{"id":98433,"date":"2025-09-25T11:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98433"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:27:57","slug":"giants-endless-slump-exposes-zaidis-exit-as-false-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98433","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Endless Slump Exposes Zaidi&#8217;s Exit as False Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Oakland Athletics v San Francisco Giants\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4500,h_2531\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k5t6kpygqzpja941kv.jpg\" alt=\"Oakland Athletics v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"4500\" height=\"2531\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Oakland Athletics v San Francisco Giants\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">O\u0430kl\u0430nd \u0430thlet\u0456c\u0455 v \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 | L\u0430chl\u0430n Cunn\u0456ngh\u0430m\/Getty\u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 h\u0430ve h\u0430d yet \u0430nother med\u0456ocre \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0456n 2025. 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