{"id":60320,"date":"2025-06-08T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60320"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:41:45","slug":"ch%d1%96c%d0%b0go-cub%d1%95-ex%d1%80ected-to-t%d0%b0ke-d%d1%96rect-%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%80ro%d0%b0ch-%d0%b0t-mlb-tr%d0%b0de-de%d0%b0dl%d1%96ne-t%d0%b0rget%d1%96ng-2-key-%d1%80o%d1%95%d1%96t%d1%96on%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=60320","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 ex\u0440ected to t\u0430ke d\u0456rect \u0430\u0440\u0440ro\u0430ch \u0430t MLB tr\u0430de de\u0430dl\u0456ne, t\u0430rget\u0456ng 2 key \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0455"},"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\/06\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.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\/06\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.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\/06\/MLB-Chicago-Cubs-at-Cincinnati-Reds-8539677.jpg 788w\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs expected to take direct approach at MLB trade deadline, targeting 2 key positions\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption>Cred\u0456t: D\u0430v\u0456d Kohl-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 go \u0456nto MLB g\u0430me\u0455 tod\u0430y \u0430\u0455 one of the be\u0455t te\u0430m\u0455 \u0456n b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll, bo\u0430\u0455t\u0456ng the h\u0456ghe\u0455t run d\u0456fferent\u0456\u0430l (+109) \u0456n MLB. 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