{"id":9405,"date":"2024-11-13T07:20:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T07:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9405"},"modified":"2024-11-13T07:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T07:20:54","slug":"breaking-red-sox-already-got-beat-to-key-free-agent-catcher-after-angels-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9405","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Red Sox already got beat to key free agent catcher after Angels\u2019 move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 768px) 775px, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_354,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 354w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_708,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 708w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_376,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 376w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 752w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_731,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 731w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_675,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 675w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_1350,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_6746,h_3794,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_2025,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jch4pa5fec9n3e6d6s.jpg 2025w\" alt=\"Kansas City Royals v Atlanta Braves\" width=\"6746\" height=\"3794\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Kansas City Royals v Atlanta Braves\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><figcaption>Kansas City Royals v Atlanta Braves \/ Matthew Grimes Jr.\/Atlanta Braves\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-body\">\n<div class=\"primary-content\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n<div class=\"sticky\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"inline-text\">The Boston Red Sox have lost two of their three catchers to free agency this offseason.\u00a0Reese McGuire and Danny Jansen will hit the market,\u00a0and the Red Sox aren&#8217;t expected to sign them back because the organization can do better.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"inline-text\">Their departures leave Connor Wong as the team&#8217;s only big league backstop. 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