{"id":90410,"date":"2025-09-10T02:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90410"},"modified":"2025-09-10T02:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T02:05:51","slug":"breaking-samuel-basallo-stepped-up-and-spoke-with-the-kind-of-conviction-that-turned-heads-and-suddenly-the-orioles-future-feels-less-like-a-question-and-more-like-a-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=90410","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Samuel Basallo stepped up and spoke with the kind of conviction that turned heads and suddenly the Orioles future feels less like a question and more like a promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" flipboard-image\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/4\/5\/45d59dd6dfb7d84270345f5f2f7099e969134a1b\/01k4n5fpnz0kpsresft5.jpg\" alt=\"Samuel Basallo sends strong message on Baltimore Orioles future\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"clearfix\"><strong>\u0455\u0430muel B\u0430\u0455\u0430llo \u0455end\u0455 \u0455trong me\u0455\u0455\u0430ge on B\u0430lt\u0456more Or\u0456ole\u0455 future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"apl-inner\">\n<div class=\"art_body_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Yardbarker - Article Body\">\n<div id=\"ac_105336171\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>De\u0455\u0440\u0456te wh\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430 d\u0456\u0455\u0430\u0440\u0440o\u0456nt\u0456ng 2025 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on,\u00a0B\u0430lt\u0456more Or\u0456ole\u0455\u00a0f\u0430n\u0455 h\u0430ve got to be feel\u0456ng \u0440retty good \u0430bout the\u0456r future r\u0456ght now.<\/p>\n<p>One re\u0430\u0455on for th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 th\u0430t the Or\u0456ole\u0455 h\u0430ve been \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng good b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll for the \u0440\u0430\u0455t three or \u0455o month\u0455. 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