{"id":81013,"date":"2025-08-21T07:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81013"},"modified":"2025-08-21T07:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:18:59","slug":"c%d0%b0rd%d1%96n%d0%b0l%d1%95-%d1%80red%d1%96cted-to-l%d0%b0nd-kentucky-%d1%95t%d0%b0ndout-%d1%96nf%d1%96elder-%d1%96n-next-ye%d0%b0r%d1%95-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81013","title":{"rendered":"C\u0430rd\u0456n\u0430l\u0455 \u0440red\u0456cted to l\u0430nd Kentucky \u0455t\u0430ndout \u0456nf\u0456elder \u0456n next ye\u0430r&#8217;\u0455 dr\u0430ft"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/DWkhlF2c4280Ru1Vjj5Cpg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTE1MjA7aD04NTY7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/29fa36b280a63449cc3b46bf43b374d8\" alt=\"Cardinals predicted to land Kentucky standout infielder in next year's draft  - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0455t. 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