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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for August 18, 2025

Who Owned Baseball for August 18, 2025 Earning 1 WOB Jack Flaherty struck out 9 Astros over 7 scoreless 3 hit innings to earn the 10-0 decision for Detroit. Bryce Harper hit 2 homers in the Phillies 12-7 victory over the Mariners. Colt Keith collected 3 hits, including a homer, to help the Tigers blank […]...2025
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• Bryce Harper is first player to accomplish this in 2025 as Phillies remain hot

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper delivered a vintage performance at the plate on Monday night against the Seattle Mariners....2025
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• Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game Thread

With the Phillies coming to town, the Nats are going to see plenty of old friends. Much of the Phillies core spent time in DC, from Bryce Harper, to Trea Turner, to their best player this season, Kyle Schwarber. We get reminded of how good we used to have it in DC. However, Miguel Cairo […]...2025
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• Ranking the top 10 MLB slugging duos in 2025: Cal Raleigh-Eugenio Suárez, Kyle Schwarber-Bryce Harper, more

From Ruth and Gehrig in the Bronx to Mays and McCovey in San Francisco, slugging duos have long been revered...2025
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• Phillies Refused to Move Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper to Outfield to Trade for All-Star Slugger

Even though the Philadelphia Phillies added a much-needed right-handed bat at the trade deadline they could've landed a true All-Star slugger....2025
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• The Twins Just Became Bryce Harper’s Favorite Team
Rob Manfred sat in his office when the door flew off the hinges. Emerging from the cloud of smoke, Bryce Harper immediately started going to town with a baseball bat. After Manfred said something like “Now, let’s be reasonable,” the Philadelphia Phillies star finally turned his attention to Manfred. Seeing his life flash before his eyes, Manfred knew he had a problem on his hands....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota

Nick Wosika-Imagn Images The Twins had themselves a fire sale. Winners and losers at the Trade Deadline. The Speedway Classic didn’t go as planned. And other baseball news. Good morning. The Twins traded 40 percent of their roster at the trade deadline. Bob Nightengale looks at the carnage in Minneapolis and the decision to trade Carlos Correa. Plus some assorted thoughts on the trade d...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images Emmanuel Clase is placed on leave amid a gambling scandal. The trade deadline is off to a slow start. Bryce Harper and Rob Manfred face off. Good morning. Monday morning, I awoke to an alert on my phone that Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave amid a gambling scandal. I then opened my email inbox where I found a pr...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025

Thomas Shea-Imagn Images Seth Lugo likes us, he really likes us! Seth Lugo talks about wanting to stay in Kansas City. “After being here for a year and a half, me and my family just fell in love with the city,” Lugo said, with his wife, Amanda, sitting in the front row of the press conference and the two Lugo boys, 5-year-old James and 3-year-old Myles, trying their very best to remain at...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2354: Nothin’ But News

Well, almost nothin’. Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ichiro Suzuki’s Cooperstown induction, Nick Kurtz’s four-homer game, Aaron Judge’s injury (and Cal Raleigh’s MVP candidacy), Bryce Harper’s showdown with Rob Manfred, Emmanuel Clase’s implication in baseball’s brewing pitch-fixing scandal, Royals, Tigers, Braves, and Yankees trades, and ...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Let’s make our picks for the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby. The best show in sports is back for another year. The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the established sluggers we know might not be participating, there’s a whole lot of power in this lineup. There are breakout stars, young guys ready to make the push into superst...2025
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• Bryce Harper Expresses Frustration With Umpiring After Phillies’ Heartbreaking Late-Inning Loss to Giants
Bryce Harper slams Umpire's alleged missed calls after Phillies' 3-1 loss to Giants, as frustration builds during rocky return from injury....2025
• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?

Daniel Palencia | Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how many saves do you think Daniel Palencia will get this year. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and cool off with us. We still have a few tables available. There’s no cove...2025
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• Braves News: All-Star Futures Game, Vote for Ronald Acuna Jr., Ron Washington, more

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Braves return to Action vs the Angels on Tuesday. The next phase of MLB All-Star voting is underway (through Wednesday) and a certain Atlanta Brave has a chance to start for the NL in front of his home crowd: Jet on over to https://t.co/tF2BPq04Q9 and vote for @ronaldacunajr24! ✈️✈️✈️ pic.twitter.com/U5MM29psTh— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 1, 2025 Along w...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2025

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! Craig Brown digs into the Royals’ offensive woes. What’s funny is that once the Royals fall behind 0-1, they turn into a league average offense. Collectively, this team hits .234/.268/.336, good for a 102 OPS+ after they fall behind 0-1. When they get ahead in the count, they’re terrible. Overall, the team is hitting .242/.343/.374 when they jump ahead 1-0. Yes, those num...2025
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• Bryce Harper injury update: Phillies star reinstated from IL after missing 22 games with wrist inflammation

Harper returns to start a series against the Padres Monday night...2025

• Royals Rumblings - News for February 27, 2025

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Lucas Erceg, fireman. Lucas Erceg is prepared to pitch in any role that he’s needed: That might be in the ninth inning for save opportunities, or it might come in the seventh or eighth. Having Estévez helps Quatraro be able to do that. “I don’t really care what my role is going to be,” Erceg said. “I’ve been telling all my friends and family, there’s nothi...2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2288: Season Preview Series: Red Sox and Athletics
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether certain injuries can improve players, old-but-good guys not getting gigs, the offensive disparity between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues, and Bryce Harper’s Phanatic tattoo. Then they preview the 2025 Boston Red Sox (31:16) with The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier, and the 2025 Sacramento Athletics (1:25:13) with Jason […]...2025
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• Phanatic fanatic: Harper sports tattoo of mascot
Phillies star Bryce Harper arrived at spring training sporting a tattoo on his right arm of the team's iconic Phillie Phanatic mascot zooming around on an all-terrain vehicle....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Free the hair!

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images The Yankees’ most old-fashioned policy has ended Start spreading the news! The Yankees are changing one of their silliest and longest-standing rules about player grooming: they will now allow players to have “well-groomed” beards. On the face it it (pun very much intended) this is not massive news, but considering how set in their ways the Yankees have b...2025
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• Bryce Harper honors Phillies' mascot with forearm tattoo
The Phillies star embraced the team mascot with some new body ink....2025
• Bryce Harper takes Phillie Phanatic bromance to next level

Bryce Harper has been overt in his love of the Phanatic. That love has been taken to another level with his new tattoo....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 16, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Were you part of the Royals international amateur class? Cole Ragans joined MLB Network Radio to discuss his offseason throwing program: Baseball America has a scouting report on Kansas City’s international amateur class ($): Dominican shortstop Ramcell Medina, signing for $950,000, has been an up-arrow player. Early on, Medina looked like he might end up a...2025
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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"Drew Pomeranz made his Cubs debut in the eighth and struck out Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber to start the inning."

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"6 mph line drive that first baseman Bryce Harper flagged down with a dive of his own for the third out."

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"Austin Cox induced Bryce Harper to hit into a game-ending double play to earn his first career MLB save, preserving the 7-5 win."

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"NLCS: Bryce Harper Leads Phillies to World Series"

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"Bryce Harper may be an exception, as when speaking to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb and other reporters following the Phillies’ season-ending loss to the Marlins, Harper stressed that “we can’t just keep…"

2020
"Phillies star Bryce Harper donates $500,000 to coronavirus relief in Las Vegas and Philadelphia"

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"Cole has smashed the seven-year, $245M contract righty Stephen Strasburg signed with the Nationals earlier this week, and he nearly matched the $330M guarantee outfielder Bryce Harper received from the Phillies last offseason."

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"Are the Cubs gearing up for a run at Bryce Harper?"

2017
"A benches-clearing brawl broke out between the Giants and Nationals in the eighth inning Monday afternoon after San Francisco right-hander Hunter Strickland hit Bryce Harper in his right hip with a fastball."

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"Forget Bryce Harper for a moment."

2015
"Bryce Harper will probably win MVP, if only because he was with the Nationals on Opening Day."

2014
"Washington Nationals poster boy Bryce Harper may not drink alcohol, but that doesn't mean he's afraid to get doused with beer along with his teammates to celebrate a huge occasion."

• Phillies Refused to Move Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper to Outfield to Trade for All-Star Slugger
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota
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• Rob Manfred downplays salary cap dispute with Bryce Harper

An altercation between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Phillies star Bryce Harper made headlines in July....2025
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• Rob Manfred Downplays Salary Cap Dispute With Bryce Harper

An altercation between MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and Phillies star Bryce Harper made headlines in July, with the two-time MVP reportedly standing “nose to nose” with the commissioner and telling him he could “get the [expletive] out of our clubhouse” if he was going to talk about implementing a salary cap (per ESPN’s Jeff Passan).…...2025
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• What’s a little rain delay? White Sox crush Phillies 9-3 with 17 hits, including Teel, Montgomery, Vargas and Quero dingers

Part of the handful of faithful who stuck through a three-hour, 35-minute rain delay. | Justin Casterline/Getty Images A seventh inning to be remembered does the trick The 1:10 p.m. Central start became a 4:45 p.m. Central start, but that didn’t bother the White Sox, not one little bit. Especially in the seventh inning. To set the scene, it’s 2-2, the Sox runs coming on solo shots by Kyle ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?
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• Dan Patrick blasts Bryce Harper for fiery Rob Manfred blowup: ‘Embarrassed for him’

Dan Patrick wasn’t a fan of how Bryce Harper handled himself with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, calling it “embarrassing” for the Phillies superstar. As The Post reported Monday, Harper got into a heated blowup last Monday when Manfred visited the Phillies’ clubhouse when the MLB commissioner started to wade into the waters of talking salary......2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Insider Reveals Why Phillies Star Bryce Harper Went Nuclear On MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
Insider Jeff Passan reported about a confrontation between Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper and MLB Comm. Rob Manfred over the salary cap....2025
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• Phillies' Bryce Harper reportedly told MLB boss Rob Manfred to 'get the f--- out' rather than talk salary cap

MLB owners regularly push for a salary cap during CBA negotiations, but players have never allowed it...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota
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• What’s a little rain delay? White Sox crush Phillies 9-3 with 17 hits, including Teel, Montgomery, Vargas and Quero dingers
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2354: Nothin’ But News
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• Padres hold off Phillies, open series with win

Manny Machado | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images All-Stars shine in support of Ryan Bergert in first start since returning from IL The San Diego Padres opened their three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 win at Petco Park, Friday. The result of the game was thanks in large part to the five All-Stars on the San Diego roster, who were responsible for game saving play...2025
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• Bellinger Blasts Trio Of Bombs - July 12, 2025
Cody Bellinger, OF, New York Yankees Bellinger had quite the day, going 3-5 with 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI on three hard hit balls. Homering thrice will certainly garner attention. The former MVP winner has traditionally been a very very hot and very very cold player, and we're seeing just how good those hot streaks can be. Bellinger is slashing .390/.405/.659 in July, just after slashing .302/.343/.510 in...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball

James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports Mike Rizzo has been an ever present for Washington Nationals fans, so I decided to take a look at his tenure On an early July night, the 16 year tenure of Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo came to an end. After getting swept by the Red Sox, Rizzo got axed alongside Davey Martinez, the manager he had become tied to the hip with in recent years...2025
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• Lift Off: James Wood set to compete in the Home Run Derby

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Washington Nationals slugger James Wood looks to put on a show at the Home Run Derby While the fans may have robbed James Wood from being an All-Star starter, they are going watch him showcase his prodigious power. Wood announced that he will be competing in the Home Run Derby this year. BREAKING: JAMES WOOD IS IN THE DERBY‼️The @Nationals slugger announced on Inst...2025
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• Braves News: All-Star Futures Game, Vote for Ronald Acuna Jr., Ron Washington, more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 1, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Leaving Minnesota
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• Game Thread: Phillies at White Sox

Colson Montgomery has mashed four home runs in his last seven games and ranks third in RBIs in MLB since the All-Star break. Jonathan Cannon will lead the South Siders as they look to snag a series win against Philadelphia The White Sox (39-68) took game one Monday night, and are looking for another win tonight to take the series against the Phillies (60-46). The South Siders are 7-3 in th...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• An offensive spark puts the South Siders back in the win column

Colson Montgomery and Lenyn Sosa helped the White Sox to a great offensive night. The White Sox slow the Phillies with a 6-2 win During the seventh inning of tonight’s game, it was announced that Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg had passed away. Regardless of which team you root for, Sandberg was a pillar of Chicago sports and a great player, as well as a genuinely great person. Baseball lost a...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Padres drop final game against Phillies

Jose Iglesias | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images San Diego heads into All-Star break at 52-44 The San Diego Padres elected to use David Morgan against the Philadelphia Phillies in the top of the eighth inning. Morgan replaced Adrian Morejon, who had just allowed a one-out double to Bryce Harper. Morgan recorded a strikeout of Nick Castellanos, but fell behind J.T. Realmuto. The veteran catcher to...2025
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• Padres take second game against Phillies, will look to sweep Sunday

Jackson Merrill | David Frerker-Imagn Images Jackson Merril goes deep — twice, powers San Diego to 5-4 win Manny Machado took a swing that caused the Friar Faithful to hold their breath as the ball sailed deep into right field. The ball came down into the glove of Nick Castellanos. But with one out in the inning and runners on the corners, the fly out was deep enough to allow Fernando Tati...2025
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• Taking a look at the Mike Rizzo era of Washington Nationals baseball
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• BCB After Dark: How many saves for Palencia?
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• Rafael Devers’ path from Red Sox hero to San Francisco Giant

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images The Red Sox’s Rafael Devers rollercoaster, explained, from teenage signing to blockbuster trade. Rafael Devers, San Francisco Giant. That wouldn’t have necessarily been stunning to see in the future if a time-traveler had visited you at the end of 2022. After all, it had been only two years since the Boston Red Sox sent superstar Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles ...2025
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• Why the New York Mets Will Be Unstoppable in the Postseason
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• Nationals' Bryce Harper Hits Home Run Using America-Themed Bat on July 4th
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• Bryce Harper: The first $500 million player?
Bryce Harper: The first $500 million player?...2015
• Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon Exchange Words, Brawl in Dugout
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• Harper scores four without hit, at-bat
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper put together a performance unlike any other in Major League history Thursday night at Nationals Park, all without a hit or an official at-bat....2015
• Harper, Donaldson win Hank Aaron Award
Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper have been named winners of the 2015 Hank Aaron Award....2015
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• Giants, Nats scrap after Harper hit by pitch
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• Roman Anthony Gets The Call - June 10, 2025
Roman Anthony, OF, Red Sox The day has finally come. After over two months of constant anticipation and absolute destruction of Triple-A pitching, Roman Anthony was called up to the Boston Red Sox. The number one overall prospect in baseball, he has the upside to make him both a real-life and fantasy superstar. Through 58 minor league games this year, he has slashed .288/.423/.491 with 10 home ru...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 27, 2025
Bryce Harper, 1B (PHI) Scary moment for the Phillies as Bryce Harper was hit on the arm by a pitch in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. It was his first game of the spring as he missed time with an illness. The good news is the Phillies training staff is categorizing the injury as a triceps contusion and don't intend to send the slugger for X-rays. Philadelphia will undoubt...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• Brewers Pitchers Get Worked On Labor Day Something Aw Phil
Hope everyone had a good Labor Day. I stood on my lawn hugging a tree for 20 minutes until someone told me I was thinking of Arbor Day. I told them I just love trees, not letting on that I absolutely confused the two days. On Labor Day, we give thanks to all the women out there who took hours to birth us. During labor, your hoohay may have been dilated--*intern whispers in ear*--Okay, that's not w...2021
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• The case for the Nationals to win it all
Once again, the Washington Nationals resemble as much of an impressive fantasy baseball draft as they do a ballclub that actually exists in real-life. They are a stunning collection of mostly mid-prime talent that has sent 12 representatives to the All-Star Game over the past three years. Led by a former MVP winner in Bryce Harper and the two-time reigning NL Cy Young recipient in Max Scherzer, th...2018
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• Giants Show You Can Never Count Them Out in October in NLDS Game 1 Win
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• What’s a little rain delay? White Sox crush Phillies 9-3 with 17 hits, including Teel, Montgomery, Vargas and Quero dingers
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2355: Touch of Gray
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about how the expanded playoffs may suppress trade activity and, prompted by the passing of Ryne Sandberg, the factors that can make a player punch above their weight from a popularity perspective. Then (31:47) they answer listener emails about triples hitting, Bryce Harper vs. José Ramírez, the effect of […]...2025
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• Lenyn Sosa mashes his 10th home run as the White Sox fall to the Phillies, 6-3

Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a dinger and two RBI in Tuesday’s loss to the Phillies. | Justin Casterline/Getty Images Jonathan Cannon and the offense struggled while Philadelphia put up nine hits, and Kyle Schwarber smacked a homer onto the concourse The White Sox (39-69) avoided the shutout, but still dropped the second game of the series to the Phillies (61-46) after a 6-3 loss. Philadel...2025
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• Game Thread: Phillies at White Sox
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 29, 2025
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• Report: Mets Acquired Gregory Soto Specifically To Be Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper Slayer in Playoffs

The New York Mets reportedly acquired Gregory Soto to slay top hitters for the Dodgers and Phillies in the playoffs....2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Padres drop final game against Phillies
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• Bellinger Blasts Trio Of Bombs - July 12, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: The calm before the storm?
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2354: Nothin’ But News
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• MLB Draft 2025: Kade Anderson and Ethan Holliday are the prime candidates for the top pick

Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Despite the massive change in the Washington Nationals organization, the same two players remain favorites to go first overall There has been a lot of change in the Washington Nationals organization over the last few days. The ever present Mike Rizzo is out as GM and Davey Martinez is no longer the club’s manager. Mike DeBartolo and Miguel Cairo have taken their p...2025
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• Royals Rumblings: Kansas City Royals News for June 4, 2025

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images Jac Caglianone is the best thing to come out of Tampa since the Cuban sandwich. Royals Data Dugout breaks down infielder Maikel Garcia’s adjustments at the plate and how that is helping the Kansas City Royals. His quality hands will always support the high contact rates and ability to put the ball in play, but the young third baseman opened previously untapped ceili...2025
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• Outside The Confines: First to 20!

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Oh course Shohei Ohtani is among the best yet again. Happy Wednesday, everyone! This week, Shohei Ohtani became the first player to 20 home runs, and we’re only 1⁄3 of the way through the season. Too soon to start crossing our fingers for a 60 home run season? Never! We also have more news bites, looking at a baseball book club; how the Nationals continu...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Will Drew Pomeranz continue to be effective out of the Cubs bullpen?

Drew Pomeranz pitches at Wrigley Field | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The 36-year old has been excellent since his call up last homestand Welcome to your late night, indie, pop-up coffee house where you can imbibe the beverage of your choice as we finish out the week. Maybe you’re looking for a glass of wine after a big event or are sticking to mocktails because you’ve g...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Jackie Robinson Day moments

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yesterday was one of baseball’s most meaningful days. Jackie Robinson Day is a big event in baseball. All 30 clubs play, and all players wear the number 42—retired throughout MLB—to honor the late, great Jackie Robinson. While the event itself is typically a joyful one, recalling the barriers broken by Robinson that paved the way for so many ...2025
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• Brent Rooker on Athletics’ new ballpark, swing changes and more

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Brent Rooker is the main cog for an Athletics team that is trying to turn the corner. In 2024, The Athletics OF/DH Brent Rooker had an outstanding season. As Frank Polito wrote on Athletics Nation, “This past season was clearly the break-out that A’s leadership and our fans expected.” Rooker finished the season 10th in AL MVP voting and won the AL S...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• Cub Tracks returns to form

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs dropped one at Sloan Park, thanks in part to Michael King’s good pitching and their quiet bats. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, ov...2025
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