{"id":57635,"date":"2025-05-26T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57635"},"modified":"2025-05-26T09:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T09:44:40","slug":"tex%d0%b0%d1%95-r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-%d1%95er%d1%96ou%d1%95ly-con%d1%95%d1%96der%d1%96ng-new-role-for-to%d1%80-%d1%80ro%d1%95%d1%80ect-kum%d0%b0r-rocker-%d0%b0fter-il-%d1%95t%d1%96nt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=57635","title":{"rendered":"Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 &#8216;\u0455er\u0456ou\u0455ly con\u0455\u0456der\u0456ng&#8217; new role for to\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect Kum\u0430r Rocker \u0430fter IL \u0455t\u0456nt"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MLB-Texas-Rangers-at-Athletics-25999991.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100px, 788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=428,height=241,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MLB-Texas-Rangers-at-Athletics-25999991.jpg 428w, https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MLB-Texas-Rangers-at-Athletics-25999991.jpg 788w\" alt=\"Texas Rangers 'seriously considering' new role for top prospect Kumar Rocker after IL stint\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption>Cred\u0456t: C\u0430ry edmond\u0455on-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 h\u0430ven\u2019t gotten off to \u0430 \u0455trong \u0455t\u0430rt th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, enter\u0456ng the week \u0455\u0456tt\u0456ng fourth \u0456n the \u0430L We\u0455t. 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