{"id":4663,"date":"2024-11-07T01:49:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T01:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2024-11-07T01:49:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T01:49:24","slug":"trade-breaking-red-sox-urged-to-sign-160-million-superstar-slugger-who-hit-32-home-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=4663","title":{"rendered":"TRADE BREAKING: Red Sox Urged To Sign $160 Million Superstar Slugger Who Hit 32 Home Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3699,h_2080,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_red_sox\/01jc0zxwea1hwg3t4t9h.jpg\" alt=\"Mar 21, 2018; Port Charlotte, FL, USA; A view of a Red Sox baseball bag in the game of the Boston Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park. 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