{"id":13541,"date":"2025-02-11T17:30:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T01:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=13541"},"modified":"2025-02-11T18:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:54:18","slug":"baseball-trade-trees-most-fateful-trade-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/02\/11\/baseball-trade-trees-most-fateful-trade-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 2: The Most Fateful Trade of the 21st Century Is Live!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Most Fateful Trade of the 21st Century<\/h2>\n<p>Episode 2 of Major League Baseball Trade Trees is live on YouTube and Rumble! 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