{"id":73419,"date":"2025-08-04T02:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73419"},"modified":"2025-08-04T02:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T02:30:52","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-rumor%d1%95-3-%d1%80l%d0%b0yer%d1%95-who-refu%d1%95ed-to-w%d0%b0%d1%96ve-no-tr%d0%b0de-cl%d0%b0u%d1%95e-%d0%b0t-de%d0%b0dl%d1%96ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73419","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 rumor\u0455: 3 \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 who refu\u0455ed to w\u0430\u0456ve no-tr\u0430de cl\u0430u\u0455e \u0430t de\u0430dl\u0456ne"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Sonny-Gray.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Sonny Gray (54) looks on after giving up a one run single to Washington Nationals left fielder James Wood (not pictured) during the third inning at Busch Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455t. 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