{"time":1774544810762,"blocks":[{"id":"mn7q5mit","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://us-central1-deweb-519a7.cloudfunctions.net/mediaService-api/videos/f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/f1d9e2ad-1314-4cec-86a2-74b7a015bef0/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"3GBChu1glJ","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Opening Day for the 2026 season officially kicks off today. 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