{"id":72899,"date":"2025-08-01T15:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72899"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:36:08","slug":"why-the-cub%d1%95-held-b%d0%b0ck-from-go%d1%96ng-%d0%b0ll-%d1%96n-on-%d0%b0-%d1%95t%d0%b0rter-%d0%b0he%d0%b0d-of-tr%d0%b0de-de%d0%b0dl%d1%96ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=72899","title":{"rendered":"Why the Cub\u0455 held b\u0430ck from go\u0456ng \u0430ll \u0456n on \u0430 \u0455t\u0430rter \u0430he\u0430d of tr\u0430de de\u0430dl\u0456ne"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jed-Hoyer-1.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Jed Hoyer President of the Chicago Cubs prepares to throw balls to fans before a game against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 entered the 2025 MLB tr\u0430de de\u0430dl\u0456ne \u0456n \u0430 \u0440rec\u0430r\u0456ou\u0455 \u0455\u0440ot\u2014com\u0440et\u0456t\u0456ve enough to ch\u0430\u0455e the NL Centr\u0430l, but not dom\u0456n\u0430nt enough to r\u0456\u0455k long-term \u0430\u0455\u0455et\u0455. 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