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• This Day in Braves History: Braves win their MLB-record 18th consecutive home game

A streak that started in Milwaukee continues in Atlanta Braves Franchise History 1947: Johnny Mize of the New York Giants becomes the first major leaguer to hit three home runs in a game on five different occasions. Mize hits his trio off Johnny Sain of the Boston Braves, but in spite of his barrage, the Giants lose to the Braves, 14-5. 1966: The Atlanta Braves establish a major league record by w...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits his first career home run

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1944 - Jim Tobin pitches a one-hit shutout as the Boston Braves defeat the Phillies 6-0 in their home opener. 1946 - The Boston Braves are no-hit by Ed Head in a 5-0 loss to the Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The start was Head’s first since returning from the military. 1950 - In the second game of a doubleheader, the Braves and Phi...2025
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• Helms Passes
Former infielder and rookie of the year Tommy Helms died, the Reds announced Sunday at the age of 83: With Cincinnati from 1964-71, Helms was part of a blockbuster offseason trade that sent Lee May and Jimmy Stewart to the Astros for future Hall of Famer Joe Morgan along with Cesar Geronimo, Jack Billingham, Ed […]...2025
• Today in White Sox History: February 27

On this day 52 years ago, Dick Allen became the first White Sox player to be the highest-paid in baseball. Dick Allen makes bank — and Charlie Finley is not happy about it 1973 Coming off of his 1972 MVP season, Dick Allen signs a three-year, $750,000 contract with the White Sox, making him the highest-paid player in baseball. While contract details for early baseball are sketchy, this is ...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: February 9

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images An incredibly busy day that somehow doesn’t have much to do with the Atlanta Braves organization. Braves Franchise History 1916: The National League votes down a proposal by the Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22. (The Reds want a decrease to 20.) MLB History 1884: The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds’ home field is...2025
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• The right man, for the right franchise

Focus on Sport/Getty Images Jeff Torborg treated everyone he met well, made many friends and raised a great family. He will be greatly missed He was the right man, at the right time for the right franchise. Jeff Torborg, former major league catcher and former White Sox manager, passed away on Sunday, at the age of 83. He was suffering from Parkinson’s Disease the last several years, ...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: February 9
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images I have thoughts. On Sunday, former Brewer All-Star Dave Parker was one of two players (along with Dick Allen) inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, via the Era Committee’s Classic Baseball Era (formerly known as the Veterans Committee) ballot. I’m a Hall junkie, so I had a million thoughts, some of which I will share. But the thought that will guide me: who...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 29

Rick Monday | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rick Monday* and Ken Holtzman change addresses, 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 the lore and various nar...2024
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls

Photo 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...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Neifi Perez signs! And other stories, including Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith ROY results. Dwight’s birthday, too. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, wi...2024
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• Rays 8, D-Backs 7: Extra Inning Exhaustion

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A wild game of ups and downs, ending on a high for newest Rays folks hero Dylan Carlson I had to double check, but in the official rules of Major League Baseball both teams cannot be awarded a loss for the same game. Although, the game tape of this will be submitted to federal courts to review and maybe we can get that changed. But until the Supreme Cou...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 7

Don Larsen | Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Don Larsen and others. One of the biggest doubleheader sweeps in Cubs history occurred on this date in 1984. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at base...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day nine years ago, we lost our greatest southpaw legend, Billy Pierce. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images So long, Billy Pierce 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off the Senators in the nightcap behind a complete game from Frank Smith, 4-0, holding Washington to seven hits on th...2024
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• How MLB All-Star Game’s other rookie starters fared ahead of Paul Skenes’ debut

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Paul Skenes is the fifth rookie pitcher to start an MLB All-Star Game. How did the other four do? On Tuesday night, Paul Skenes will walk to the pitcher’s mound at Globe Life Field in Arlington in the bottom of the first inning, representing the National League as the starting pitcher in baseball’s All-Star Game. With that, he will join one of baseball’...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: June 25th

Photo by Rob Tringali/Sportschrome/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2009 - John Smoltz makes his first start in over a year and plays his first game for a team other than the Atlanta Braves as the Red Sox lose to the Nationals 9-3. Smoltz allowed four runs in the first and was tagged for five over five innings. MLB History 1915 - Babe Ruth becomes the second player to hit a ball into...2024
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• My summer baseball reading list

Just take a look, it’s in a book. When I was about 10 years old, I got really into baseball. I was a bookish kid already, so anytime I went to the library I checked out two kinds of books - Matt Christopher novels and baseball biographies. Matt Christopher wrote a series of fictional kids books about baseball like Catcher with a Glass Arm and The Kid Who Only Hit Homers, which I loved. I also love...2024
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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"Joe Morgan gave that club the ultimate compliment when during an ESPN telecast he said the White Sox “play the game the way it’s supposed to be played."

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"“The future generations of kids that grow up in Oakland won’t even know there was ever a team there, that Rickey Henderson was one of the best players ever to put a uniform on, that Joe Morgan was one of the best players ever to put a uniform on, that Frank Robinson was one of the best players ever to put a uniform on."

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"He is the fifth player in major league history to do so, joining Bob Thurman, Joe Morgan, Wade Boggs and Tony Phillips."

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"I’m not going to say how I did on the quiz, but I will say is that if any of you know where Joe Morgan went to college without looking it up, you’re a much better trivia wizard that I."

2020
"Cincinnati Reds all-time team: Joey Votto joined by Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and more"

2019
"This makes Pujols, according to WAR, the 31st-best baseball player of all time, just behind Joe Morgan and just ahead of Warren Spahn."

2018
"A decade after the Mitchell Report rocked baseball, Joe Morgan brought MLB's steroid investigation back to the forefront of the Hall debate."

2017
"Giants legend Willie McCovey said Barry Bonds deserves a spot in Cooperstown, adding that a letter circulated by fellow Hall of Famer Joe Morgan last month to voters is aimed at keeping the all-time home run leader out of the Hall."

2016
"ESPN's Andrew Brandt implied other players may be looking for a reason to skip the event: Here's a look at all of the Pro Bowl replacements: Michael Schur, who co-founded Fire Joe Morgan, believes the roster situation is getting ridiculous: The Draw Play's Dave Rappoccio argued the roster turnover has devalued the Pro Bowl: Being named a Pro Bowler is considered an honor, but having 100-plus players on the team takes some of that luster away."

2015
"Catcher Johnny Bench was the first player announced, followed by shortstop Barry Larkin and second baseman Joe Morgan."

2014
"The New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan was waived by the team in the midst of a rough season in the Big Easy."

• This Day in Braves History: Braves win their MLB-record 18th consecutive home game
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• Today in White Sox History: February 27
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• This Day in MLB History: February 9
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• Today in White Sox History: December 25

Just two White Sox managers, hanging out. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images Happy birthday to an overlooked manager 1927 Nellie Fox — the second-best second baseman, fourth-best hitter, and 11th-best player in White Sox history by WAR (47.4) — was born in St. Thomas, Pa. Although certainly more in line with players of his time, Fox was an undersized 5´9´´, achieving his stardom with the grit t...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Joe Kelly (not that one)

Photo by MLB via Getty Images Back in their Boston era, the Braves trade a coach for an outfielder. Braves Franchise History 1916: The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Joe Kelly from the Cubs in exchange for coach Fred Mitchell who will take over as Chicago’s new manager. 1949: The Braves trade Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky to the New York Giants in exchange for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon...2024
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10

Future Hall-of-Famer Al Simmons was sold to Detroit on this day, 89 years ago. The South Siders sell off a future Hall-of-Famer 1935 The White Sox sold left fielder Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000 (about $1.7 million in today’s dollars). Chicago had in fact purchased Simmons from Philadelphia along with Mule Haas and Jimmy Dykes three years earlier, in a $100,000 purchase, mak...2024
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• Brewers All-Time Team: Shortstop

Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images As if there were any question Today on the Brewers All-Time Team: Shortstop. Have the Brewers ever had a good shortstop? Maybe this one guy? A reminder of our rules: We’re looking for the best individual season at each position, not the best career Players can only be used once A player must have played more games at the given position in the given season than ...2024
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• This day in Braves History: Dale Murphy wins second-consecutive NL MVP Award

Another honor for one of the greatest players to slip on a Braves uniform Braves franchise history 1983: Atlanta Braves outfielder Dale Murphy, who hit .302 with 36 home runs, 121 RBI and 30 stolen bases in the National League, joins Ernie Banks, Joe Morgan and Mike Schmidt as one of the players who has won the MVP Award in consecutive years. Murphy receives 21 of the 24 first-place votes cast. ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30

On this day a dozen years ago, Jake Peavy was awarded some Gold. | Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images Jake Peavy, Gold Glover 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, h...2024
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• Joy of a team set, chapter 27 (40 years ago, for the 3rd time)

I've been listening to a lot of pop music from 1984 lately. Forty years ago, you know.I know I've said this before but every time I think about the number of people who didn't experience epic years like 1983 and 1984, I know why they're still searching for joy in their lives. I am so happy I was around for years like that.We all know -- those of us who were around then -- that in '84, pop mu...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 7
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Ryne Sandberg is honored with the fifth player statue at Wrigley Field

Ryne Sandberg poses with his new statue moments after it was unveiled before a packed Gallagher Way crowd outside Wrigley Field | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images “It’s amazing what can happen when dreams meet hard work” People arrived to claim their spot in line by 9:30 a.m. Sunday while Cubs staff were setting up for a day to honor Ryne Sandberg. A banner reading “Ryne Sandberg Second t...2024
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• Not the last of the firsts

The post I wrote the other day got me thinking about holding onto the memories before they disappear. And that caused me to remember the "firsts" posts that I've written.I haven't done one of those in almost three years so it's about time I added to the series. If you've forgotten what those are about (join the club), it's where I go through random "firsts" in my life, usually stuff that happened ...2024
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• Card numbers for commons: 337

I put on my winter coat this season for the first time Friday. As always when returning to a coat that has hung in your closet for months, the pockets can yield forgotten mundanes from the past. The best: cash; the worst: gum wrappers or discarded tissues.What would it be this time? Well, it was just a grocery store receipt. I looked at the date: March 23. I remembered buying the items on t...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Ryne Sandberg is honored with the fifth player statue at Wrigley Field
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• My summer baseball reading list
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• The Oakland Athletics’ rich history is being set on fire by John Fisher

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images The A’s will officially be playing Sacramento in 2025 before a planned move to Vegas. A once-dynastic baseball town has been abandoned. It’s official. At the end of the 2024 campaign, the Oakland Athletics will be dead. They will play at least their next three seasons at Sutter Health Park, home of the minor-league Sacramento River Cats, and aim to move...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell came the closest to being elected, without topping the 75% threshhold, in our last Hall of Fame election. | Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images Let’s immortalize our sixth class of the best South Siders of all time Once upon a time, the Chicago White Sox had a team Hall of Fame — until they decided to put it in mothballs, in favor of an extended gift shop. Now the Sox have ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 29

Photo credit should read JOHN RUTHROFF/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Howard Johnson and the Randy Myers defense club subdue an unruly fan. Happy birthday to Howard. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, ...2023
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• Remembering the career of Blue Moon Odom

Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images The player, not the beer There are a few nicknames in sports that tell you exactly who the athlete is. For example, when I say “Night Train”, older fans know who I’m talking about. Same with Hammer, The Big Hurt, The Hick from French Lick or the Say Hey Kid. Blue Moon Odom was also one of those names. Contrary to popular belief, John “Blue Mo...2023
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• Pete Rose Gets Huge Ovation from Cincinnati Crowd at 2015 MLB All-Star Game
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• Pete Rose to Participate in 2015 MLB All-Star Game Festivities
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• McCovey: Anti-steroid HOF letter shot at Bonds
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers on 40th birthday
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Atlanta Braves establish a major league record by winning their 18th consecutive game at home. The first 17 wins of the streak came in Milwaukee, the team’s home in 1965. 2011 - The Braves complete their first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 1998 with a 9-6 win in 10 innings. Nate McLouth delivers a two-run ...2023
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• Saints waive Joe Morgan as tensions mount
It appears things are getting serious in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan was waived by the team in the midst of a rough season in the Big Easy....2014
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• New Orleans Saints Prove on MNF They Lack Mental, Physical Toughness to Contend
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• Saints to waive Joe Morgan as tensions mount
It appears things are getting serious in New Orleans. Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Morgan has been told he'll be waived, per a source informed of the move....2014
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 26

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Kosuke Fukudome, 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 the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of...2024
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• Marques Colston, Kenny Stills, Joseph Morgan's Post-Week 12 Fantasy Reaction
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• Kenny Stills, Marques Colston Updated Fantasy Outlook After Brandin Cooks Injury
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• The right man, for the right franchise
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8
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• Rays 8, D-Backs 7: Extra Inning Exhaustion
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• How MLB All-Star Game’s other rookie starters fared ahead of Paul Skenes’ debut
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• Ryne Sandberg is honored with the fifth player statue at Wrigley Field
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10
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• Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia lead list of 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame hopefuls
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats 6-4 over Dodgers; Mitchell Parker earns W in MLB debut...

Notes and quotes from the series opener in Los Angeles... NO PRESSURE, MITCHELL!: As the Nationals’ Communications Department noted before last night’s game, 24-year-old, 2020 5th Round pick Mitchell Parker, who made his MLB debut in the series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium, became just the second pitcher in MLB history to, “... face three former MVPs as the first three ...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10

Perhaps Ken Harrelson’s best move as GM came on this day, 38 years ago: Snagging Bobby Bonilla in the Rule 5 draft from Pittsburgh. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ken Harrelson’s best move as GM? 1963 One of the last players from the “Go-Go” Sox era, second baseman Nellie Fox, was traded to the Houston Colt 45’s for pitchers Danny Murphy and Jim Golden, plus cash. Fox was a futu...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: November 1

Set Number: X58919 Braves Franchise History 1999 - Braves coach Don Baylor is named as the new manager of the Chicago Cubs. MLB History 1894 - Charlie Sweeney, who pitched for the Providence Grays, St. Louis Maroons and Cleveland Blues is convicted of manslaughter in San Francisco, California. 1909 - The Boston Red Sox hire former Senators skipper Patsy Donovan as their new manager repla...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chris Jones shares he missed ring ceremony because he was sick — ending speculation
Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, June 19 The latest Chris Jones put an end to the speculation regarding him missing the ring ceremony I was sick.— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) June 19, 2023 NFL’s 6 Most Intimidating Players Heading into 2023 Season | The 33rd Team 4. Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs Chris Jones is an absolute disruptive force on that d...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chris Jones shares he missed the ring ceremony because he was sick — ending speculation
Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Monday, June 19 The latest Chris Jones put an end to the speculation regarding him missing the ring ceremony I was sick.— Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) June 19, 2023 NFL’s 6 Most Intimidating Players Heading into 2023 Season | The 33rd Team 4. Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs Chris Jones is an absolute disruptive force on that d...2023
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• Know Your Enemy: Cincinnati Reds
Postgame celebration in 1995, with Pete Rose and Reds owner Marge Schott. | Getty Images What is a Red? Seriously Ah, Cincinnati, the Queen City, The Nati, The “513,” The Paris of America. Wait, what? The Paris of America? Seems like a stretch to me. I’ve been to Cincinnati, and I enjoyed my brief time visiting this quaint town along the southern edge of Ohio a decade or so ago. Sitting ...2023
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