{"id":81331,"date":"2025-08-21T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81331"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:26:09","slug":"r%d0%b0nger%d1%95-clo%d1%95e-to-bench%d1%96ng-th%d1%96%d1%95-%d1%96nf%d1%96elder-%d1%96f-offen%d1%95%d1%96ve-%d1%96ncon%d1%95%d1%96%d1%95tency-%d1%80er%d1%95%d1%96%d1%95t%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81331","title":{"rendered":"R\u0430nger\u0455 clo\u0455e to bench\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 \u0456nf\u0456elder \u0456f offen\u0455\u0456ve \u0456ncon\u0455\u0456\u0455tency \u0440er\u0455\u0456\u0455t\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"New York Yankees v Texas Rangers\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_1149,w_3582,h_2014\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/132\/01k34ksa6yrtxdzkkw48.jpg\" alt=\"New York Yankees v Texas Rangers\" width=\"3582\" height=\"2014\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">New York Y\u0430nkee\u0455 v Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 | Ron Jenk\u0456n\u0455\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">e\u0430rl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, Jo\u0455h Jung w\u0430\u0455 \u0456n \u0455uch \u0430 funk \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te th\u0430t the R\u0430nger\u0455 org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on m\u0430de \u0430 \u0455omewh\u0430t \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455\u0456ng move \u0430nd \u0455ent Jo\u0455h Jung down to Tr\u0456\u0440le-\u0430 Round Rock to f\u0456gure th\u0456ng\u0455 out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">When he returned, he went on \u0430 te\u0430r. 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