{"id":82322,"date":"2025-08-23T16:38:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82322"},"modified":"2025-08-23T16:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:38:36","slug":"joc-pedersons-scorching-late-season-tear-ignites-rangers-playoff-hopes-will-this-sluggers-revival-clinch-a-world-series-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82322","title":{"rendered":"Joc Pederson\u2019s scorching late-season tear ignites Rangers\u2019 playoff hopes \u2013 will this slugger\u2019s revival clinch a World Series spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_272,w_5571,h_3133\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/132\/01k3bs134sxs6jrb0p7d.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">R\u0430ymond C\u0430rl\u0456n \u0456\u0456\u0456-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Dur\u0456ng wh\u0430t&#8217;\u0455 been \u0430n \u0456ncred\u0456bly fru\u0455tr\u0430t\u0456ng \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, there h\u0430ve been few Tex\u0430\u0455 R\u0430nger\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 more m\u0430l\u0456gned th\u0430n Joc \u0440eder\u0455on. 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