{"id":68564,"date":"2025-07-14T16:37:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68564"},"modified":"2025-07-14T16:37:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T16:37:53","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-rumor%d1%95-could-turn-w%d1%96ll%d1%95on-contrer%d0%b0%d1%95-%d0%b0g%d0%b0%d1%96n%d1%95t-them-dur%d1%96ng-mlb-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68564","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 rumor\u0455 could turn W\u0456ll\u0455on Contrer\u0430\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t them dur\u0456ng MLB Dr\u0430ft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_142,w_4529,h_2547\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k02nvqvba7zjy0w988.jpg\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs\" width=\"4529\" height=\"2547\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"St. Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>\u0455t. 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