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• Yanks owner calls Soto session a 'good meeting'
Calling it a "good meeting" with the star slugger, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said he told Juan Soto he would seek a relationship similar to the one he has with franchise cornerstones Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge if Soto chooses to re-sign in New York....2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones finishes second in 2005 NL MVP voting

Photo by Diamond Images/Getty Images Andruw had an incredible 2005 season but came up short in the NL MVP voting. Braves Franchise History 2005: St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols earns the National League MVP Award, edging Atlanta Braves center fielder Andruw Jones. Pujols was among the NL leaders in most hitting categories and finished with a .330 batting average, 41 home r...2024
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• New York Yankees ‘didn’t blink’ in calling Gerrit Cole’s opt-out bluff as exec says agent Scott Boras ‘out of touch’

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole opted out of the final fours years and $144 million of his contract days after the World Series....2024
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Spencer Strider

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The 2023 rotation star was one of the first big injury blows for the Braves in 2024. 2024 seemed poised to be a bit of a changing of the guard for the Atlanta Braves rotation —Spencer Strider earned the start on Opening Day, unseating Max Fried, who had held the title since 2021. With his 2023 campaign under his belt, the sky felt like th...2024
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• 300-game winners now a thing of MLB’s past

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The ever-changing landscape of Major League Baseball has rendered the 300-game winner a thing of the past. . In 2005, Detroit called up a 22-year-old pitching prospect named Justin Verlander. He made two starts, but they did not go particularly well. The next season, he started a streak of nine years in a row with at least 30 starts. I...2024
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• So this is where we are

I don't think I need to explain where I am at with Allen & Ginter. But I've got some new followers on BlueSky today (my Twitter account is not long for this world) so a brief recap:Started a blog in 2008 and one of my early posts was about my complete-and-total adoration of Allen & Ginter, particularly that year's edition. The years go on and I plunge into Gint-a-Cuffs, an annual blog-wide s...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones finishes second in 2005 NL MVP voting
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• Outside The Confines: Never mind

Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images Gerrit Cole opts out and then he doesn’t. Qualifying offers were issued. Free agents are ranked. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. You officially have my permission to call them the Sacramento A’s if you want. Or the West Sacramento A’s if you’d rather. After opting out of his contract with the Yankees, which still ha...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 5, 20242

Get out and vote! Anne Rogers covers the press conference announcing the Michael Wacha deal. “Not only does it bring our starting rotation back that we’re really proud of – really, our success began with starting pitching – but it brings us clarity,” Picollo said. “There’s not a whole lot for us to worry about from a pitching perspective right now. We can move onto other things that we feel like ...2024
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• Braves News: Joe Jimenez Injury, Travis d’Arnaud Enters Free Agency, more

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Monday was a bit busier than expected. Monday was always expected to be quite busy for Atlanta, with some pretty obvious decisions to be made on the status of certain Braves for 2025. For instance, the Braves exercised the team option for Marcell Ozuna for 2025 and extended a qualifying offer to Max Fried. And while declining the ...2024
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• Braves News: Extensions for Aaron Bummer and Reynaldo Lopez, option decisions, more

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday The Braves made some on-brand moves early in the offseason, as the offseason machine got humming league-wide. Tacking on a year to both Reynaldo Lopez and Aaron Bummer, standout 2024 offseason additions, is a reasonable move. It is interesting that Atlanta is making an effort to push money away from the 2025 s...2024
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• The World Series has big names... but could be decided by players who aren’t stars

Photo by Nicole Vasquez/MLB Photos via Getty Images Some of those players already have had a big influence on this year’s postseason. You all know the names of the big stars on the Yankees and Dodgers who will take the field tonight at Dodger Stadium for Game 1 of the World Series: Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, Juan Soto, Freddie Freeman, among others. Many postsea...2024
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. Dodgers

The Fall Classic will return to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years, but Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers have every intention of spoiling the party. Yankees vs. Dodgers has probably been one of the most common World Series predictions of the past decade. They’re both consistent powerhouse teams with loads of star power, and both have made the playoffs in every season since 2017 (save for the Yan...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• Next up for Yankees? A vacation for Brian Cashman
With Gerrit Cole signed, Cashman has already won the winter....2019
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"Gerrit Cole free agency: Yankees' ace reportedly opts out of contract, but New York can still keep him"

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"Full lineup for the American League: Marcus Semien - 2B Shohei Ohtani - DH Randy Arozarena - LF Corey Seager - SS Yandy Diaz - 1B Adolis Garcia - RF Austin Hays - CF Josh Jung - 3B Jonah Heim - C Starting on the mound for the American League is New York Yankees’ starter Gerrit Cole."

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"Alek Manoah calls out Gerrit Cole over on-field incident"

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"Gerrit Cole is living the dream."

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"This is the second hit to a rotation that was enhanced over the winter through the addition of Gerrit Cole."

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"Prized free-agent pitcher Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record nine-year, $324 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

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"The Pirates have traded their top starting pitcher Gerrit Cole to the Astros, a source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports."

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"For the second time this season, Gerrit Cole was at his absolute best against the Cubs at PNC Park."

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"Gerrit Cole tossed eight shutout innings, and Jung Ho Kang smacked an RBI double and solo homer as the Pirates took a 2-1 victory on Sunday over the Cubs and Jon Lester, who no-hit Pittsburgh through 6 1/3 innings."

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"Gerrit Cole is not only an All-Star."

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"Gerrit Cole bounced back from giving up a run in each of the first two innings by retiring the last 17 batters he faced."

• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones finishes second in 2005 NL MVP voting
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• New York Yankees ‘didn’t blink’ in calling Gerrit Cole’s opt-out bluff as exec says agent Scott Boras ‘out of touch’
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Spencer Strider
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• 300-game winners now a thing of MLB’s past
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• MLB Mailbag: Yankees, Soto, Cole, Santander, Dodgers, Mets

With MLBTR's Top 50 Free Agents list hitting your screens Monday evening, the MLB Mailbag is back. This week's mailbag gets into Plan B for the Yankees if they lose Juan Soto, the Gerrit Cole contract situation, the Reds and Nick Martinez, the Cubs' response to Cody Bellinger staying, the Dodgers' approach to free agent…...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Never mind
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 5, 20242
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• Braves News: Joe Jimenez Injury, Travis d’Arnaud Enters Free Agency, more
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2240: We’ve Got Options

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about team/player option/opt-out decisions involving Gerrit Cole, Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell, and Eugenio Suárez, the Royals re-signing Michael Wacha, the players who received qualifying offers, the Minasian brothers as rival GMs (and potential PoBros), Carlos Santana’s historic Gold Glove, an international signing scandal (on multiple levels), evidence o...2024
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• BCB After Dark: How big is the Cubs’ budget?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you think the Cubs will sign a free agent for more than $100 million in total value this winter. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark, the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad that you could join us. We’re officially in the offseaso...2024
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• 300-game winners now a thing of MLB’s past
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• Braves News: Joe Jimenez Injury, Travis d’Arnaud Enters Free Agency, more
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• Braves News: Extensions for Aaron Bummer and Reynaldo Lopez, option decisions, more
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• Outside The Confines: Stayin’ alive!

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Yankees' slump was one for the ages, but they still have a chance. The World Series seems as if it only just started, and now it might just get interesting. Don’t call it a comeback! But do call it a comeback. Lots of experts had all but counted the Yankees out after a 3-0 Series start from the Dodgers. Despite a slumping performance ...2024
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• 2024 World Series: Predicting the winner of Yankees vs Dodgers in the Fall Classic

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Which team will emerge victorious from this heavyweight fight? The highly anticipated 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees is set to kick off tonight at 8:08 pm on FOX. The Yankees, unquestionably the most popular and most successful franchise in Major League Baseball, are making their first World Series appearance si...2024
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• The Yankees are back to being enemy #1

The Royals fell short to the Yankees in the ALDS | Denny Medley-Imagn Images Sangre por sangre. Thursday night, after attending the Royals’ season-ending defeat to the Yankees in Game Four of the ALDS, I immediately planned on writing an article about how the Yankees had once again become the Royals’ and Royals fans’ biggest enemy. However, I stopped myself. I did not want to write somethi...2024
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• Know your enemy: Q&A with Andrew Means of Pinstripe Alley

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Royals take on the Bronx Bombers. The Royals continue to stun the baseball world after a 106-loss season by advancing to the American League Divisional Series where they will take on the vaunted New York Yankees, who won 94 games and earned the top seed in the American League. I talked to Andrew Means, site editor at Pinstripe Alley, to get his perspect...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: ALDS Preview

The AL Central takes center stage in the ALDS! The Royals and Yankees renew an old playoff rivalry while the upstart Tigers and Guardians duke it out. The American League Central doesn’t get much respect. Some of this is due to its history as one of baseball’s “newer” divisions. The AL Central’s only two World Series champions in 30 seasons of play are the 2005 White Sox and 2015 Royals. Neither w...2024
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Never mind
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• World Series Game 5 discussion thread

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yankees staved off the sweep, but can they tame Freddie Freeman? The New York Yankees managed to stave off elimination against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, but with Game 5 looming, the Yankees have to win three more games to take down the fearsome Dodgers. Aside from the yahoos in right field that tried to steal a ball out of Mookie Betts’ glove, the Yank...2024
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• Backs to the wall in World Series Game 5? Yankees signed Gerrit Cole for moments just like this
New York is handing the ball -- and its season -- to its ace. And the Yankees wouldn't want it any other way....2024
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• World Series Game 1 could be career-defining moment for Gerrit Cole

New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has a chance to reverse some narratives in Game 1 of the World Series....2024
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• MLB Playoffs: Underdog Guardians look to knock out big, bad Yankees

The Yankees’ championship drought is a feast compared to the Guardians’. Who will get a chance to snap it? The Championship Series is upon us and only four teams remain from the 30 who began the MLB season back in March. October winnowed the field to 12 playoff teams, the Wild Card round cut out four more, and now, the New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers a...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 7, 2024

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Jazz was out. The Royals responded to the controversial safe call on Jazz Chisholm. “I feel like you guys know me,” Massey said. “I don’t speak my mind too much on a lot of stuff, so I wanted to make sure I had the facts before I did. Like I said, if that’s something that is not going to be overturned, I’m not sure what (will) other than the obvious calls of guys o...2024
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• Sources: Cole to join Yankees for 9 years, $324M
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• Gerrit Cole signs with Yankees for record-breaking $324 million deal
The Yankees have given Cole the biggest pitching contract in baseball history...2019
• Cubs wait out Cole, strike late for shutout win
For the second time this season, Gerrit Cole was at his absolute best against the Cubs at PNC Park. And for the second time this season, the Cubs won anyway. After Cole threw eight shutout innings, catcher Alex Avila ripped an RBI triple off Daniel Hudson in the ninth to give the Cubs a 1-0 win on Wednesday night....2017
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• Sources: Yankees make signing Cole top priority
Signing Gerrit Cole is the top priority for the Yankees this offseason, and they have approval to offer him a record-setting deal, sources tell ESPN....2019
• Yankees To Sign Gerrit Cole
The Yankees have reached a nine-year, $324MM agreement with free-agent righthander Gerrit Cole, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports....2019
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• Cole outduels Lester as Bucs take finale
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• Carpenter's blast not enough to pick up Lynn
Gerrit Cole is not only an All-Star. He's an all-timer, as far as Pittsburgh's franchise is concerned. Cole scattered six hits in seven innings Friday night as the Bucs downed the Cardinals, 5-2, to even their four-game series and return within 4 1/2 games of the National League Central leaders....2015
• Cole first to 13 wins as Bucs topple Cards
Gerrit Cole is not only an All-Star. He's an all-timer, as far as Pittsburgh's franchise is concerned. Cole scattered six hits in seven innings Friday night as the Bucs downed the Cardinals, 5-2, to even their four-game series and return within 4 1/2 games of the National League Central leaders....2015

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• AL Week 25 Strategy-September 7, 2024
In The Field OF Max Kepler was placed on the 10-day IL with left knee tendonitis on Thursday. He had missed the previous four games with the injury. OF Matt Wallner is expected to fill in for Kepler while he is out. Wallner is hitting .262 with 11 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, and 3 SB. OF Kyle Tucker was activated on Friday. He has been out since early June with a right shin fracture. He was hitting .266 w...2024
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• SP Check-In-August 22, 2024
Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele went 7 IP and gave up 2 ER on 4 H, 0 BB, and 10 K's against the Tigers. Steele has been excellent this year with a 3.07 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. The only downside to Steele in fantasy has been the measly four wins compared to 16 a year ago. His ERA is the same, WHIP is lower, and he is averaging the same number of innings per start but only has four wins which is a ...2024
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• Waldron Handles Cleveland - July 20, 2024
Matt Waldron The knuckleballer shut down a hot Cleveland lineup going 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. He threw the knuckleball 56% of the time, but his peak usage was in June when he threw it 41.6% of the time. The .253 xwOBA against it is the best mark amongst all of his pitches. His sweeper had a 47% CSW today. I really like Waldon moving into the second half, especially if he throws the knuckleball...2024
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• AL Week 13 Strategy-June 15, 2024
In The Field 1B Triston Casas (ribs) is swinging a bat off a tee at lower intensities. He has experienced a setback during his recovery so the Red Sox and Casas are taking his recovery slowly so that he doesn't have another setback. OF Taylor Ward (back) and C Logan O'Hoppe were out of the Angels lineup on Wednesday. OF Hunter Renfroe does not have a fractured toe after it was initially reported...2024
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• AL Week 11 Strategy-June 1, 2024
In The Field 2B Brandon Drury (hamstring) told Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com that he expects to return from the IL on June 11. He has been out since May 9 with this injury but has been able to ramp up his activity level. Drury will need a rehab assignment prior to being activated so that will give a more concrete date for his return. The most likely scenario when he returns is that 3B Luis Guillorm...2024
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• AL Week 9 Strategy-May 18, 2024
In The Field OF Byron Buxton (knee) started a rehab assignment on Wednesday. He went 0-3 with 2 K's but was playing centerfield which is a good sign after spending last year as a DH. He was activated on Saturday and OF Austin Martin was optioned to Triple-A. He hit The issue with Buxton is no longer just injury-related. His skills have declined. He has seen his strikeout rate increase (32% K) an...2024
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• MLB Week 7 Roundup: You’ll never guess who the hottest team in baseball is!

Bryce Harper has been on a tear this year, helping keep the Phillies at the top of the National League. | Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports The Phillies and Yankees hold the top spots in their respective leagues, while the Rockies ride good vibes right into a winning streak It’s been a wild week around the league! While we still have our heavy-hitting teams that have been holding out on top...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 24, 2024
Injury News Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele left his start on Friday with a left knee contusion. He was on the ground in obvious pain and was helped off the field. This initially looked bad but he was later diagnosed with a left knee contusion and tweeted that he was okay. This was scary for both the Cubs and fantasy owners because Steele was just announced as the Opening Day starter. Stee...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024
Injury News Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley is dealing with a strained pec but is considered day-to-day. This is an injury worth watching because it could mean a couple of days off from throwing or it could turn into a multi-week injury. Either way, he is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The Rays are going to be cautious with their young right-hander. Bradley has much appe...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones finishes second in 2005 NL MVP voting
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Spencer Strider
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• Outside The Confines: Let the offseason begin!

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Hot stove is warming! Welcome to the official offseason friends. The World Series is over, the Dodgers have had their celebratory parade (featuring none other than Decoy Ohtani), they might have begun a dynasty era, and the Yankees have started to make major changes ahead of next year. Speaking of the Yankees, Gerrit Cole has opted out of his contrac...2024
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• 2024 World Series Game 5: Dodgers vs. Yankees, Wednesday 10/30, 7:08 CT

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Yankees try to continue their comeback. Here’s all the information you’ll need for tonight’s game at Yankee Stadium. On Tuesday, the Yankees became just the fourth team to win even one game after being down three games to none in the World Series. No team has ever won a second game after being down 3-0. MLB.com Gameday for World Series ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Stayin’ alive!
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones finishes second in 2005 NL MVP voting
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• 2024 Braves Season in Review: Spencer Strider
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• Outside The Confines: Let the offseason begin!
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A spot in Cooperstown may be unlikely, but Andrew McCutchen deserves praise for an outstanding run. If I had to pick my favorite cliche statement in sports media, it’d be that father time is undefeated. Time and time again we see the decline of a once seemingly unstoppable athlete, as the miles start to pile on and they are simply not the same as they once ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Making a splash

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The first-ever splash hit by a right-hander in San Francisco. MLB sells out even more. A look ahead to the playoff races and other news from around baseball. Good morning. My wife says the one overriding principle of modern ballpark design is to have something interesting to hit home runs in. I can’t argue with that. This is kind o...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 3, 2024

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is your July Royals Player of the Month. Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer were named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month. Witt is generating MVP buzz, writes Jaylon Thompson. “He is just a game changer every night,” Singer said. “He has been absolutely incredible this year. You talk about the MVP, obviously, I think he should be at the top...2024
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