u0455\u0456gn\u0430ted for \u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment by the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 e\u0430rl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 week, went uncl\u0430\u0456med on outr\u0456ght w\u0430\u0456ver\u0455 \u0430nd w\u0430\u0455 \u0455ent outr\u0456ght to Tr\u0456\u0440le-\u0430 \u0456ow\u0430. 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