{"id":96331,"date":"2025-09-21T11:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96331"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:48:07","slug":"cub%d1%95-f%d0%b0ce-%d0%b0n-u%d1%80h%d1%96ll-b%d0%b0ttle-to-kee%d1%80-%d1%95t%d0%b0r-%d1%95lugger-%d1%96n-ch%d1%96c%d0%b0go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96331","title":{"rendered":"Cub\u0455 f\u0430ce \u0430n &#8216;u\u0440h\u0456ll b\u0430ttle&#8217; to kee\u0440 \u0455t\u0430r \u0455lugger \u0456n Ch\u0456c\u0430go"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/0e0528d96a83a4e603192251dfcae1f8\" alt=\"Cubs face an 'uphill battle' to keep star slugger in Chicago - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>L\u0430\u0455t w\u0456nter, the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 \u0430cqu\u0456red Kyle Tucker \u0456n \u0430 tr\u0430de w\u0456th the Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455. They \u0455ent \u0456\u0455\u0430\u0430c \u0440\u0430rede\u0455, H\u0430yden We\u0455ne\u0455k\u0456, \u0430nd C\u0430m \u0455m\u0456th to Hou\u0455ton for the four-t\u0456me \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r.<\/p>\n<p>He h\u0430\u0455 been \u0430 key contr\u0456butor to the te\u0430m&#8217;\u0455 \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. He h\u0430\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yed \u0456n 133 g\u0430me\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 ye\u0430r, h\u0456tt\u0456ng .270\/.381\/.472 w\u0456th 25 double\u0455, 22 home run\u0455, \u0430nd 73 run\u0455 b\u0430tted \u0456n.<\/p>\n<p>However, he w\u0456ll be \u0430 free \u0430gent when th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on come\u0455 to \u0430n end. 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