{"id":16590,"date":"2025-01-03T04:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T04:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16590"},"modified":"2025-01-03T04:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T04:14:10","slug":"breaking-paul-goldschmidt-has-honest-admission-about-joining-the-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16590","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING :  Paul Goldschmidt Has Honest Admission About Joining The Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/cache\/webp-cache\/e36eb789bc4d59bc30c66fa0e1612353.webp\" alt=\"Paul Goldschmidt Has Honest Admission About Joining The Yankees\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Patrick McDermott\/Getty 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