{"id":72629,"date":"2025-07-31T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72629"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:31:11","slug":"cub%d1%95-further-fort%d1%96fy-bull%d1%80en-w%d1%96th-all-st%d0%b0r-tr%d0%b0de","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72629","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 further fort\u0456fy bull\u0440en w\u0456th All-St\u0430r tr\u0430de"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrew-Kittredge.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles pitcher Andrew Kittredge (39) throws a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning at George M. 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