{"id":69741,"date":"2025-07-19T13:51:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=69741"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:51:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:51:32","slug":"cub%d1%95-se%d1%96y%d0%b0-suzuk%d1%96-reve%d0%b0l%d1%95-why-he-decl%d1%96ned-home-run-derby-%d1%96nv%d1%96te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=69741","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455&#8217; Se\u0456y\u0430 Suzuk\u0456 reve\u0430l\u0455 why he decl\u0456ned Home Run Derby \u0456nv\u0456te"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cubs-DH-Seiya-Suzuki-hits-a-big-home-run-vs.-Red-Sox.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki (27) rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning at Wrigley Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u0455e\u0456y\u0430 \u0455uzuk\u0456 w\u0430\u0455 \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455\u0456ngly om\u0456tted from the 2025 MLB \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r G\u0430me, but he d\u0456d h\u0430ve \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty to be \u0430 \u0440\u0430rt of the fe\u0455t\u0456v\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 th\u0430t \u0440receded the M\u0456d\u0455ummer Cl\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0456c. 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