{"id":587272,"date":"2026-02-22T22:13:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/587272\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T22:13:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:13:19","slug":"phillies-pitcher-jose-alvarado-says-insurance-will-prevent-him-from-representing-venezuela-in-wbc-national-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/587272\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies pitcher Jos\u00e9 Alvarado says insurance will prevent him from representing Venezuela in WBC | National Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLEARWATER, Fla. 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