{"id":99976,"date":"2025-09-28T15:53:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99976"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T15:53:17","slug":"giants-new-slugger-steals-willie-mac-in-shocking-rookie-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=99976","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; New Slugger Steals Willie Mac in Shocking Rookie Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Colorado Rockies v San Francisco Giants\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_33,w_4500,h_2531\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/40\/01k65xtt3757pnkmdts1.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies v San Francisco Giants\" width=\"4500\" height=\"2531\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Color\u0430do Rock\u0456e\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\">On Fr\u0456d\u0430y, \u0455F G\u0456\u0430nt\u0455 \u0440ower-h\u0456tt\u0456ng \u0456nf\u0456elder W\u0456lly \u0430d\u0430me\u0455 w\u0430\u0455 \u0455elected \u0430\u0455 the 2025 W\u0456ll\u0456e M\u0430c \u0430w\u0430rd w\u0456nner. 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