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• Mets’ Francisco Alvarez avoids worst after being struck in mask by foul tip

Martín Maldonado’s foul tip struck Alvarez on the side of the mask in the fifth inning. Alvarez was examined by the training staff and remained in the game....2025
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• Mets' Francisco Alvarez addresses how minor-league demotion 'changed' him

The New York Mets recalled catcher Francisco Alvarez from Triple-A Syracuse in an attempt to give their lineup a spark....2025
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• The NL East catching prospect edition - July 22, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - NYM) - Alvarez is back with the Mets, getting the start on Monday against the Angels and going 1-2 with a double and a pair of walks in the 7-5 win. Hamate bone breaks can often sap a player's power, but Alvarez absolutely tore up AAA on his rehab assignment, hitting 11 homers in just 21 games. The 23 year old has well above average power and roughly average strike zone disc...2025
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• Francisco Alvarez’s Mets return comes with a blueprint to follow

No matter what deals David Stearns can execute in the next nine days, there’s nothing that’d be more valuable to the Mets than a Francisco Alvarez who’s finally shattered the Quadruple-A glass ceiling....2025
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• Alvarez, 23, returns to Mets 'a different player'
Catcher Francisco Alvarez rejoined the New York Mets in time for Monday night's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels after an unexpected four-week stint with Triple-A Syracuse, a demotion that manager Carlos Mendoza described as a "wake-up call."...2025
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• Mets demotion ‘changed’ Francisco Alvarez — he hopes it never happens again

He had a 1.233 OPS in 19 games at Syracuse after struggling in the majors following a significant swing change in the offseason, followed by a fractured hamate bone in spring training....2025

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• Mets Recall Francisco Alvarez, Outright Richard Lovelady
The Mets announced a series of roster moves today, including the previously-reported claimed of right-hander Rico Garcia off waivers from the Yankees. Righty Dedniel Núñez was transferred to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man roster spot for Garcia. It was recently reported that Núñez will require Tommy John surgery. The Mets will need…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: The next generation

Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Players today are better than ever. LSU wins the Men’s College World Series. More on the Rafael Devers trade and other news from around MLB. Good morning. For all of you yelling at the kids to get off your lawn, J.J. Cooper has five reasons why players today are better than those of the past. If you want more evidence, Brewers rookie Jacob Misiorows...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 23, 2025

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Jac Caglianone learns how to play the outfield! Jac Caglianone made a sensational home run-robbing catch on Sunday. Tracking the ball was the easy part. It was late in the afternoon, so the sun wasn’t much of a factor. The challenge for Caglianone — a rookie in both the literal sense and in the sense that he has played the outfield only since late A...2025
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• Mets demote Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A as young catcher continues to struggle

Alvarez has had problems on both sides of the ball since returning from hamate surgery...2025
• Francisco Alvarez’s power outage after injury is concerning Mets sign — even if he doesn’t want to think about it

Power has historically not been the problem for Francisco Alvarez....2025
• BCB After Dark: The untouchables

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which minor league prospect should be the last one the Cubs part with. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come on in out of the heat. We’ve got the best music and the best companionship. There’s no cover charge. We’ve ...2025
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• Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Thread

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Follow along as Juan Soto comes to Nationals Park for the first time as a Met Despite losing last night, the Nationals are coming off a series win against the Orioles. With back to back series wins now, the Nats look to ride that momentum into a three game series with the red hot Mets, who are an MLB best 18-7. While he still isn’t leading off, James Wood is up to ...2025
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• Mets Injury Report: Reinforcements on the Way With Major Updates for Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil
The Mets are likely to get reinforcements soon in the form of Francisco Alvarez and Jeff McNeil as the two stars battle back from injury....2025
• Mets' Vientos (groin) sits; Alvarez, McNeil close
Mets third baseman Mark Vientos missed Sunday's game with a groin injury, while catcher Francisco Alvarez and second baseman Jeff McNeil are nearing a return....2025
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• Braves complete sweep of Mets on Ozzie Albies walkoff, 13-10
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It was another comeback win for the Braves in the series finale, but this one was markedly different than the first two. In what was rightfully billed to be a pitchers’ duel between Spencer Strider and Justin Verlander, the Braves and Mets combined for eight runs in the first inning and a half of baseball and ultimately 23 runs over 10 innings as Atlanta ...2023
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"The Mets announced today that they’ve optioned catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A."

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"Francisco Alvarez flied out for the second out, and Stratton seemed close to getting out of the inning."

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"Part of the reason the game was so bad is because he didn’t really buckle down: after blowing a 3-0 lead by allowing a five-run inning that featured a grooved pitch on which Nimmo crushed a grand slam, Strider stayed in and allowed a walk-aided sixth run in the third, and then a two-run homer to Francisco Alvarez in the fourth."

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"Mets To Promote Francisco Alvarez"

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"Francisco Alvarez, Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty, MLB."

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"The Mets have added two of their top prospects to their 60-man player pool, as the team announced that catcher Francisco Alvarez and right-hander Matthew Allan will head to the alternate training site in Brooklyn."

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"7 million deal with catcher Francisco Alvarez, ranked Number 13 on MLB."

• The NL East catching prospect edition - July 22, 2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Put Hunter Goodman in the Home Run Derby (and the All-Star Game)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, June 24, 2025 All credit for the idea goes to Jason Collette: Hunter Goodman to the ASG as a player & for the HR derby or we riot.— Jason Collette (@jasoncollette.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T00:39:00.266Z But, yes, absolutely. And I’m here to explain why, first by making his case for the All-Star Game (because he’...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Mets have spent a lot and have done just okay in the process, and it remains to be seen whether 2025 will be different. While the Dodgers’ unabashed spending spree this offseason has drawn ire and thinkpieces in equal measure, it behooves us to remember that they’re not alone in their Scrooge McDuck-ness — the Mets are also right there. Steve Cohen’s c...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2025
Francisco Alvarez (C - Mets) The Mets announced Alvarez will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing hamate surgery. This is a big blow for owners who have already drafted as Alvarez has slugged 36 home runs over the past 2 seasons and is seen as one of the better young hitting catchers in baseball. This does continue an injury trend for him tho as he played in just 110 games a year ago as he was hurt in...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 17, 2024
Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) enters the 2025 campaign as a question mark after a torn thumb ligament suffered in April forced him to miss a chunk of last season. He's reportedly retooling his swing this offseason at the suggestion of J.D. Martinez to lift the ball more and use the opposite field more often. After bursting onto the scene with 25 homers in just 423 PA as a 21 year-old rookie in 2023, A...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Ramon Laureano

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images Laureano was a scrapheap addition who did wonders for the Braves’ battered outfield and even wrested a starting role from others in the process. In a season where so many things went wrong for the Atlanta Braves, there may not have been a more pleasant and unexpected surprise on the offensive side of the ball than Ramon Laureano. It’s prob...2024
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• Brewers season ends in heartbreaking 4-2 loss to Mets

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee comes up two outs short as Williams loses it in ninth Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets met this evening in a winner-take-all elimination game, the only game three of any of the Wild Card series. It was a game that non-partisan fans will surely call a classic, a pitcher’s duel between unlikely forces (the rookie Tobias Myers and the 35-year...2024
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• Mets reportedly could make understandable move this week that will cost Francisco Alvarez millions

A new report points to the New York Mets making a move that will cost catcher Francisco Alvarez millions....2025
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• Jonathan Cannon gives up five earned early, offense flails, as White Sox fall to the Mets, 6-4

Jonathan Cannon gave up five runs in the first three innings to give the Mets an early three-run lead. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The pitching was shaky throughout the game, and the South Siders left nine on base The White Sox (17-38) lost their third game in a row Tuesday, falling to the Mets (34-21), 6-4, and officially losing the series. The South Siders are now 3-7 in their last...2025
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• The offense failed to score runs despite a great performance from Adrian Houser

Adrian Houser pitched a gem against the Mets after being released by the team last year. | Al Bello/Getty Images The White Sox fall, 2-1, in the opener Despite a great performance from Adrian Houser, the offense couldn’t muster up enough runs, and late-inning hits from the Mets gave the home club the opener win over the White Sox, 2-1 The hit king, Chase Meidroth, started the game with a w...2025
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• Washington Nationals struggling to find consistency

Brad Mills-Imagn Images After an electric win, the Nats came out flat in their follow up effort I was at the games on both Friday and Saturday. The difference in energy from the Nationals was palpable. On Friday, they were chasing down every ball and going full steam ahead, to a fault at times. However, that juice was not their yesterday. It was a lethargic effort that resulted in a 2-0 lo...2025
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Ramon Laureano
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Braves came away with a big day on Friday, setting themselves in prime position for the playoffs The Atlanta Braves couldn’t have asked for a better day on Friday, getting a huge win over the Royals while taking a huge leap in the standings thanks to losses from the Mets and Diamondbacks. The Braves hold the tiebreaker over both squads, putting them i...2024
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• The difficult Francisco Alvarez call Mets must make

And the Mets may face that soon enough with Francisco Alvarez, who at one time was the crown jewel of the organization, a foundational piece for what they hoped would be 12 to 15 years of powerful stability behind the plate. And Alvarez has had his moments....2025
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• Washington Nationals vs New York Mets game thread

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals look to take the series against the division leading Mets What a wild game we witnessed yesterday and on our supposed day of rest, no less. My heartbeat definitely didn’t get the memo! This Nationals team has shown incredible growth since the start of the year, and in my mind, they’ve proven they can hang with anyone. Even on a day wh...2025
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• Braves News: Jesse Chavez returns, Back to winning, more

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday The Braves took advantage of their homestand to find their footing and win some games. Much credit has to go to Bryce Elder for finally putting together an outing that both gave the Braves some real innings and a chance to win, although with only 2 strikeouts and 3 walks, let’s just say we ...2025
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• Francisco Alvarez takes a tipped ball right to the beans in spring training

BASEBALL IS BACK! Spring training is a time to iron out things for MLB teams, and in the case of Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez: Perhaps time to think about ordering a new cup. The Mets and Red Sox faced off in Spring Training on Monday afternoon and Paul Blackburn was developing his rapport with Alvarez when a pitch got tipped by Alex Bregman and rocketed right into the catcher’s bean bag. It’s...2025
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• Simply put: Braves are the best in June 2023
Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It was literally the best month for the Braves franchise since the start of the 20th century. I don’t think anyone ever goes back to read any of these monthly recaps, but if one were to do so, the very first part of each would give them a refresher about how the month went relative to expectations. I have a feeling that no one i...2023
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• Braves strike just in time, wipe away Mets in rain-shortened, five-inning game, 4-0
Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Braves made the most of their chances right before play stopped in the top of the sixth, earning a rain-shortened victory. It wasn’t a particularly good night for baseball in Queens, but the Braves nonetheless prevailed in a very rain-shortened contest by a 4-0 score, starting their four-game set against the division rivals off on a soggy-but-still-g...2023
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• Royals balk-off the Mets in extras 7-6
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports “We’re where you want to be!” Following their three-game sweep over the first-place Twins, the Royals kept the train moving with walk-off-win in extras, 7-6. Without a win in his last 13 starts, Zack Greinke toed the slab with the hopes of snapping a brutal skid. Though his offense didn’t provide much, the right-hander did more than enough to keep them in the...2023
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• Braves rally from 4-1 deficit to down the Mets 7-5, Michael Harris II leads the way
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The long-awaited Michael Harris II breakout game finally happened as the second-year man went 3-4 with a homer to help Braves overcome the Mets 7-5. For the second time in as many games, the Braves overcame an early 4-1 hole to take down Mets, as Michael Harris II the second had arguably his best game of the season in a 7-5 comeback w...2023
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• Mets To Promote Francisco Alvarez
The Mets will promote catching prospect Francisco Álvarez in advance of the team’s pivotal weekend series against the Braves, reports Daniel Álvarez Montes of El ExtraBase (Twitter link). The 20-year-old is one of the sport’s top minor league talents, checking in sixth on Baseball America’s most recent Top 100 list. It’ll be the first major league call…...2022
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• Cubs 4, Mets 2: Marcus Stroman bites the hand that once fed him
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The righthander had an outstanding outing and timely hitting gave the Cubs another win. Marcus Stroman, who grew up just down the road from Citi Field on New York’s Long Island and who pitched for the Mets for two years, threw perhaps his best game as a Cub against his former team on a chilly, windy Wednesday at Wrigley Field. Stroman became the first Cubs star...2023
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• Braves dance between the raindrops on Mets’ grave in 7-0 win

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images The Braves somehow threw a shutout despite allowing 16 baserunners. Charlie Morton needed a good start. He didn’t get one, but somehow, the Braves didn’t just win — they actively shut out the Mets. Go figure. Meanwhile, the offense did its thing, and the Braves cruised to an easy win against the Mets once again, dancing on their grave, as it were. Serious...2023
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• Mets Expected To Designate Tomas Nido For Assignment
The Mets are expected to designate catcher Tomas Nido for assignment and move to a catching tandem of young Francisco Alvarez and veteran Omar Narvaez, tweets Andy Martino of SNY. Narvaez, who’s been out since early April due to a calf strain, has played six minor league rehab games and has been trending toward a…...2023
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• Don't Forget about Francisco Alvarez - September 22, 2024
Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) went 2-4 with a homer and 3 RBI against the Phillies on Saturday. The 22 year-old backstop has underwhelmed in 2024, in large part because of a torn ligament in his thumb that kept him out of action for nearly two months. Through 324 PA, Alvarez is batting .238 with 11 dingers, 44 RBI, and 36 runs scored, with a slightly above-average 103 wRC+. While his 25% strikeout rat...2024
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• Mets Finally Kicking McCann Down The Road?
"Hey, yo, long-time listener, first-time caller, this is Jimmy from Dyker Heights. The Mets, guy, are killin' me with the freakin' James McCann, guy. I said to my ma, "Ma, what are the Mets doing, guy, they're throwing away everything they've built this year to have this stunod behind the plate. Why don't they try callin' up what's-his-face Francisco Alvarez. He's the future, right, guy? The right...2022
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• Mets’ Francisco Alvarez avoids worst after being struck in mask by foul tip
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• Mets' Francisco Alvarez addresses how minor-league demotion 'changed' him
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• The NL East catching prospect edition - July 22, 2025
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• Mets demotion ‘changed’ Francisco Alvarez — he hopes it never happens again
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• Drake Baldwin, Alex Verdugo return to lineup against Frankie Montas, Mets

Photo by Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images Alex Verdug-argh Well, the Braves took a bit to get this lineup out, and I’d rather they have kept it to themselves, since Alex Verdugo is back. Woof. Lining up for game ✌️ in New York!#BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/U5OVMlXfyv— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 24, 2025 There’s really not a lot of history between current Braves and Frankie Montas....2025
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• Mets Fans Erupt as Struggling Francisco Alvarez Gets Optioned in Long-Awaited Move: ‘About Time’
Fans react as the Mets option Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A, promote Hayden Senger, and make Luis Torrens the starting catcher....2025
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• Mets demote struggling catcher Alvarez to minors
The Mets have demoted struggling starting catcher Francisco Alvarez to Triple-A Syracuse....2025

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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 22

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images An Acuña is currently helping an NL East team get into the Postseason. It’s not Ronald and it’s not the Braves, though. For what feels like the umpteenth time in this NL Wild Card race for the Atlanta Braves, it was one step forward but two steps back. Atlanta got the job done against the Marlins but unfortunately, everybody else in the rac...2024
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• 2024 NL East Preview: The Braves look to turn regular season success into October results

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports The Braves are once again the favorites to win the division but as far as Atlanta is concerned, it’s all about what they do in October. For the past few years, the story of the National League’s Eastern Division has been one that feels very familiar to how it was during the 1990s. While the Atlanta Braves have won the NL East for six straight seasons dating b...2024
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Things can’t get worse after a disastrous 2023 season... right? Everything went wrong for the Mets in 2023. Really, it’s been a downward spiral since the club lost a 10.5 game divisional lead to the Braves in the summer months of 2022 and then quickly bowed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. A real shame. Objectively speaking, there was no reason ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for December 11, 2023

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Here’s what Will Smith might look like in a Royals uniform. Anne Rogers covers the Will Smith signing for the Royals. The Royals view Smith as one option for the back end of the bullpen along with Nick Anderson, whom they acquired in a trade with the Braves last month. Younger right-handers James McArthur and Carlos Hernández also have potential to close game...2023
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• Bird App Recap: Mets 5, White Sox 1
Verlander does what Verlander does, and the Sox lose once again Welcome dear readers, to the delicious Oreo cream of the White Sox series at the Mets. It’s game two if you didn’t catch the reference, and the Sox somehow almost pulled off an amazing comeback last night. Starting lineup for the Sox looks like this, with Touki Toussaint taking the bump for the Pale Hose. Tonight's #WhiteSox start...2023
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• Know Your Enemy: New York Mets
The Mets — the White Sox of New York. We visit the second team in the first city The second team in their city. A perpetually underachieving and essentially unloved ballclub. An ignored fanbase, overshadowed by the media-driven hype around some of the most annoying people in baseball. A team that should have been good having themselves a massively disappointing, injury-ridden, luckless, j...2023
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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023
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