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• Another Year Without Spire City Ghost Hounds
For the last two seasons, the Spire City Ghost Hounds did not partake in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball as a result of the odd number of teams. Both the club and the league agreed on a hiatus of the team for the 2024 and 2025 season until the league would expand. The......2025
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• Winston-Salem Dash 2025 Season ReviewThe Dash finished with a subpar record of 56-74, which placed them fifth out of six teams in the South Division of the South Atlantic League, and the worst club (although in a near-tie with Charlotte) in the White Sox system. Winston-Salem’s run differential was -49, which gave them an expected record of 60-70. Out of […]...2025Continue with Winston Salem -
• Mets’ High-A Brooklyn affiliate wins South Atlantic League championshipChampionship baseball is back in the five boroughs....2025 -
• (F)arm Breakdown: Caden Scarborough vs the Bowling Green Hot RodsWe are back at it again on a Thursday night, watching Caden Scarborough pitching for Hub City. Tonight, Hub City played Game 2 of their South Atlantic League Playoff series against Bowling Green. Coming into tonight, Scarborough had not allowed an earned run since July, and has truly been lights...2025Click for news about Hot Rods news and rumors -
• Frederick Keys And Aberdeen IronBirds Trade Places
Two (former) Orioles affiliates will trade paces in 2026. The Aberdeen IronBirds of the South Atlantic League will move down to the MLB Draft League, and the Frederick Keys will move the opposite way. The other day the moves were announced by both clubs. Attain Sports Partners is the owner of both clubs. In 2020,......2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome returnPhoto by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images Murphy continued his promising return from Tommy John surgery with an electric eight strikeout performance It was a day for pitching prospects to shine on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and no one was more impressive than Owen Murphy. Murphy had an incredible outing, dominating the top team in the South Atlantic League with no sweat, and he...2025See also Owen Murphy news
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• Five Washington Nationals prospects performing wellSam Navarro-Imagn Images We are going to take a look at some of the Washington Nationals hottest prospects It is very fun to stay updated on the progress of the Nationals top prospects. Over the past couple months, we have done a couple stock reports on the Nats prospect pool. Right now, a lot of the Nationals top prospects are playing well, so I wanted to highlight some of the best perfor...2025See more articles MLB Pipeline injuries -
• Royals sign free agent pitcher John GantPhoto by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Can the former Cardinals pitcher provide some much-needed depth? After the Royals came away with a much-needed day game win in Kansas City against the Cardinals to end the I-70 series, they made a surprising move to add some pitching depth. Kansas City purchased the contract of former Twins starting pitcher John Gant from the independent Atlantic League w...2025Check it out John Gant injury status -
• Baseball history unpacked, April 30Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Billy Williams* makes it 1,000 in a row, Andy Pafko needs time, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various...2025Click for news about Charlie Robertson injuries -
• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Strider steals the show on Opening DayPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Strider’s 5 1⁄3 hitless innings highlighted a busy day on the farm For the first time all season we have all four minor league affiliates in action on the Atlanta Braves farm system, and we had plenty to be excited about on Friday night. Three of the four affiliates won, including a walk off in Gwinnett and an impressive showing from some young hitters do...2025Continue with Spencer Strider injury status -
• 2025 Winston-Salem Dash Season PreviewGuess which affiliate has just one MLB Top 30 prospect on its roster (Aldrin Batista)? You’re reading about it. | Aldrin Batista/Instagram The Dash enter the season as an underdog, but they have many players with potential, led by Aldrin Batista and Samuel Zavala The Dash finished with a 60-72 record in 2024, failing to reach postseason action. This was not overly surprising given how few ...2025Click for news about Winston Salem -
• Royals set minor league rostersJayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Find where you can watch the Royals of the future! Royals minor league affiliates have set their rosters today, in anticipation of the beginning of their seasons. The Omaha Storm Chasers began last Friday and have dropped two of three to begin the season, but the other affiliates will begin play on Friday. Slugger Jac Caglianone, who wowed players and fans wi...2025Continue with Omaha Storm Chasers injury report -
• A look back at the 2003 RoyalsPhoto credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The Royals BELIEVED and made an unexpected run. The Royals were the laughingstock of baseball in the late 90s and early 2000s, but one oasis in that cesspool of bad baseball was the 2003 Royals. It was a season of stupefying wins, an amazing season from an emerging star player, unwavering optimism from the skipper, and donuts, so many...2024Click for news about Brian Anderson injury update -
• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runsDale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024Check it out Nacho Alvarez injury -
• Braves Minor League Recap: Darius Vines throws six scoreless inningsPhoto by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Vines led a win in Gwinnett as part of a day rife with starting pitching gems Was it a good day on the Atlanta Braves farm system on Thursday? Well the teams combined to go 3-2, so that’s certainly nice. Was it a fun day on the system? Well, do you like starting pitching? If yes, that’s great! Please read on and revel in the brilliance of Darius Vines, S...2024See more articles Darius Vines availability report
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"The Royals have purchased the contract of right-hander John Gant from the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks, according to a report from Robert Murray of Fansided." - 2024
"Eight-year MLB veteran Wei-Yin Chen has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League, the team announced Tuesday." - 2023
"MLB announced a series of experimental rules that will be used in the Atlantic League this season, including a designated pinch runner, "double-hook" designated hitter rule and further limitations on a pitcher's ability to make pickoff moves." - 2022
"Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League and one of the first to do so in a league connected to Major League Baseball." - 2021
"How MLB pushed back the Atlantic League mound and pushed fed-up players to the brink of a work stoppage" - 2020
"Friday was supposed to be the Atlantic League's Opening Day" - 2019
"That technology has already been tested in the Atlantic League, and it may be tested in the Class-A Florida State League in 2020." - 2018
"Here are Thursday’s minor moves from around baseball… Former big league outfielder Jose Tabata has signed with the York Revolution of the independent Atlantic League, the team announced today." - 2017
"Former major league outfielder Nolan Reimold has retired, according to Michael Pfaff, the president of the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League (Twitter link)." - 2016
"Jones' major league career was brief: After 65 games with the Mariners over those two seasons, he bounced around the minors for the next four summers and then wound up pitching in Mexico and the independent Atlantic League before his playing days finished in 2002, at 38." - 2015
"Palmeiro, 50, set for short Atlantic League stint" - 2014
"Sisco led the South Atlantic League with a ."
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• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane MurphyScoreless in any park: Shane Murphy has been stifling batters as a Baron and a Black Baron. | Shane Murphy/Instagram The affiliates went 14-22, but there were plenty of strong individual performances to go around Charlotte Knights Record 2-4 (last week), 33-36 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Brooks Baldwin .583/.615/.833, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 12 at-bats (promoted to Chicago on June 1...2025Visit the page White Sox salary rumors -
• Nationals Prospects: Alex Clemmey is the biggest wild card in the organizationEric Rueb / The Providence Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK Washington Nationals youngster Alex Clemmey has huge stuff, but also has a huge walk problem Alex Clemmey is one of the most fascinating prospects in the Washington Nationals organization. On one hand, he has some of the best stuff in the organization. Guys simply can’t hit him. However, with how wild he is, they often don’t need to ge...2025See more Alex Clemmey salary -
• Five Washington Nationals prospects performing well
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025Kyle Teel is doing all the things. He’s earned a trip up to the bigs, but a catching backlog at backstop is an issue. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Kyle Teel’s two homers highlight Charlotte’s offensive explosion as Knights, Barons, and Ballers notch wins Charlotte Knights 8, Round Rock Express 0 (Statcast box)The Charlotte Knights flexed their offensive muscles, launching five dingers e...2025Check it out White Sox contract rumors -
• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant
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• Royals Purchase John Gant’s Contract
The Royals have purchased the contract of right-hander John Gant from the Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks, according to a report from Robert Murray of Fansided. Gant will report to club’s Triple-A affiliate in Omaha. It’s an exciting turn of events of Gant, who last pitched in the majors back in 2021 and hasn’t pitched…...2025Check it out John Gant contract rumors
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/15Photo by Paul Abell/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Ethan Workinger continues to get it done for the Clingstones - now hitting .270/.345/.610 Charlotte Knights at Gwinnett Stripers - 7:05 PM ET Pitching Probables CLT: Evan McKendry, 0-1 5.00 ERA GWI: Nathan Wiles, 1-2 1.72 ERA Nathan Wiles, coming off of a fantastic last start that saw him go 6.1 innings with two hits and one unearn...2025Read about Minor League Preview -
• White Sox Weekly Minor League Update: April 21-27, 2025Still going: What else is new? Tim Elko hit five home runs this week for the Knights. | Photo by David Durochik/MLB Photos via Getty Images It was a much better week for the affiliates, who went 15-9, led by Charlotte’s strong performance Charlotte Knights Record 5-1 (last week), 12-15 (overall) Knights Player of the Week Tim Elko .333/.400/1.095, 21 at-bats Dominic Fletcher .429/.478/.810...2025See more White Sox trade rumors -
• This Day in MLB History: April 26Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Bad day for the Braves, good day for other teams. MLB History 1901: After two consecutive rainouts, just over 10,000 fans witnessed the Philadelphia Athletics make their American League debut with a 5-1 loss to the Washington Senators. 1904: Ty Cobb makes his pro debut as a 17-year old playing for the Augusta Tourists of the South Atlantic League. Cobb...2025Check it out Philadelphia Athletics trade rumors -
• Seth Beer, Mark Mathias Sign With Atlantic League’s Long Island Ducks
Former big leaguers Seth Beer and Mark Mathias signed with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League this week. The team announced both signings. Beer, 28, was a first-round pick by the 2018 Astros who wound up being one of four players traded to the D-backs in the last-minute deadline blockbuster that brought Zack…...2025Continue with Seth Beer contract rumors
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• Another Year Without Spire City Ghost Hounds
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• Five Washington Nationals prospects performing well
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025
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• White Sox Weekly Minor League Update: April 21-27, 2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Strider steals the show on Opening Day
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• 2025 Winston-Salem Dash Season Preview
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• It’s time to bring the Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System to MLBPhoto by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 If you’re like me, you appreciated the opportunity in spring training to was the Automatic Ball-Strike System (ABS) in action. It was an initiative Major League Baseball, always on a quest to improve the game, brought to MLB in giving the system a test drive. In case you’re interested in specific...2025See more Rich Schultz scores -
• 5 things I’d change about baseballMLB Network Here’s what I’d do if I were Commissioner, with the power to make changes to the game. Five years ago, I wrote an article on this very topic, listing five things I thought baseball should change. Well, guess what? I didn’t do too badly. Two of the things I mentioned (universal DH, pitch clock) have been instituted and are working well. A third (the Rays and A’s moving) is... w...2025Read about Rob Manfred statistics -
• Monday Rockpile: The place of Rickey Henderson in Colorado Rockies historyPhoto by Steve Grayson/WireImage Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, December 23rd, 2024 On the morning of Saturday, December 21st, there were unconfirmed rumors that were confirmed by the early afternoon. The baseball world had lost a true titan of the game far too young: Ricky Nelson Henley Henderson—the “Man of Steal”—had passed away at the age of 65. Henderson was unequivocally...2024See more articles Rickey Henderson scores
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• White Sox Minor League Update: June 20, 2025Rikuu Nishida contributed three hits to Lucas Gordon’s first Double-A win. | Rikuu Nishida/Instagram Lucas Gordon advocates for skipping Triple-A with a brilliant start, while all the affiliates compete in low-scoring contests Gwinnett Stripers 7, Charlotte Knights 3 (Statcast box)The Knights (35-38) continue to merely flirt with a .500 record after losing a slug fest that went Gwinnett’s ...2025Read about White Sox -
• White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 9-15, 2025): Shane Murphy
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 30
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Spencer Strider steals the show on Opening Day
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• Monday Rockpile: The place of Rickey Henderson in Colorado Rockies history
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Japan, Chinese Taipei clinch Group B final standingsPhoto by Gene Wang/Getty Images Japan and Cuba played one down to the wire, but the predictable result came to be and the Super Round schedule is now set The stage is now set for Drake Baldwin and USA baseball, with Group B’s action on Sunday sealing the schedule for the Super Round. Baldwin and the United States will face Japan on November 21st, Chinese Taipei on November 22nd, and then V...2024See more Chinese Taipei -
• Were They Listening?I'm not certain if EcHL representatives were listening to The Hockey Show last night featuring Fiona Quinn, but one of the topics we brought up was ECHL expansion. Fiona didn't really expand on any expansion ideas, but we talked about Bloomington and Tahoe while alluding to the idea of Hamilton, Ontario being a good spot for expansion as well. We never once spoke about the city announced today who...2024See more Winston Salem -
• Braves Minor League Recap: Adam Maier throws five scorelessPhoto by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Maier and Hackenberg were ground ball machines in A ball on Saturday It was a slightly fuller schedule for the Atlanta Braves system on Saturday, as the rookie-level Florida Complex League opened played. It was also a full day of pitching, with interesting prospects going at every level including last season’s second round pick Drue Hack...2024See more articles Adam Maier -
• Tuesday Rockpile: Warren Schaeffer should be the Rockies 2025 managerPhoto by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 Last year, the Colorado Rockies signed 66-year-old manager Bud Black to a one-year contract extension that covers the 2024 season. Black originally signed with the team in 2017 on a three-year deal with a mutual option for 2020. In 2019, he signed a three-year extension for 2020-2022, and t...2024Visit the page Warren Schaeffer -
• Get to know the Braves’ 2023 Opening Day Roster
Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Everything you need to know for the Braves Opening Day roster The Atlanta Braves have yet to officially announce their roster for Opening Day, but barring something unexpected, the group is essentially in place. Below is our annual preview to get you up to speed if you are just coming back to baseball for the start of the regular season. ...2023Click for news about Todd Kirkland
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• Kelsie Whitmore becomes first woman to start game in Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Last month, Whitmore became the first woman to appear in an ALPB game...2022
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• How Prep Phenom Clayton Kershaw Became an L.A. Dodger 10 Years Ago
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• Angels Sign Daniel Murphy To Minor League Deal
Infielder Daniel Murphy, who had been playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, has had his contract purchased by the Angels. The news was relayed on Twitter by Michael Pfaff, the president and general manager of the Ducks. Murphy will presumably report to the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees in the coming…...2023Read about Daniel Murphy
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• We are getting closer to an automated ball-strike system in MLB
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports There will be extensive use of such a system in Triple-A in 2023. Many people have been clamoring for an automated ball-strike system in Major League Baseball (the so-called “robot ump”) and things have been edging in that direction. An ABS has been tested in some of the lower levels of the minor leagues and in the independent/MLB partner Atlantic League over...2022Continue with Automated Ball Strike
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• How MLB pushed back the Atlantic League mound and pushed fed-up players to the brink of a work stoppage
Moving the mound was MLB's latest experiment in the indy league; 'it's not baseball anymore,' a player said...2021
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• MLB, Atlantic League agree to restore pitcher's mound to normal distance and drop automated ball-strike system
The Atlantic League will no longer execute two of MLB's experimental rule changes in 2022...2022
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• Meet new Browns tight end Jordan Akins
Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Has a history with QB Deshaun Watson Word was that the Cleveland Browns would draft a tight end in this year’s NFL draft. The Reese’s Senior Bowl highlighted several blue-chip prospects including Alabama’s Cameron Latu and Luke Musgrave of Oregon State. Musgrave is the nephew of Browns’ coach Bill Musgrave. The better clubs in the NFL have a stud at ...2023See also Justin Casterline
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy dominates in Rome return
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• White Sox Minor League Update: July 11, 2025Another week, another Tanner McDougal masterpiece. | Birmingham Barons Outside of a lucky comeback win from Kanny and a steep win for the Complexers, the farm wasn’t exciting Memphis Redbirds 4, Charlotte Knights 1 (Statcast Box)The Knights (45-45) really can’t hold a winning record to save their lives, can they? Charlotte’s poor effort dropped the team back to .500, as the Knights can’t c...2025See more White Sox -
• White Sox Minor League Update: June 28, 2025Hagen Smith threw five scoreless outs to start Birmingham’s loss on Saturday. | Parker Freedman/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Hagen Smith had a strong but short return for the Barons in a 3-2 night on the farm Charlotte Knights 9, Toledo Mud Hens 0 (Statcast box)Strong pitching and lively offense helped the Knights (40-40) extend their win streak to four games. They’re finally jus...2025Continue with White Sox -
• White Sox Minor League Update: June 20, 2025
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• Nationals Prospects: Alex Clemmey is the biggest wild card in the organization
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• Five Washington Nationals prospects performing well
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 22, 2025
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• Royals sign free agent pitcher John Gant
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• Braves Minor League Preview - 5/15
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs
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• Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024Read about Cleveland Blues whispers -
• Ten Royals minor leaguers become eligible for free agencyJorge Bonifacio is raking, with four multi-hit games this week. | Minda Haas Kuhlmann Juan Carlos Negret and Jorge Bonifacio are among the minor league free agnets Ten Royals became minor league free agents this week, including former Royals outfielder Jorge Bonifacio. Minor leaguers can become eligible for free agency if they are not added to a 40-man roster after six full minor league se...2023Continue with Jorge Bonifacio rumors -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 5
Rich Gossage, Hall-of-Famer. | Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to the Sarge and the Goose! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore a...2023Click for news about MLB Photos
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• Justin Verlander blasts ex-Astros prospect Danry Vasquez over domestic violence video
Justin Verlander profanely blasted disgraced Danry Vasquez after shocking footage recently surfaced of the former Houston Astros prospect beating his girlfriend during a disturbing 2016 domestic violence incident. “(Expletive) you man,” Verlander wrote on Twitter Wednesday night, with the expletive replaced with a middle-finger emoji. “I hope the rest of your life without baseball is horrible. Yo...2018Continue with Justin Verlander
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• Why You Should Appreciate the Outstanding Baseball Career of Rafael Palmeiro
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• Introducing Lucas Giolito, the Pitching Phenom Making Strasburg Expendable
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