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• Francisco Lindor Cracks Elite Club With Derek Jeter & Cal Ripken Jr. After Hitting Rare Shortstop Milestone
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor shared his mind after he recently joined old-timer Derek Jeter following an impressive milestone....2025
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• ‘We’re Allowed to Show Feelings’: Alex Cora Bursts Into Laughter, Backs Francisco Lindor’s Wild Attempt to Get Red Sox Ace Tossed
Red Sox manager Alex Cora defends Mets superstar Francisco Lindor for his antics in getting Walker Buehler ejected from the game on Tuesday....2025
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• MLB Insider Reveals Deeper Roots Behind Walker Buehler–Francisco Lindor Beef That Fueled Ejection Drama
A simmering rivalry between Walker Buehler and Francisco Lindor during a heated 2024 playoff clash reignited at Fenway Park with fiery ejections....2025
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• ‘F****** Animals’ – Walker Buehler Fires Off Explosive Comment Aimed at Francisco Lindor After Controversial Ejection
Boston Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler called out New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor for his hand in Buehler's ejection on May 20....2025
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• Walker Buehler mocks Francisco Lindor for theatrics over ejection

Francisco Lindor got his wish, but Walker Buehler got the last laugh....2025
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• Francisco Lindor plays hero in ninth inning as Mets take thrilling win over Yankees to even up Subway Series

Just before Juan Soto could play the villain, Francisco Lindor did it for him....2025
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• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The best young hitter in baseball took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years before moving across town in free agency. Now, he returns to the Bronx as two division leaders clash. On December 7, 2023, the New York Yankees swung a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres. It cost a pretty penny, with future Cy Young contender Michael King le...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ flushed with victory

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs and Mets played an entertaining game; the Cubs got away with one. 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, overheated, steeped in writers...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Mets series preview

Brad Mills-Imagn Images The Cubs have a quick one-series road trip to New York. The Cubs have hung in there over their first 38 games, with a 22-16 record while playing only one team — the Pirates — that is currently under .500. (Yes, even the A’s, who the Cubs swept, are 20-18 and only two games out of first place in the AL West.) They’ve got one more good team to face, the Mets this week...2025
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images A look at the successes and failures over the first month of the season. The Pirates are an utter failure starting at the top. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Alex Kirschner writes about the toxic rot from the ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates and how it has poisoned the relationship between the fans and the team. Also, the team is wasting a gener...2025
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• The Steady Rise of Reese Olson - April 24, 2025
Reese Olson, SP (DET) Olson was absolutely dominant on Wednesday. The young right-hander threw 7.1 scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and one walk while striking out seven. Olson's slider/changeup were spectacular, generating 17 swinging strikes on those two pitches alone. He finished the game with a phenomenal 41% CSW rate. Through five starts Olson has been a completely different pitcher ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agree to a massive contract extension. Tragedy in the Dominican Republic hits baseball. More on torpedo bats and two long losing streaks are broken. Good morning. You’ve probably heard this already, but Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays agreed on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension. Michael Baumann l...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 8, 2025

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Hey, a win streak! Jaylon Thompson writes about Kyle Isbel’s big night against the Twins. Isbel’s three hits Monday fell one short of a career best, set against the Twins in 2023. “I’ve been working hard in the (batting) cage pre-game,” Isbel said. “I got a pitch he hung a little bit and I put a good swing on it.” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli was ejected fo...2025
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• Soto Slugs first HR for Mets in Win - March 29, 2025
Juan Soto (OF - Mets) Soto hit his first home with the Mets Friday night. There isn't much more to be said about one of the best players in all of baseball. Soto has a chance for a huge season driving in runs hitting behind Francisco Lindor and scoring runs via Pete Alonso's bat. One fun Juan Soto fact: 2019 was the last time Soto had more strikeouts than walks and should easily get to his third ...2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Bullpen

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Atlanta’s bullpen has been a source of strength and stability over the past couple of years, but there’s more uncertainty for their relief corps in 2025. In the past two years combined, Atlanta Braves relievers rank in the top five in ERA (fifth), FIP (second), K% (first), and BB% (third). It’s been undeniably one of the top bullpens in baseball ever...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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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto
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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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• No, the World Baseball Classic shouldn’t be cancelled because of Edwin Diaz’s injury
Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Injuries can — and do — happen just about anywhere in baseball. By now, you have certainly heard about the patellar tendon injury suffered by Mets closer Edwin Diaz while celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win over the Dominican Republic. You might not, however, have seen this reaction to it: Wouldn't have happened in a celebration of a mea...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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"Francisco Lindor homered to give the Mets a 3-2 lead, and then a double by Pete Alonso was followed by an RBI single by Vientos and the Mets led by two."

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"He immediately gave up a dinger to Starling Marte before walking Francisco Lindor and Alonso."

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"com/L1FeL8I2MW— Rawlings Baseball (@RawlingsSports) October 18, 2023 The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Finalists - NL Shortstop - Francisco Lindor, Dansby Swanson, Ezequiel Tovar#RawlingsGoldGloveAwards pic."

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"Benches clear in Mets-Nationals after Francisco Lindor becomes latest player to get hit with pitch"

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"Francisco Lindor grabbed Jeff McNeil by throat during Mets’ ‘rat-raccoon’ altercation"

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"Blue Jays Have “Checked In” On Francisco Lindor, Had Interest in Didi Gregorius"

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"The Reds have “engage[d]” with the Indians in talks regarding shortstop Francisco Lindor, according to MLB."

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"Baseball 18 cover at Tribe Fest this weekend, Francisco Lindor was asked if he is as good at video games as he is at playing shortstop for the Indians."

2017
"Puerto Rico remained red-hot at the 2017 World Baseball Classic and beat Mexico, 9-4, behind a pair of home runs from Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor and a homer from Cubs infielder Javier Baez in a wild game Saturday night."

2016
"Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor propelled his club to a 2-0 lead in the sixth inning of Game 1 in the American League Championship Series on Friday night, launching a two-run home run against Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada."

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"Francisco Lindor homered in the eighth inning to lift the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees on Sunday at Yankee Stadium."

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"The good news for the Indians is that the vast majority of the team's core remains under contract, and the continued development of youngsters like Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis—coupled with the expected arrival of top prospect Francisco Lindor—offers significant hope for the future."

• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway Series
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 40

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images A 6-5 win for the Cubs. I imagine the words “because baseball” will be typed and read hundreds of times after this one. A rookie pitcher, a formidable opponent, a three game losing streak. Not the recipe for a win. Then Ian Happ gets a night off. Pete Crow-Armstrong in the leadoff spot? Justin Turner fifth? If we’re being honest, you weren’t confident. This was...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Sunday 5/11, 11:05 a.m. CT

Photo by Kent J. Edwards/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Sunday notes... CUBS/METS SERIES: This is 11th series since 2000 between the Cubs and Mets at New York in which the teams have split the first two games. The Cubs have won the third game in four of the previous 10, including last year, when they lost a fourth game to split the series. They had done the same in 2008. Th...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2025

Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Drew Waters is not going to miss his shot. The Royals are feeling confident after a successful homestand. “It was a good week,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “You come home and go 5-1 in a homestand, that’s pretty solid. Coming back off the road trip, that was definitely needed.” Jackson Stone writes that Drew Waters is making the most...2025
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• Outside The Confines: One month down
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• The Steady Rise of Reese Olson - April 24, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 8, 2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Bullpen
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: New York Mets
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• Why Mets' Francisco Lindor showed some extra emotion after go-ahead HR vs. Cubs

Lindor discussed his big swing and resultant emotional showing....2025
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• Should I go for three?

So I grabbed a blaster of 2025 Heritage when I was at Dave and Adam's last week. I know they're not called "blasters" anymore but it's still the word I use when I want people to know what I am talking about. Buying Heritage is instinct at this point. We're at the designs during my first years of collecting. While I could pick-and-choose whether I was going to collect Heritage 10-15 year...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 8, 2025
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• 2025 Atlanta Braves positional season preview: Bullpen
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: New York Mets
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• Sometimes It Hurts- Preseason Prep- March 17, 2025
Happy St. Patrick's Day! The Luck o' the Irish hasn't been with several teams and players so far in Spring Training as a rash of injuries has hit them. The first game that counts will be tomorrow when the Dodgers and Cubs face off in Tokyo. SS Mookie Betts may not be playing in the two games of the Tokyo Series. He has been suffering an illness that has forced him to miss the exhibition games tha...2025
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• Baseball is supposed to be fun, isn’t it?

Baseball hasn’t forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven’t lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. — Bob Uecker And it was, whenever Bob Uecker was involved Bob Uecker’s death last week at the age of 90 was not just a reminder of what a great guy (and bad ballplayer) he was, but also a reminder of a very important fact —...2025
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• The 5 worst Cubs games of 2024

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images You probably don’t want to remember these, but here we are. There have been other years when I’ve posted a number of blowout losses in this annual recap. In some ways, those are easier to take, a team runs up a huge score against the Cubs but it still counts for only one loss. Other times I’ve filled these with soul-crushing defeats. This time, I’m going...2024
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• Making the case for Jurickson Profar

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves need an OF who can consistently get on base and bat left-handed. Meet Jurickson Profar. Even after they sent chills through the hearts of 29 other MLB franchises by signing OF Bryan De La Cruz to a non-guaranteed contract yesterday, the Atlanta Braves still find themselves in need of an everyday corner OF for 2025. There are tw...2024
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• Geckos Homework - Fielding with the Mets

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Hi Geckos! It’s Coach Ian here. Since we keep getting rained out of practice I wanted to give you something to do with baseball anyway. Here are a few fielding situations to talk through with your parents. Can you figure out how to get the out? I bet you can! First off, here’s a picture of a baseball field. The little green circles are y’all — Geckos playing ...2025
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• Cubs 6, Mets 5: Cade Horton’s debut is a success

Photo by Kent J. Edwards/Getty Images The Cubs survived two Brett Baty homers and defeated the Mets. Cade Horton’s ERA (6.75) after one MLB game doesn’t show it, but his debut Saturday against a very good Mets team was a success. His only real mistake in four innings was a three-run homer by Brett Baty. (Baty homered again later off Julian Merryweather.) Horton struck out five and the Cubs...2025
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• Francisco Lindor’s Sweet Mid-game Gesture to His Family at Their First Mets Game of the Season Melts Hearts
Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor makes a sweet gesture towards his family in the stands at Citi Field during the series opener against the Cubs....2025
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• Francisco Lindor’s Wife Reveals Unexpected Way She Stays Connected to Mets Star While Handling Newborn Duties
Francisco Lindor and his wife, Katie Lindor, stay connected, regardless of where Francisco's Mets are playing....2025
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• ‘I Need My Wife And Kids’: Francisco Lindor Gets Emotional After Family Misses Huge Career Moment
While he contributed to four of the team's five runs against the Phillies, Francisco Lindor would do anything to have his family here with him...2025
• Watch: Francisco Lindor's milestone HR comes at perfect time for Mets

Shortstop Francisco Lindor delivered the first signature moment of the 2025 New York Mets season on Friday night....2025
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• Outside The Confines: Vladito stays in Toronto
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• Tribe HRs open, close tight victory over Yankees
Francisco Lindor homered in the eighth inning to lift the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. The Indians leave New York having taken three of the four-game set....2015
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• Yanks can't finish comeback on Pettitte's Day
Francisco Lindor homered in the eighth inning to lift the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Yankees on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. The Indians leave New York having taken three of the four-game set....2015
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• Farmer can't contain Tribe in emergency start
Francisco Lindor stole the show, reaching base four times and belting his first career home run to help Cleveland to an 8-2 victory over Detroit in the series finale at Progressive Field. Jason Kipnis set a record by tallying a hit in his 28th straight game at the ballpark....2015
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• Puerto Rico wins behind Lindor's 2 HRs
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• Tribe sweeps Halos, 1 back of MLB's top mark
For the second consecutive day, Francisco Lindor helped sink the Angels with a tiebreaking home run, launching a three-run, go-ahead shot to complete the Indians' three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory in Thursday afternoon's series finale at Angel Stadium....2017
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• Benches clear in Mets-Nationals after Francisco Lindor becomes latest player to get hit with pitch
Tensions were high in Washington during the second game of the season...2022
• Tribe keeps momentum with Game 1 win
Rain threatened to slow the Indians' recent momentum over the past few days, but the Tribe continued on undeterred on Sunday afternoon. In the first game of a traditional doubleheader, rookies Francisco Lindor and Cody Anderson came up big in a 7-2 victory over the Tigers....2015
• Verlander, Tigers drop Game 1 in Cleveland
Rain threatened to slow the Indians' recent momentum over the past few days, but the Tribe continued on undeterred on Sunday afternoon. In the first game of a traditional doubleheader, rookies Francisco Lindor and Cody Anderson came up big in a 7-2 victory over the Tigers....2015

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• The Steady Rise of Reese Olson - April 24, 2025
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• Soto Slugs first HR for Mets in Win - March 29, 2025
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• Sometimes It Hurts- Preseason Prep- March 17, 2025
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• Fantasy players are bullish on Bobby Witt
Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Hopefully the fantasy crowd is right! In my 20s I played a lot of fantasy baseball, but kids and work eventually made that time commitment harder to manage. Still, every January and February as the impatience for baseball starts to grow, I tend to start looking at some fantasy stuff just to pass the time. The Royals faces you expect to see are all there...2023
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• 1st-Place Indians Make AL Central Statement with Sweep of Defending Champ Royals
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• MLB Insider Reveals Deeper Roots Behind Walker Buehler–Francisco Lindor Beef That Fueled Ejection Drama
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• Mets 6, Cubs 2: The difference between these teams? The bullpens

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Cubs and Mets aren’t that far apart. But the Mets have better relievers. The Cubs and Mets played evenly for the first six and a half innings of this game, pretty much while the starters were still throwing. Then the bullpens took over and you can see the difference between the two teams. Mets relievers shut down Cubs hitters. Cubs relievers allowed four...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 40
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• Cubs 6, Mets 5: Cade Horton’s debut is a success
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 7: Francisco Lindor among best bets for Wednesday HR player props

SportsLine's model is up 33.55 units on HR picks in the last 29 days. Use its MLB picks for sportsbook promotions like the DraftKings King of the Diamond contest...2025
• Free MLB home run picks, odds for April 28: Francisco Lindor among best bets for Monday HR player props

SportsLine's model nailed its +9360 MLB HR parlay picks last Wednesday. Use its MLB picks for sportsbook promotions like the DraftKings No Sweat Home Run bet on Monday...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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• The Mets arrive to face the Atlanta Braves in a huge series

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images More than likely, the fate of both of these teams is all going to come down to who comes out on top in this series. The penultimate series of the season for our Atlanta Braves is here and it’s looking like it’s going to be a doozy. The Braves have the New York Mets coming into town and once again, the stakes couldn’t be any higher for a late-season series...2024
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• Francisco Lindor Addresses Future With Indians
Trade rumors have swirled around Francisco Lindor all winter, as the Indians’ moves to limit their payroll over the last 15 months have led to widespread speculation that Lindor will be dealt before he reaches free agency following the 2021 season. Edwin Encarnacion’s three-year, $60MM deal from the 2016-17 offseason still stands as the largest…...2020
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• MLBTR Poll: Mookie Betts’ Red Sox Future
Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts has been one of multiple superstars involved in trade speculation this offseason, joining the likes of Nolan Arenado, Francisco Lindor and Kris Bryant. The Betts rumors got especially interesting Thursday when a report indicated the Red Sox and Padres have discussed a swap centering on the 27-year-old. It doesn’t…...2020
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• MLB hot stove rumors: Francisco Lindor trade may be coming soon; Nats, Twins lead pack for Josh Donaldson
Here's what's buzzing around MLB for Friday...2019
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• Francisco Lindor's Big Day Highlights Status as MLB's Most Overlooked Star
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