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• Outside The Confines: Silent Night

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images A look back at the year that was. Where some free agents should sign. And other news from baseball. Good morning. I’m typing with two hands today — albeit gingerly — after my left hand recovers from my Christmas dinner burn accident. Al has reminded me that trying to make a bare-handed catch rarely works out well. Especially when it’s a pan coming out of a 4...2024
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• Which way will the Braves go after a quiet Winter Meetings?

Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports While the Braves didn’t set the baseball world on fire in Dallas, they still have some time to make the moves needed to fortify their squad. This year’s Winter Meetings have come and gone and the Atlanta Braves ended up staying quiet for the most part. The biggest move they made was adding Anderson Pilar and Christian Cairo to their active roster via the Rule...2024
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• Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to Hall of Fame

Set Number: X17724 TK2 R2 F35 Allen was a member of the Braves organization during his MLB career. This evening, the Baseball Hall of Fame a Museum welcomed two new members when Dick Allen and Dave Parker were voted in by the Classic Baseball Era Committee. The voting results from the 16 members of the Classic Baseball Era Committee election today (12 needed for election):Dave Parker 14D...2024
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• Clay Holmes Believed To Be Nearing Decision
Free agent right-hander Clay Holmes appears close to making a decision on his next team, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Teams that have been in talks with the former Yankees closer have gotten the impression that he’s on the verge of choosing among several offers, per Stark, who adds that Holmes has been negotiating…...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Who says no to this deal?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot asks you which team says no to a proposed three-way trade between the Cubs, Mariners and Phillies. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad to see you. Come on in out of the cold. There’s no cover charge this evening. There are ...2024
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• Braves News: Golden At-Bat implementation, AJ Smith-Shawver review, and more

Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Fortune Media Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. Major League Baseball got a bit of a jumpscare on Monday as there was plenty of talk about a possible “Golden At-Bat” rule. Lucky for baseball fans everywhere (probably), this seems pretty far into the future. Essentially, the rule allows managers to send their best hitter to the plate, no ma...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Silent Night
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• Which way will the Braves go after a quiet Winter Meetings?
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• MLB’s proposed ‘Golden At-Bat’ idea is both neat and stupid as hell

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images A weird, proposed rule is drawing closer to a reality. It’s a tight game in the 7th between the Dodgers and Padres. Tied 3-3 it could be anyone’s game. Los Angeles has the bases loaded, one out left, with Max Muncy and his .232 batting average set to take the plate. The Dodgers call to the umpire that they’re using their “Golden At-Bat.” Now Shohei Ohtani i...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers win their 8th World Series. The Yankees look back and regret a disastrous fifth inning. The Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes is underway. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. I assume you know what happened in Game 5 of the World Series by now, but if you want to relive it, AJ Cassavell breaks down how the Dodgers j...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024

Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images Carter Jensen is smoking the ball in Arizona. Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter checks in on Royals prospects in the Arizona Fall League. The Royals’ 2024 1st overall pick, Jac Caglianone, started as fans’ most anticipated prospect playing in the Arizona Fall League. However, with the AFL beginning to reach its conclusion, Royals fans hav...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The big showdown in Philadelphia

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Benches empty in Philadelphia. The White Sox have been dealt a bad hand. The Mets are surging. And other news from around MLB. I don’t want to pick on the White Sox, but it’s mind-blowing to think that they could go on a 79-game winning streak and still be under .500. Of course, there aren’t 79 games left in the season, so it’s kind of a silly way of sa...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani had one heck of a weekend

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Grand slams, records made, hard hits, and first pitches. We all know Shohei Ohtani is a generational talent, and probably one of the best baseball players of all time, but he had an incredible weekend that helped prove it. First, he was the fastest player to reach the 40/40 club, he reached the milestone in 126 games, something none of the other five p...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Major leaguers press to be allowed to compete in the 2028 Olympics. Aaron Judge wants to play, but no one will pitch to him. More on the White Sox and other news from around the league. Good morning. With the 2024 Paris Olympics now over, some people are looking forward to 2028 Los Angeles, where baseball will be a sport again. Jake Mintz looks at the...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Four for the Hall

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Four new inductees into Cooperstown. A preview of the second half. Lots of injuries and other news from around MLB. Good morning. At least the Cubs won yesterday. Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer and Jim Leyland were all inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. Jason Beck has a recap of the ceremonies. Tyler Kepner has a recap of the even...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The last Monday of June

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Where is the season going? Happy Monday, and welcome (unbelievably) to the last week of June. That means not only are we approaching the All-Star break, the halfway mark of the season, it also means we’re barrelling towards the trade deadline on July 30th. It feels almost impossible to believe that the season is almost halfway over and now teams are really m...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Does MLB need a “Golden” rule?

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if baseball should consider a “Golden” at-bat rule. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. The conversation is warm in here. Let us check your coat. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own be...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024
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"— FullCountTommy (@FullCountTommy) January 1, 2024 Jayson Stark (The Athletic {$}): MLB’s wackiest moments and minutia under the new rules in 2023."

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"There’s a bit more about teams like this in this Jayson Stark article in The Athletic: Weird/Wild storyline to watch — How many teams have ever been 10 under ."

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"The extra innings ghost runner might be sticking around in Major League Baseball, report Jayson Stark and Matt Gelb of The Athletic."

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"The Mets and Cubs are in talks about shortstop Javier Baez and “possibly more,” as per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark (Twitter link)."

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"The Athletic’s Jayson Stark adds that all three first-round games of a series…"

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"According to The Athletic’s Jayson Stark, there is now a growing belief that Cole could land a deal that would break numerous MLB records."

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"In an interview with Jayson Stark of The Athletic that was published Monday, the retired slugger said that he still could have reached 70 homers if he had not used performance-enhancing drugs, which he has admitted to doing."

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"Major League Baseball has made formal proposals to the MLB Players Association for two rule changes, ESPN’s Jayson Stark reports."

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" Jayson Stark of ESPN confirmed Heyman's report."

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"com's Jayson Stark explained why the Cubs splurged to add a premier outfield talent: Heyward, who spent the 2015 season with the St."

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"com's Jayson Stark of a comment made to him by Yankees manager Joe Girardi."

• Outside The Confines: Silent Night
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• Which way will the Braves go after a quiet Winter Meetings?
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• Clay Holmes Believed To Be Nearing Decision
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• BCB After Dark: Who says no to this deal?
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• Braves News: Golden At-Bat implementation, AJ Smith-Shawver review, and more
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• Outside The Confines: Blake Snell is the first to go

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The hot stove means we know big changes are coming to some teams. Hot stove season means we know that a lot of changes will be coming to teams around baseball, either by offloading talent to save money and stock up the farm system, or attempting to bolster their rosters and make a run for the 2025 offseason. Blake Snell signed a deal late...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Rookie and Manager of the Year Award winners were announced. Some ballpark and broadcasting news. The Hot Stove is moving slowing, And other MLB news. Good morning. It’s award-season. I know I’m tingling with excitement. The Pirates’ Paul Skenes and the Yankees’ Luis Gil were named National and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively. It...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: Tropicana Field devastated by Hurricane Milton

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Tampa Bay Rays may need a new stadium sooner than expected. Hurricane Milton, the fifth hurricane this year to make landfall in the US, and following shortly on the heels of Hurricane Helene was always going to be a destructive force in the Tampa Bay area, but in the aftermath of the brutal winds, there was an unexpected victim to the devastation: the ...2024
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• Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to Hall of Fame
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• BCB After Dark: Who says no to this deal?
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• BCB After Dark: Does MLB need a “Golden” rule?
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: In a club of one

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Shohei Ohtani is constantly making history. Happy Monday, friends (and happy birthday to me!). Hope your weekends were lovely and you’re ready to jump into some news updates. Over the weekend, Shohei Ohtani joined the unique tier of players as the only person to join the 46-46 club (and seems poised to potentially hit the 50-50 club). In other news, some big...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Happy Wednesday!

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Unless you’re a White Sox fan. Happy Wednesday! We’re unbelievably nearing the end of August already (how?!) and not a single MLB team is anywhere near 100 wins (though one is very close to 100 losses), and the postseason really could be anyone’s game at this point. It’s certainly been an unusual year, and will continue to be so as we head...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold
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• The Isaac Paredes trade by the numbers

Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will Paredes’ pull-side power play at Wrigley Field? The trade deadline is a wild time, especially with so many teams being within shouting distance of the expanded Wild Card. Jed Hoyer was transparent that the Cubs would make moves to improve the team in 2025 and beyond, but I don’t think most fans thought that would mean adding ...2024
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• Marcell Ozuna eliminated early, Teoscar Hernández wins Home Run Derby

Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images Homers were, in fact, hit The homers, they were indeed hit Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The 2024 Home Run Derby was this evening and Teoscar Hernandez reigned as king of the long ball. The 8 guys competing this year wasn’t exactly a star-studded list but there were some interesting names and fun story lines follow: The 8 con...2024
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• Could baseball experiment with a “Golden At-Bat”?

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Could you send your best hitter up when he’s most needed? In Game 5 of the series-deciding ALDS against the Yankees, the Royals had their backs up against the wall in the seventh inning. Down 3-1, Tommy Pham smacked a two-out single to give the Royals some hope at a comeback against a tiring Gerrit Cole. Unfortunately they had their #8 hitter, Kyle Isbe...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Blake Snell is the first to go
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• Outside The Confines: Tropicana Field devastated by Hurricane Milton
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• Outside The Confines: In a club of one
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani had one heck of a weekend
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• Outside The Confines: Happy Wednesday!
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• Outside The Confines: Going for gold
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• Outside The Confines: Welcome to August

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images The tail end of the season has begun. Welcome to August, friends, the tail end of the season is here, and we’re still reeling from the big (and small) moves of the trade deadline. Today’s links are heavy on trade deadline reviews, plus looking at the unfortunate end of Mike Trout’s 2024 season, an update on what’s happening with Freddie Freeman’s family, and...2024
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• Jason Heyward to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Cubs vs. Pirates: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 NL Wild Card Game
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• Cole Hamels' Electric No-Hitter Likely Final Stamp on Stellar Phillies Career
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• Cole Hamels Throws No-Hitter vs. Cubs: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
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• Orioles vs. White Sox Postponed for 2nd Straight Night Due to Baltimore Protests
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• Chase Utley Suspended 2 Games for Slide into Ruben Tejada in Game 2 of NLDS
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• Aroldis Chapman to Cubs: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Todd Frazier's Dramatic Win Caps Successful Debut for New Home Run Derby Format
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• A look at the trade market for bats

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The lineup could use some more length. The Royals have gotten off to a good start, in part, because the offense has been better than expected. The team finished last year with the eighth-worst runs-per-game in baseball at 4.17, but they’ve managed to improve that number significantly this year to 4.81, good for eighth-best. Still, anyone that has wa...2024
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• Reid My Lips, No More Hits
No hitters are funny, aren't they? They're baseball at its finest. Baseball thrives off of statistical anomalies. It's why there's so many Jayson Stark-types that spit at ya stuff like, "This is the first time a player has hit into a double play while his 1st base coach was in the 1st base coach's box talking on a bluetooth to his mistress," and other oddities. The no-hitter highlights the oddity....2022
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Outside The Confines: Silent Night
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• Which way will the Braves go after a quiet Winter Meetings?
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• BCB After Dark: Who says no to this deal?
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• MLB’s proposed ‘Golden At-Bat’ idea is both neat and stupid as hell
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• Braves News: “Golden At-Bat” Rule, Season Reviews, more

Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Slowly but surely rumors are continuing to pick up around baseball. While we await the hot stove of the MLB offseason to really heat up, Monday brought news of the latest evidence that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and other decision makers around the sport are constantly discussing ways baseball could change. This time, it is in the f...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Blake Snell is the first to go
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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies
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• Royals Rumblings - News for October 30, 2024
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• Rob Manfred wants MLB to have a ‘Golden At-Bat’. This is an incredibly bad idea

Getty Images Come on, Commissioner. Josh already posted about this topic in BCB After Dark earlier this morning, but this idea was making the rounds Monday, so I thought I’d have at it myself. Some of Commissioner Rob Manfred’s rule changes for Major League Baseball have been really good ideas. The pitch timer, for example. Look what it’s done for the lengths of MLB games the last couple o...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York
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• Outside The Confines: Welcome to August
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• Outside The Confines: The Rickwood Field game brings history to the spotlight

Photo by Russell Kilgore Jr./MLB Photos via Getty Images Baseball remembers Willie Mays and other Negro League legends. The two big stories of the latter half of the week go hand in hand, with the Rickwood Field game happening on Thursday, just after the passing of the iconic Willie Mays late Tuesday. The memory of Mays and also remembering Negro Leagues legends of the past is a huge part ...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 20, 2024

That was a fun moment between Butler and Gordon | Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thursdays are the new Friday! Ed note: Yes, I know, it’s not Friday. But when we get down to OT, this will make sense. Greg was gracious enough to switch when I realized the game today fit with the topic. For those of you who skip Friday Rumblings... shame on you. Or not. But this is the wild and bori...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A new chapter in the Ippei Mizuhara betting scandal

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images A freshly released criminal complaint offers shocking details in the betting scandal. Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani has been charged with bank fraud after stealing $16 million from Ohtani. In a newly publicized criminal complaint, texts were released between Mizuhara and his bookie, as well as details regarding how much he won (a...2024
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• Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole even more money than previously reported

Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara at Ohtani’s Dodgers introductory presser last December | Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images He’s negotiating a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Last month, a gambling scandal erupted involving Shohei Ohtani’s then-interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. At first, Mizuhara claimed that Ohtani covered his losses with an illegal bookmaker, then retracted ...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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