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• Why Ichiro Suzuki should be a first-ballot Hall of FamerThe 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. It is headlined by legendary closer Billy Wagner, veteran southpaw C.C Sabathia as well as one of baseball’s top hitters, Ichiro Suzuki....2024Continue with Billy Wagner breaking news today -
• Ben Zobrist and Fernando Rodney are on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballotPhoto by J. Meric/Getty Images Two Rays have a chance at enshrinement The ballot is out for the Baseball Writers Association of America to vote to select the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2025. In total, there are 28 players on the ballot for the nearly 400 voting members for the BBWAA to choose from. Voters can only selected up to 10 players on each ballot, but may also turn in ...2024Click for news about Ben Zobrist news and rumors -
• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame casePhoto by Jacob de Golish/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, November 20, 2024 The National Baseball Hall of Fame released the ballot for the 2025 cycle on Monday, with a cast of characters both returning and debuting for the first time on the ballot. The new batch of candidates features a no-brainer like Ichiro Suzuki while featuring a slew of debatable players who...2024Continue with Troy Tulowitzki rumors -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta signs Andres GalarragaBraves Franchise History 1979 - The Braves sign reliever Al Hrabosky to a five-year, $2.2 million deal. 1997 - Atlanta signs first baseman Andres Galarraga to a three-year, $24.8 million deal. MLB History 1888 - The Joint Rules Committee reduces the number of balls for a walk from five to four. 1950 - Pirates general manager Roy Haley resigns from his job and is replaced by Branch Rickey. 1962...2024Click for news about Andres Galarraga headline news -
• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefulsPhoto by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Ichiro Suzuki leads a long list of Hall of Fame hopefuls On Monday, the ballot for the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting was released. (We already covered the Classic Era ballot–formerly referred to as the Veterans Committee ballot–here.) There’s one obvious choice and a few others who have a shot at getting voted in this year, plus a handful of interes...2024See more Steph Chambers -
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Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia find themselves on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Ichiro is the interesting case because he came to MLB in the middle of his peak after staring in Japan. That fact that he was able to maintain his peak well into his 30s puts him in a […]...2024
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame BallotRICK WOOD / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Three former Brewers appear on this year’s ballot Monday marked the release of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The biggest new name on the ballot is that of Ichiro Suzuki, who could become the second unanimous Hall of Famer after Mariano Rivera in 2019. But there are two newcomers and one holdover who have a history with the...2024Read about Fame Ballot -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Fred McGriff to Tampa BayBraves Franchise History 1958 - Milwaukee Braves second baseman Red Schoendienst is diagnosed as having tuberculosis and will appear in just five games in 1959. 1997 - The Braves trade Fred McGriff to the expansion Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for a player to be named later. 2002 - The Florida Marlins send recently-acquired pitcher Mike Hampton to the Atlanta Braves for Ryan Baker and Tim Spooneyba...2024See more Fred McGriff availability report -
• Royals Rumblings - News for August 22, 2024Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Yet another day off. Michael Lorenzen righted the ship after a rocky first few innings last night: “I was rushing through a lot of stuff, and instead of hitting the panic button, you’re trying to figure out how to problem-solve out there and figure out exactly what’s off,” Lorenzen said. “I felt like I was able to figure it out and slow things down, slowed m...2024See more Michael Lorenzen availability report -
• Baseball history unpacked, March 20Babe Didrickson makes her pitch. March 20, 1934. A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Babe Didrikson makes her pitch, and other stories. Important events in world history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lor...2024See more articles World Series injury report -
• Outside The Confines: Spring awakeningsPhoto by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Ohtani hits his first home run in a Dodger uniform. The Dodgers make a couple more moves. A Giants legend moves to St. Louis. Ichiro’s relationship with Cooperstown and other news from baseball. Good morning. Jeff Passan just ordered two “LISA WAS RIGHT.” shirts which is even more proof why Jeff Passan is the absolute best there i...2024See also David Durochik -
• Baseball history unpacked, January 24Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Game time, pitch clock manipulation, and other stories. Happy birthday, Jose Quintana! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and vari...2024Read about Jonathan Daniel -
• Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer elected to Hall of FamePhoto by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images Former Royals outfielder Carlos Beltrán falls a bit short The Baseball Hall of Fame announced this evening that writers have elected Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer to be inducted along with former manager Jim Leyeland this summer. Former Royals outfielder Carlos Beltrán improved his vote total from 46.5 percent to 57.1 perce...2024Click for news about Adrián Beltré injury report -
• MLB Winter Meetings: Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Yoshinobu Yamamoto among big storylinesD. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports The baseball world descends on Nashville this week, and here is what to watch for The 2023 MLB Winter Meetings are set to get underway today in Nashville. Certainly the main headline is the status of free agent Shohei Ohtani, but his landing spot for next season is not the only major topic on the docket this week. Here are some of the other major storylines...2023Continue with Shohei Ohtani injury status
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• Blog Bat-Around: 5 best pack-pulled hits (plus a few others)All right, time to inject a little spirit of community into the blog world again. Everyone's gone off into their own directions, even if they didn't ditch their blog 10 years ago. What we need is another Blog Bat-Around.This version was started by Matt of Diamond Jesters. Inspired by his recent pull of a Tony Gwynn bat relic in 2024 Topps, he listed his top five pack-pulled hits.I'm taking u...2024Visit the page Tony Gwynn -
• Baseball history unpacked, January 5Happy birthday, Bob Dernier! | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. A good day for center fielders, several sad passings, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of...2024See also George Gojkovich -
• Tonight: Come to Sox Park for AAPI Heritage Night!
Get to the park early enough to claim one of 10,000 boutique, Filipino-flavored White Sox T-shirts, by Chicago artist Brian Nevado. | Chicago White Sox Five Asian American White Sox fans share their journeys and love of the game in advance of the celebration “Chicago embraces so many ethnicities, and it’s a beautiful part of the fabric of our city,” lifelong White Sox fan Kenny Nakai says...2023Visit the page White Sox
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• Outside The Confines: Is the MLBPA going to stand up for MiLB?
Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seems like some interesting changes might be coming. In some late-breaking Sunday news that we will most certainly be hearing a lot more about in the coming week, it appears that a vote is on the way to see how Minor League players feel about having the MLPBA act as their collective bargaining representative. BREAKING: Minor Leaguer...2022Read about Willie Mays
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• Fourteen Years After 116-Win Record, Mariners Ready to End Playoff Drought
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"Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner." - 2023
"LOOK: MLB legend Ichiro Suzuki breaks window while hitting home run at 50 years old" - 2022
"Iris Skinner and Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki have quite a history together." - 2021
"The Seattle Mariners will induct Ichiro Suzuki into the team's Hall of Fame during a game on Aug." - 2020
"Ichiro Suzuki enjoyed one of America's staple meals." - 2019
"For the final time in his legendary career, Ichiro Suzuki walked off the field to thunderous applause as the crowd at the Tokyo Dome gave him a standing ovation that lasted for well over two minutes." - 2018
"Ichiro Suzuki’s agent, John Boggs, tells Barry Bloom of MLB." - 2017
"With a rare start in center against the Cubs on Sunday, Ichiro Suzuki made history." - 2016
"Ichiro Suzuki, going strong at age 42, is energizing the Marlins." - 2015
"The reasons the Marlins initially signed Ichiro Suzuki as a free agent in January remain in place today." - 2014
"Ichiro Suzuki Speaks, Cooperstown Listens Don't order that retirement cake just yet for legendary outfielder Ichiro Suzuki."
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Ichiro Suzuki trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Ben Zobrist is on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballotBen Zobrist after his 10th inning double in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Hall released its ballot Monday. I’m burying the lede here on purpose because a popular former Cub is on the Hall of Fame ballot. Clearly, Ichiro Suzuki is the top name among newcomers to this year’s ballot. It’s possible, perhaps even likely, that Ichiro could become the se...2024See also Ben Zobrist -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Fred McGriff to Tampa Bay
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• Cubs free agent target: Juan SotoPhoto by Elsa/Getty Images Let’s address the proverbial elephant in the room. Let me make clear my personal point of view on this topic right now, so there’s no question about it. The Cubs aren’t signing Juan Soto. Period, end of story. Yes, this even though he says he’s open to all 30 teams, including... The Rays are reportedly among the seven known teams that have reached out to Juan S...2024See more articles Juan Soto -
• Outside The Confines: Saying goodbyePhoto by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Oakland A’s are in their final days. The White Sox avoid history for one more day. The Reds fire their manager. And other news around MLB. The White Sox won last night, thanks in large part to the Angels dropping an easy infield fly in the bottom of the eighth. So the White Sox breaking the record of the 1962 Mets will have to wait until another day, and...2024See more White Sox contract -
• Royals Rumblings - News for August 22, 2024
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• Ben Zobrist and Fernando Rodney are on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Ben Zobrist is on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot
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• Cubs free agent target: Juan Soto
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• David DeJesus deserves to be in the Royals Hall of FamePhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images He was the face of his era no matter how bad it was. The Kansas City Royals have inducted 26 members into their franchise Hall of Fame. The most recent addition was Mike Sweeney, inducted back in 2015. Before Sweeney came groundskeeper George Toma (2012) and pitcher Kevin Appier (2011). No other former Royals have been inducted into the team’s Hall of Fam...2024Check it out Royals Hall scores -
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Troy Tulowitzki’s Hall of Fame case
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• Shohei Ohtani surpasses Ichiro Suzuki with impressive milestoneOn Friday night in an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani cranked his 54th home run of the season, but that wasn’t even his most impressive moment....2024Continue with Shohei Ohtani -
• Outside The Confines: Saying goodbye
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• Royals Rumblings - News for August 22, 2024
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• Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton elected to the Hall of FameAdrián Beltré leads the 2024 HOF class, with 366 votes. | Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Mark Buehrle drops 2.5% in voting, but survives to see another year New InducteesAdrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer are the newest MLB Hall of Fame members. All three reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot. Beltré recei...2024Read about Adrián Beltré -
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2 free agency leaders could have domino effect for Juan SotoPhoto by Eric Espada/Getty Images The race for the 25-year-old Japanese ace is heating up. As the MLB Winter Meetings roll on, a huge spotlight is on a right-handed pitcher from Japan with a devastating array of pitches, and the numerous clubs clamoring for his services. We are of course talking about Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the 25-year-old right hander. Did you have someone else in mind? Whi...2023See more Yoshinobu Yamamoto -
• MLB Winter Meetings: Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto and Yoshinobu Yamamoto among big storylines
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• Outside The Confines: For the love of the gamePhoto by Steph Chambers/Getty Images A look at the news around baseball, including Ichiro Suzuki keeping his love for playing baseball alive in retirement. Thanksgiving weekend is probably the slowest news period of the year for MLB. The sports media is focused on football and basketball. At least around Christmas and New Year’s Day, there are usually free agent deals and trades. But the ...2023Continue with Steph Chambers
Top Ichiro Suzuki news
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• Ichiro passes Cobb; Marlins open to 2016 return
The reasons the Marlins initially signed Ichiro Suzuki as a free agent in January remain in place today. The organization has been so impressed by the 41-year-old that they are open to bringing him back in 2016....2015
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• Source: Ichiro, Marlins agree to 1-year deal
The Marlins have filled a need for a fourth outfielder by agreeing on Friday to a one-year contract with 10-time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com. The deal is pending a physical. The club has not confirmed the deal....2015
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• Ichiro's 4 hits energize Marlins past Rays
Ichiro Suzuki, going strong at age 42, is energizing the Marlins. The veteran outfielder had four singles, one RBI and a run scored on Monday night, and he was in the heart of the club's eighth-inning rally that lifted Miami to a 7-6 win over the Rays at Marlins Park....2016See more articles Marlins Park
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• Marlins go the extra mile to introduce Ichiro
Five team executives flew 18 hours to Japan to properly welcome Ichiro Suzuki -- who signed a one-year, $2 million contract on Tuesday night -- into the family....2015
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• Ichiro ties Cobb with 4,191 professional hits
Ichiro Suzuki is at a point in his career where each hit moves him closer to another milestone. With his opposite-field single in the fifth inning of the Marlins' 3-1 loss to the Cardinals on Friday night, the 41-year-old now has the distinction of being mentioned in the same sentence as the legendary Ty Cobb....2015
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• Ichiro moves past Babe on all-time hits list
Ichiro Suzuki passed Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list in his first at-bat, going the other way on a 3-2 pitch to lead off the second inning with a single to left-center....2015See more Babe Ruth
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• Mets rally late to clinch series over Marlins
A late scratch on Saturday afternoon removed Yoenis Cespedes from the lineup, and his replacements were able to pick up the slack. Juan Lagares made a runs-saving catch on Ichiro Suzuki in the sixth inning. And in the eighth inning, Matt Reynolds, who pinch-hit for Lagares, laced an RBI single that rallied New York to a 6-4 win over Miami at Marlins Park....2016Continue with Yoenis Cespedes
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• Ichiro Suzuki to Marlins: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Is Aaron Nola back to being a fantasy ace? - June 6, 2023
Justin Turner (DH-BOS) went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk against the Rays on Monday. Turner was one of the few bright spots for the Red Sox in their 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay during Monday's series finale at Fenway Park. Turner contributed Boston's only run with his sixth-inning solo shot off Shane McClanahan. The dinger was Turner's seventh of the season, five of which have come during the pa...2023Click for news about Aaron Nola
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• Hitter Profiles: Aged Rookies
Like fine wine, some Rookies are simply better with age. Now I am not talking Rooke of the Year winners such as Jose Abreu or Ichiro Suzuki, who dominated upon their arrival to the MLB at a more advanced age. Those guys had a leg up as stars in the native leagues prior to taking the MLB by storm. No, we are talking about the guys like Jose Martinez, Shane Spencer or Ryan Shimpf who took the lea...2022See also Hitter Profiles
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• Dee Gordon's PED Suspension Stunner Is Gut Punch for MLB
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• Astros Sparkplug Jose Altuve Rising as Dark-Horse AL MVP Threat
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• The Brewers and the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Andruw Jones and Brian McCann appear on 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballotPhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Will this be the year for Andruw? The BBWAA has officially announced the 2025 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Atlanta Braves will have two prominent figures on the ballot this year, as Andruw Jones is returning to the ballot for another season and Brian McCann is making his first-ever appearance on the ballot. It’s bal...2024Continue with Andruw Jones -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Fred McGriff to Tampa Bay
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• Outside The Confines: Saying goodbye
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Ichiro Suzuki rumors, scandals
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia among first-timers on Hall of Fame ballotPhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Former Royals infielder Ben Zobrist is also on the ballot. Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia headline a list of 14 new candidates on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for enshrinement in Cooperstown. Also on the list is former Royals infielder Ben Zobrist, who was part of the championship team in 2015. Other first-timers include Carlos González, Curtis Granders...2024See more Ben Zobrist scandals -
• Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer elected to Hall of Fame
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• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 2 free agency leaders could have domino effect for Juan Soto
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• Since We Last Met: Seattle MarinersTy France and Eugenio Suárez of the Seattle Mariners celebrate a win against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on June 18, 2023, in Seattle | Alika Jenner/Getty Images Everybody’s favorite second team (ok, maybe just mine) pays a visit to the South Side The red-hot Seattle Mariners pay a visit to the South Side of Chicago to take on your White Sox. These surging Mariners have won eig...2023Visit the page Seattle Mariners scandal -
• The Best 60-Game Stretch in a Century Belongs to Ichiro Suzuki
No one managed to hit .400 this year despite excited speculation about the possibility in a truncated season, underscoring how impressive Suzuki’s late-season stretch in 2004 was....2020
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• Ichiro Suzuki to retire
Ichiro Suzuki will announce his retirement following the completion of Thursday morning’s game between the Mariners and Athletics in Tokyo, Jim Allen of the Kyodo News reports (Twitter link). Ichiro has already informed the Mariners about his decision. The 45-year-old outfielder is in Thursday’s lineup, starting in right field in the 2,653rd game of his MLB career. The official announcement ends m...2019See also Nippon Professional scandals
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• Mariners abuzz over Ichiro's pending arrival
Ichiro Suzuki didn't arrive at Mariners camp on Tuesday, to the disappointment of about 50 Japanese journalists stationed at the gate of the team's parking lot outside their Peoria Sports Complex. Nor did the Mariners have any official word on the imminent re-signing of their former star after he took a physical in Seattle on Monday....2018
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• Another Lost Giancarlo Stanton Season Sends Playoff-Hopeful Marlins Reeling
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