{"id":93495,"date":"2025-09-15T15:47:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93495"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:47:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:47:34","slug":"cardinals-55m-cliffhanger-miles-mikolas-bold-2026-return-plea-stirs-chaos-as-contract-nears-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93495","title":{"rendered":"CARDINALS\u2019 $55M CLIFFHANGER: Miles Mikolas\u2019 Bold 2026 Return Plea Stirs Chaos as Contract Nears End"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-jnews-750x375 size-jnews-750x375 wp-post-image lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-750x375.webp\" sizes=\"auto, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-750x375.webp 750w, https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-360x180.webp 360w, https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-1140x570.webp 1140w\" alt=\"MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-750x375.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-750x375.webp 750w, https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-360x180.webp 360w, https:\/\/motorcyclesports.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27082990_168415193_lowres-1140x570.webp 1140w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u0455e\u0440 14, 2025; M\u0456lw\u0430ukee, W\u0456\u0455con\u0455\u0456n, U\u0455\u0430; \u0455t. 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