{"id":48059,"date":"2026-04-11T23:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48059"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:42:59","slug":"baseball-broadcaster-rodger-brulotte-remembered-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=48059","title":{"rendered":"Baseball broadcaster Rodger Brulotte remembered &#8211; Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-byline\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__text\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span>By The Canadian Press<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-byline__source c-byline__source--noName\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-byline__datesWrapper\">\n<div class=\"c-byline__dates\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Posted April 11, 2026 6:07 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min 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