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  • • Oddities, chants mark A's debut in Sacramento
    A's fans filled Sacramento's Sutter Health Park as the team played its first home game away from Oakland since 1967. Said manager Mark Kotsay after an 18-3 loss to the Cubs: "I though the energy was great. ... We just played bad."...2025
  • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    San Diego Padres Jake Peavy | Photo by Nick Doan/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images A group of past and present stars of the game We are one day away from Opening Day at Petco Park. Before setting our sights on the Atlanta Braves, let us take a moment to appreciate a significant sports moment. The Friar Faithful have witnessed a quarter-century of San Diego Padres baseball since fl...2025
  • • A’s To Carry Rule 5 Pick Noah Murdock On Opening Day Roster
    The A’s have informed Rule 5 pick Noah Murdock that he made the roster, manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The 6’8″ righty will get the opportunity to make his MLB debut. Murdock was the fourth player selected in December’s Rule 5 draft. (The A’s had the fifth pick, but Colorado passed at #2.)…...2025
  • • Athletics’ Michel Otanez To Start Season On Injured List
    An MRI revealed that right-hander Michel Otanez has an impingement in his throwing shoulder, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos and other reporters.  Otanez will start the season on the injured list and the A’s didn’t release a projected a timeline, though Gallegos notes that the standard timeline for a normal impingement is…...2025
  • • Team Offense, Athletics
    The 2025 series on team offense continues with the Athletics. The Athletics* finished twenty sixth in the Majors and Twelfth in the American League in 2024 with 3.97 runs scored per game. This season I am using FanGraphs Roster Resource Depth Charts as the source of default lineups. That Mark Kotsay batting order is plugged into […]...2025
  • • A’s Continuing To Give Tyler Soderstrom Catching Reps
    The A’s remain open to the possibility of using Tyler Soderstrom as their backup catcher, manager Mark Kotsay tells Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. The former first-round pick got the start behind the dish in yesterday’s Spring Training matchup with Seattle. “What we talked about with Tyler is continuing to keep that skill set,” Kotsay told Gallegos.…...2025

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Mark Kotsay injury and suspension

  • • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    2025
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  • • Miguel Andujar Undergoes Season-Ending Core Surgery
    A’s left fielder Miguel Andujar is undergoing surgery to address a core injury, manager Mark Kotsay announced this afternoon (X link via Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland placed him on the 10-day injured list when they recalled infielder Nick Allen today; the A’s can move Andujar to the 60-day IL whenever they need a 40-man roster spot.…...2024
  • Brewers players to appear for Team USA in the Olympics
    • Brewers players to appear for Team USA in the Olympics
    JEFFREY PHELPS, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Imagn Content Services, LLC Ben Sheets is the most notable name to appear for both Team USA and the Brewers in this look back at Olympic baseball history Baseball at the Olympics has an up-and-down history, as MLB has never officially agreed to release its players, meaning most professional baseball players didn’t m...2024
  • • Luis Medina, Alex Wood To Undergo Season-Ending Surgeries
    The 2024 season is over for a pair of A’s starters. Manager Mark Kotsay told reporters on Thursday that right-hander Luis Medina will undergo Tommy John surgery next month. Meanwhile, veteran southpaw Alex Wood is headed for a shoulder procedure to address rotator cuff tendinitis (via the MLB.com injury tracker). Neither development is all that surprising. The…...2024
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  • Braves defy Baseball Gods, use flares to squeak their way to 3-1 win
    • Braves defy Baseball Gods, use flares to squeak their way to 3-1 win
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves got outhomered but eked out a win late thanks to some poorly-hit balls that dropped in. I thought that yesterday, the Braves had enough barreled outs to last them all season, but clearly, that was wrong: Orlando Arcia added one more today, a well-hit drive to left-center that, predictably, did not make it out of the park. A little bit after tha...2024
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  • • A’s To Place Lucas Erceg On IL With Forearm Tightness
    The A’s will place setup man Lucas Erceg on the 15-day injured list, manager Mark Kotsay told reporters on Thursday afternoon (via the MLB.com injury tracker). The right-hander experienced forearm tightness while warming up on Tuesday. He’s headed back to Oakland for further evaluation. While Erceg isn’t as dominant as late-inning bullpen mate Mason Miller, he…...2024
  • • Miguel Andujar To Undergo Meniscus Surgery; Sean Newcomb To Begin Season On A’s Injured List
    Miguel Andujar will undergo surgery to repair a torn right meniscus and will miss least 4-6 weeks in recovery, A’s manager Mark Kotsay told MLB.com’s Martin Gallegos and other reporters.  The Athletics will also lose another player to the season-opening injured list, as Sean Newcomb will miss time due to irritation in his surgically-repaired left…...2024
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  • Outside the Confines: Little bit o’ Seoul
    • Outside the Confines: Little bit o’ Seoul
    Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images The Dodgers and Padres arrive in Seoul. Teams are dealing with injuries. I believe it is the AP style guide that any story about Korea has to have some kind of Seoul/Soul pun in the headlines. Thomas Harrigan has what you need to know about the Seoul Series. Fabian Ardaya notes that the Dodgers got a rock star-like greeting from the fans when they arrived...2024
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  • • Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 2, 2024
    Around the League Matt Chapman-Giants-3B Matt Chapman signed late Friday night with the San Francisco Giants on a 3-year, $54 million deal. Chapman is coming off a down year in Toronto in which he hit .240 with 17 HR, 66 R, 54 RBI, and 4 SB in 140 GP. The power dropping off was the biggest surprise. He posted a career-low .185 ISO. Digging deeper into his underlying skills reveals that he was ...2024
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2023
    Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Frustration sets in. The Royals were swept. Again. “I don’t know how [my teammates] feel about it, but I’m kind of frustrated, a little bit,” veteran catcher and Royals captain Salvador Perez said in a silent clubhouse. “At the same time, it’s part of the game. It’s not the way we want to go. Today is over. We’re not going to change it. We’re going to ...2023
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "9:42am: The A’s and manager Mark Kotsay have agreed to a three-year contract extension, reports Margin Gallegos of MLB."

  • 2024
    "Infielder Darell Hernaiz will open the season in the majors, Oakland manager Mark Kotsay told reporters (including Jason Burke of Inside The A’s) this evening."

  • 2023
    "A’s manager Mark Kotsay did not like that and wound up ejected, with some colorful language being heard on both teams’ TV broadcasts: A's manager Mark Kotsay was very unhappy about a pitch clock violation, and the NBC Sports California and Marquee broadcasts allowed viewers to hear plenty of it."

  • 2022
    "The A’s originally stated that Jefferies had some nerve irritation in his right arm, but manager Mark Kotsay now gives reporters a much…"

  • 2021
    "The Athletics are hiring Mark Kotsay as their next manager, reports Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (Twitter link)."

  • 2020
    "The Astros interviewed A’s quality control coach Mark Kotsay last week as part of their ongoing search for A."

  • 2017
    "The A’s announced this afternoon that they’ve exercised their $6MM club option over second baseman Jed Lowrie and also added former Athletics outfielder Mark Kotsay to their staff as a quality control coach."

  • 2016
    "It's Atlanta's first since Mark Kotsay pulled off the feat Aug."

  • 2015
    ""And if you want to look further into the numbers, I don't think Zack had ever hit anybody on a 3-and-2 count," says Padres hitting coach Mark Kotsay, who was a teammate of Quentin's in Chicago and San Diego."

  • 2014
    "The San Diego Padres have hired former big leaguer Mark Kotsay as their hitting coach, making him the seventh person to hold the job since Petco Park opened in 2004."

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Mark Kotsay trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    2025
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  • • A’s To Carry Rule 5 Pick Noah Murdock On Opening Day Roster
    2025
  • Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
    • Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
    Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The face of the franchise will become the face of free agency this fall. Happy Wednesday BCB friends! We have some interesting stories ahead for you today, chief among them being that one of baseball’s biggest extensions isn’t happening. The Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr failed to come to an agreement on extension terms. As a result, Vlad Jr,...2025
  • Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025
    • Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025
    Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images We have a full squad working out! Jaylon Thompson covers why the Royals extended GM J.J. Picollo. “This game is about a lot of things, but leadership is incredibly important,” Royals owner John Sherman said Monday. “I’ve got great confidence in these two guys. I love the way they work together. You’ve got to have the right people, but stability and leadershi...2025
  • • Management Deals
    The Royals extended the contracts of GM J.J. Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro. Meanwhile the Athletics extended the contract of manager Mark Kotsay....2025
  • • Athletics extend manager Kotsay through 2028
    The Athletics have signed manager Mark Kotsay to a contract extension through the 2028 season, the team announced Monday....2025
  • • A’s, Mark Kotsay Agree To Extension
    9:52am: The A’s announced Kotsay’s extension. 9:42am: The A’s and manager Mark Kotsay have agreed to a three-year contract extension, reports Margin Gallegos of MLB.com. The new contract spans the 2026-28 seasons and gives the A’s a club option over the 2029 campaign. The A’s exercised a 2025 club option on Kotsay back in November,…...2025
  • This Day in Braves History: Ted Turner purchases the Atlanta Braves
    • This Day in Braves History: Ted Turner purchases the Atlanta Braves
    Braves Franchise History 1891 - The National League votes to allow the American Association to place a team in Boston, despite strong opposition by the owners of the Boston Beaneaters. 1988 - Bob Horner returns to the major leagues by agreeing to a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Horner played the 1987 season in Japan after collusion between the owners reduced the demand for his servi...2025
  • This day in Braves History: Braves trade Kevin Millwood for Johnny Estrada
    • This day in Braves History: Braves trade Kevin Millwood for Johnny Estrada
    Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images The Braves begrudgingly trade one of the stalwarts of their rotation Braves Franchise History 2001: The Atlanta Braves sign free agent P Albie Lopez to a one-year contract. 2002: The Braves traded P Kevin Millwood to the Phillies for C Johnny Estrada. Meanwhile, according to Braves general manager John Schuerholz, “The economics stink. The economics ...2024
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  • Athletics manager discusses possible contract extension for Brent Rooker
    • Athletics manager discusses possible contract extension for Brent Rooker
    Manager Mark Kotsay told reporters that the team was “hopeful to get something done with” Brent Rooker....2024

Mark Kotsay stats and results

  • • Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
    2025
    Visit the page Toronto Blue Jays
  • • Brewers players to appear for Team USA in the Olympics
    2024
  • • Braves defy Baseball Gods, use flares to squeak their way to 3-1 win
    2024
    See more articles Orlando Arcia stats
  • • Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 2, 2024
    2024
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2023
    2023
  • • Braves head west for three-game series against the Athletics
    Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images Oakland has lost eleven straight games. After facing a string of contending teams throughout May, the Atlanta Braves will close out the month with a three-game series against the struggling Oakland Athletics. The Braves are 14-12 in the month after salvaging a series split with an 11-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday nig...2023
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  • • Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
    Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs put together another varied offensive performance and swept a series for the first time in 2023. Let’s stipulate right now that the Oakland Athletics are a bad, bad baseball team. The roster resembles an expansion club, they don’t have any real good hitters nor pitchers and they have a chance to lose 110 or more games this year. The Cubs? Well, on...2023
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  • • The most random Braves Opening Day starters since 1990
    Opening Day is full of pomp and circumstance but sometimes the Opening Day line-up has some starters that are unexpected. | Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images As Opening Day draws near, let this serve as a reminder that sometimes even the most random of players have drawn a starting assignment to begin the season. But who is the most random player to draw a starting assignm...2023
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  • • Red Sox reportedly interested in Mark Kotsay
    Already a candidate for the Astros’ managerial vacancy – a position that might not go unfilled for much longer – Athletics quality control coach Mark Kotsay could also be on Boston’s radar. He’s “believed” to be in the running to replace ousted Red Sox manager Alex Cora, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. However, it’s unclear whether the Red Sox have interviewed Kotsay yet, Cotillo adds....2020
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  • • Inside a Beanball War: How One Play Turned into Three Days of Royals, A's Rage
    2015
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Mark Kotsay parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    2025
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  • • Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
    2025
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  • • This day in Braves History: Braves trade Kevin Millwood for Johnny Estrada
    2024
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  • Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves
    • Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves
    Rick Mahler and Bruce Benedict were the starting battery on Opening Day in 1982. Bob Gibson, who started 10 Opening Days during his playing career, was making his debut as Atlanta’s pitching coach. | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Here are some of the famous and forgotten starters the Braves have had since moving to Atlanta in 1966, including one player who started at five differen...2024
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  • Outside The Confines: The Orioles finally did something
    • Outside The Confines: The Orioles finally did something
    Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images And it was something big. The Baltimore Orioles have had a relatively quiet offseason thus far, but it seemed like they were waiting until we were on the cusp of spring training, but now they’ve decided to make some bold moves and oh boy are those moves BOLD. For starters, they traded two MLB-ready prospects to the Milwaukee Brewers in return for former C...2024
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  • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Kevin Millwood to the Phillies
    • This Day in Braves History: Atlanta trades Kevin Millwood to the Phillies
    Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2001 - The Braves sign Albie Lopez to a one-year deal. 2002 - The Braves trade Kevin Millwood to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Johnny Estrada. MLB History 1921 - At the Major League meetings, the American League votes to return to the best-of-seven World Series format. The National League wants to keep the current five-of...2023
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  • • The most random Braves Opening Day starters since 1990
    2023
    See more articles Todd Kirkland
  • • Athletics manager search: Mark Kotsay, Joe Espada, Will Venable among A's candidates, per report
    The A's have six candidates for their managerial job at the moment...2021
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  • • Roster for next Red Sox manager will be very different
    The Red Sox don’t have a manager at the moment, but the person who lands the job will oversee a much different roster than the one previous skipper Alex Cora had in 2019. There’s no more Mookie Betts or David Price, both traded to the Dodgers on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the Red Sox have been working to find a replacement for Cora since his ouster a couple weeks ago. Athletics quality control coach M...2020
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015
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Top Mark Kotsay news

  • • Cubs 12, Athletics 2: Sweep!
    2023
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  • • Cristian Pache Will Not Make Athletics’ Roster; A’s Exploring Trade Scenarios
    The Athletics will not carry Cristian Pache on the team’s Opening Day roster, manager Mark Kotsay announced late last night (link via Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle). Because he’s out of minor league options, Pache will need to be traded or placed on outright waivers. The A’s will likely designate him for assignment…...2023
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  • • A’s To Hire Mark Kotsay As Manager
    The Athletics are hiring Mark Kotsay as their next manager, reports Jon Heyman of the MLB Network (Twitter link). Heyman reported over the weekend that Oakland was nearing a decision and that Kotsay had been the favorite. It’ll be the first managerial stint for the 46-year-old Kotsay, who spent the 2021 campaign as the A’s…...2021
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  • • Astros Interview Mark Kotsay For Manager
    The Astros interviewed A’s quality control coach Mark Kotsay last week as part of their ongoing search for A.J. Hinch’s replacement, reports Brian McTaggart of MLB.com (via Twitter). Kotsay becomes the ninth known candidate in Houston’s wide-ranging managerial search. Kotsay also drew consideration from the Giants and Pirates for their vacancies earlier in the offseason,…...2020
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  • • Inside a Beanball War: How One Play Turned into Three Days of Royals, A's Rage
    2015
    Visit the page Alcides Escobar
  • White Sox 6, Athletics 1: Sunday Split
    • White Sox 6, Athletics 1: Sunday Split
    Andrew Vaughn and Yoán Moncada celebrate after Sunday’s 6-1 win over the Oakland Athletics | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Yoán Moncada had a fantastic day at the plate and propelled the South Siders to a win The Chicago White Sox have won the finale of this four-game set 6-1 after a great offensive day for the team and solid pitching. Yoán Moncada fueled the team offensively, going 4-for-...2023
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  • • A’s Move Shintaro Fujinami To Relief
    The Athletics are moving right-hander Shintaro Fujinami from the rotation to a relief role, manager Mark Kotsay told reporters before tonight’s game against the Angels (relayed by Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Kotsay left open the possibility for an eventual move back to the starting staff but suggested the club would first “assess” Fujinami in shorter stints.…...2023
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  • • Red Sox Reportedly Interested In Mark Kotsay
    Already a candidate for the Astros’ managerial vacancy – a position that might not go unfilled for much longer – Athletics quality control coach Mark Kotsay could also be on Boston’s radar. He’s “believed” to be in the running to replace ousted Red Sox manager Alex Cora, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com. However, it’s…...2020
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Mark Kotsay fantasy rankings and news

  • • Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 2, 2024
    2024
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  • Royals Rumblings - News for August 24, 2023
    • Royals Rumblings - News for August 24, 2023
    Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Which is more exciting: Cole Ragans or stadium renditions? Zack Greinke made his first bullpen appearance for Kansas City since 2007 on Tuesday: So it really was vintage Greinke who showed up Tuesday night. Back from the 15-day injured list to pitch against the A’s, Greinke entered in the fourth inning and turned in four scoreless frames with five strikeouts ...2023
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015
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Mark Kotsay schedule, game

  • • The San Diego Padres all-quarter-century team
    2025
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  • • Team Offense, Athletics
    2025
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  • • A’s Continuing To Give Tyler Soderstrom Catching Reps
    2025
  • • Royals Rumblings - News for February 18, 2025
    2025
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  • • This day in Braves History: Braves trade Kevin Millwood for Johnny Estrada
    2024
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  • • A’s Move Ross Stripling To Bullpen
    The A’s are bumping Ross Stripling into a relief role, manager Mark Kotsay said before tonight’s matchup with the Mets (X link via Martín Gallegos of MLB.com). Oakland recalled right-hander Joe Boyle to start today, so the 6’7″ hurler will presumably stick in the starting five. Oakland acquired Stripling and Alex Wood in the hope that they’d…...2024
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  • Athletics 5, White Sox 1: Yep, even the A’s are doing it to us
    • Athletics 5, White Sox 1: Yep, even the A’s are doing it to us
    Even Mark Kotsay (slapping five with Lawrence Butler after his pinch-hit homer in the sixth) is laughing at us. MARK KOTSAY! | Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports yes 61 games under yes -251 run differential yes 21-game losing streak yes third-worst start in MLB history yes two games from an all-time losing record yes it’s August 5 Ky Bush got the start tonight, his first in the majors, and ...2024
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  • • Braves defy Baseball Gods, use flares to squeak their way to 3-1 win
    2024
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  • • Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves
    2024
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  • • Outside the Confines: Little bit o’ Seoul
    2024
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Mark Kotsay rumors, scandals

  • • Red Sox reportedly interested in Mark Kotsay
    2020
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  • • Scott Miller's Starting 9: World Series Pressure Has Dodgers Hunting Blockbuster
    2015
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  • • Inside a Beanball War: How One Play Turned into Three Days of Royals, A's Rage
    2015

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