{"id":658028,"date":"2026-04-02T03:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658028\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:41:16","slug":"river-bandits-ready-for-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/658028\/","title":{"rendered":"River Bandits ready for opening day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-close-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wqad.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/close-menu.svg\" alt=\"x\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"video__modal-message\">To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app.<\/p>\n<p>                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-thumbnail\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Download the News 8 app<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_ios\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wqad-news-8-quad-cities\/id1491061406?ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wqad.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-app-store.svg\" alt=\"Download on the App Store\" width=\"120\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><br \/>\n                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_android\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.wqad.localtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wqad.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-google-play.svg\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Coming off the best record in the Midwest Baseball League last season, the Bandits have three of the top eight prospects for the Kansas City Royals suiting up.<\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                            Author: wqad.com&#13;\n                        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                            Published: 10:29 PM CDT April 1, 2026&#13;\n                        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                            Updated: 10:29 PM CDT April 1, 2026&#13;\n                        <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; 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