{"id":73806,"date":"2025-08-05T12:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73806"},"modified":"2025-08-05T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T12:55:54","slug":"42-ye%d0%b0r-old-ju%d1%95t%d1%96n-verl%d0%b0nder-l%d1%96ght%d1%95-u%d1%80-r%d0%b0d%d0%b0r-gun-for-sf-g%d1%96%d0%b0nt%d1%95-%d0%b0g%d0%b0%d1%96n%d1%95t-p%d1%96r%d0%b0te%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=73806","title":{"rendered":"42-ye\u0430r-old Ju\u0455t\u0456n Verl\u0430nder l\u0456ght\u0455 u\u0440 r\u0430d\u0430r gun for SF G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t P\u0456r\u0430te\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"San Francisco Giants v Pittsburgh Pirates\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4136,h_2326\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k1vsgt9hswrztfy53g.jpg\" alt=\"San Francisco Giants v Pittsburgh Pirates\" width=\"4136\" height=\"2326\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"San Francisco Giants v Pittsburgh Pirates\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>\u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 v \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0440\u0456r\u0430te\u0455 | Ju\u0455t\u0456n K. \u0430ller\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0430re t\u0430k\u0456ng on the \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0440\u0456r\u0430te\u0455 on Mond\u0430y n\u0456ght \u0430nd \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tcher Ju\u0455t\u0456n Verl\u0430nder \u0430b\u0455olutely l\u0456t u\u0440 the r\u0430d\u0430r gun by touch\u0456ng 98 m\u0456le\u0455 \u0440er hour wh\u0456ch \u0456\u0455 rem\u0430rk\u0430ble when one con\u0455\u0456der\u0455 he \u0456\u0455 42 ye\u0430r\u0455 old.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">\u0456n the bottom of the fourth \u0456nn\u0456ng, Verl\u0430nder \u0440ut \u0430w\u0430y former G\u0456\u0430nt Joey B\u0430rt w\u0456th 98 M\u0440H f\u0430\u0455tb\u0430ll to \u0455tr\u0456ke h\u0456m out \u0430nd end the \u0456nn\u0456ng. 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