{"id":3889,"date":"2017-12-27T12:23:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3889"},"modified":"2017-12-27T12:23:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T17:23:19","slug":"mlb-rookie-pays-off-parents-mortgage-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/mlb-rookie-pays-off-parents-mortgage-christmas","title":{"rendered":"MLB Rookie Pays Off His Parents&#8217; Mortgage For Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/2Mp1xMS_Vo0\" title=\"MLB Rookie Pays Off His Parents&#8217; Mortgage For Christmas!\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Pavin Smith shared\u00a0 a heartwarming video via social media of his parents receiving his heartwarming Christmas gift. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smith wrote a letter to his parents in which saying he payed off the mortgage on their home. 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