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• Mark McGwire coming back to A’s in special assistant role

Mark McGwire is back with the A’s....2026
• A’s Hire Mark McGwire As Special Assistant
The Athletics hired Mark McGwire as a special assistant in their player development department on Friday (link via The Associated Press). He returns to the organization that inducted him into their team Hall of Fame in 2019. McGwire, now 62, played the first 12 years of his career with the A’s. He won the Rookie…...2026
• McGwire back with A's, this time as special asst.
Former slugger Mark McGwire is back with his first organization, rejoining the Athletics as a special assistant to player development....2026
• Best set of the year: 1998

Ah, 1998, an epic year in the night owl timeline. But baseball cards didn't have anything to do with it. I was five years into my collecting hiatus. The year is legend because I became a dad. I am sure I watched some of the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run race with a baby in my arms. Somewhere in the summer of 1998, my wife and I were wheeling that baby in her stroller while walking through ...2025
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• Instant Winnings

My weekend got kicked up a notch by an unexpected box of various good cards. Friday evening I won a cardsphere giveaway, and Saturday morning I had the winnings in hand. The Diamond King has been doing good work this holiday season running giveaways where you enter by committing to send cards to someone just to be nice. I was the lucky winner of the box of serial numbered cards, and since Kevin wa...2025
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• Judge reaches 50 HRs for 4th time, tying record
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge tied a major league record held by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa by reaching 50 home runs for the fourth time....2025
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• Best set of the year: 1998
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• An MLB Draft ‘what if’ for every team

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images What if Tarik Skubal had signed with the Diamondbacks in 2017? Major League teams made their draft selections earlier this week. Some players will sign quickly, others - mostly high schoolers - won’t sign at all with the team that drafted them. Some of baseball’s biggest stars could have had much different careers if they had signed with the team that ori...2025
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley

Ryne Sandberg and Mark McGwire prepare for the 1990 Home Run Derby | Photo by Steve Goldstein/Getty Images The official announcement of Wrigley’s next Midsummer Classic will come later this month. In the meantime, here’s the story of possibly the worst Home Run Derby ever. After a 37-year absence, the Cubs and Wrigley Field will once again host MLB’s All-Star Game two summers from now in 2...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn pitches a gem against Dodgers

Another great day on the mound for the legendary left-hander. Braves Franchise History 1963: Warren Spahn outduels Don Drysdale with a three-hitter to beat the Dodgers 1-0. It is the first time that Spahn has beaten the Dodgers on the road since 1948. He had lost 14 straight. (nine at Ebbets Field, four at Memorial Coliseum and one at Dodger Stadium). MLB History 1907: The Washington Senators ste...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Tim Hudson has a great day as the Blue Jays have a bad day. Braves Franchise History 1912: With no hint that a record is about to be set, the Giants coast to a 14-2 lead through eight innings at Boston, then score seven more in the 9th for a 21-2 lead. The Braves rally for ten in the last of the 9th but lose 21-12. The 17 runs are the NL post-1900 record...2025
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• Remembering my father through baseball

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The changing soundtrack of summer Going into the game on Sunday, September 16, 2018, the Royals were 52-96 and on their way to finishing an abysmal 58-104, the first of the franchise’s consecutive 100-loss seasons since the team did it three times in a row from 2004 through 2006. The lean years were back, baby! Of course, the horrible finish ended with the Royals ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Henry Aaron hits his 399th and 400th career homers in same game

Set Number: X11755 R7 F20 The Hammer hits one of many milestone homers he’d hit over the course of his storied career. Braves Franchise History 1933: The Boston Braves fall to the New York Giants 1-0 at the Polo Grounds as umpire Charlie Pfirman officiated his 1,700th consecutive National League game. 1941: A syndicate of 12 people purchased 73 percent of the Braves for $350,000. 1943: ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/15: Luke Sinnard set to make second appearance

Luke Sinnard | Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Braves third round pick from last year, Luke Sinnard, makes the second start of his career after picking up a pair of strikeouts in two thirds of an inning in his debut. The Atlanta Braves farm system is set for a new week of opponents starting today, and we have a pair of games starting in the AM. The biggest story...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory

Photo by Tom DiPace /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Upton here, Upton here. Braves Franchise History 1975: The Astros purchase Joe Niekro from the Atlanta Braves. 1979: Bob Horner suffers an ankle injury and will miss the next 32 games. The Braves fall to the Astros 2-1. 1993: Cubs pitcher Jose Guzman takes a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Braves. Otis Nixon breaks ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images “Welcome to the Show!” Braves Franchise History 1971: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in the first opener ever played at Riverfront Stadium. 1997: In the second game in the history of Turner Field, rain forced the suspension of the Braves and Cubs in the seventh inning. Several players will spend the night in the clubhouse. The Brav...2025
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• Would Bonds, Clemens Entry Open Up Hall of Fame Floodgates?
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• Is There Anybody Left in Los Angeles Whom Yasiel Puig Hasn't Alienated?
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• With Lessons of Game's Greats, Mike Trout Poised for Move from MVP to MLB Icon
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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"Former slugger Mark McGwire is back with his first organization, rejoining the Athletics as a special assistant to player development."

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"Mark McGwire hit 49 in 1987; Juan Gonzalez, 46 in 1993; Ken Griffey Jr."

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"Judge and Mark McGwire are the only players in baseball history to reach 300 career homers before 1,000 hits"

2023
"Olympic team are drafted in the first round including Mark McGwire who was taken by Oakland with the 10th overall pick."

2022
"says he considers the records held by Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire to be illegitimate"

2021
"Ball has been everything and […] The post LaMelo Ball draws crazy comparison to Mark McGwire appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2020
"While everyone else watched Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hit homers in 1998, the Yankees had one of MLB's greatest seasons -- but it has been largely lost to history."

2019
"813 winning percentage) are probably not going to continue on their current trajectory and win 140 games this season, as it’s unlikely their entire lineup (157 wRC+) is basically Mark McGwire (career 157 wRC+)."

2018
"But amid allegations of a failed drug test and never-ending whispers about PEDs haunting the latter part of his career, Sammy Sosa -- like his great rival Mark McGwire -- will not get to Cooperstown unless attitudes change dramatically."

2017
"Aaron Judge hits 49th home run, tying Mark McGwire for all-time rookie record"

2016
"Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa are the notable exclusions, while Jeff Bagwell and Jeff Kent suffered from simply playing in the PED era."

2015
"Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire, general manager Farhan Zaidi, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and special advisor Sandy Koufax all gathered on the field behind a batting cage at Camelback Ranch to watch a teenage phenom throw live batting practice Sunday afternoon."

2014
"Is John Smoltz Worthy of Being First-Ballot 2015 Hall of Famer?"

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• Instant Winnings
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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• Advanced statistics tell old baseball stories in a new way

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Moneyball may have revolutionized the sport, but advanced stats aren’t the boogeyman. “Exit velocity” OK, now, I see you cowering under your desk. Oh. And you...you threw your phone into the tub? Listen, exit velocity doesn’t have to be scary. No, really, I promise! Story time Let’s back up a minute. Think back to your childhood. Before advanced statistics. Even b...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta selects Chipper Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft

Braves Franchise History 1952 - The Reds purchased veteran outfielder Willard Marshall from the Boston Braves. 1975 - The Braves draft second baseman Glenn Hubbard in the 20th round of the MLB Draft. 1986 - Barry Bonds hits his first career home run off of Craig McMurtry in a 12-3 Pirates win over the Braves. Bonds will finish with four hits in the game. 1990 - Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Bra...2025
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• Remembering my father through baseball
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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/15: Luke Sinnard set to make second appearance
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• This Day in Braves History: Henry Aaron hits career home run No. 714

The Hammer gets one step closer to baseball immortality. Braves Franchise History 1974: Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron blasts a historic three-run home run against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jack Billingham on Opening Day. The home run is the 714th of Aaron’s career, tying him with the great Babe Ruth for the most in major league history. MLB History 1993: At Camden Yards, William Jefferson Cli...2025
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• Best set of the year: 1998
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• Today in White Sox History: July 25

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris both held the 1961 MLB HR lead outright at different points during a doubleheader sweep of the White Sox, 64 years ago today. | TPLP/Getty Images The Maris-Mantle home run race gets wild in doubleheader sweep of the South Siders 1954 In the first game of a twin bill at Boston, White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman set the franchise record by striking out 16 Red Sox....2025
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs took care of business against a surprisingly tenacious Rockies team. It was another unseasonably chilly night at Wrigley Field Wednesday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s and the wind, again, blowing in. And the Cubs got what they needed to defeat the Rockies 2-1 and complete a three-game sweep: Pitching, defense and just enough hitting...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: May 22nd

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s go back in time! Braves Franchise History 1914: Otto Hess shuts down the Cubs, 2-0, giving the Braves back-to-back wins for the first time this year. They will have considerably more runs like that later in the year. 1926: Before the Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Grover Cleveland Alexander is given the keys to a Lincoln automobile, a g...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory
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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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• This Day in Braves History: Braves win 2021 World Series

Photo by Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Atlanta returns to the top of the baseball mountain for the first time since 1995. Braves Franchise History 1927: Boston College baseball coach Jack Slattery agrees to manage the Boston Braves for a year. 1972: The Atlanta Braves acquire Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella from the New York Mets in exchange for second baseman Felix Milan...2024
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• Home runs that just hit different

We’ve covered a lot of dingers at Secret Base, but these ones are extra special “Do you wanna know the terrifying truth? Or do you wanna see me sock a few dingers?” While those words, first uttered by Mark McGwire, have stood the test of time, not every dinger is dinged equally. Some are dung in critical moments that drastically change the game, steal a win, or ruin a pitcher’s day. But others mea...2025
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• Remembering my father through baseball
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• The Royals have overtaken the Cardinals as Missouri’s better baseball team

The Royals host the Cardinals. | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images Vibes around Kansas City are much more positive than around St. Louis For years, despite living in the suburbs of Kansas City, I rooted for the St. Louis Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals. The reason is simple: my family all rooted for the Cardinals. Of the seven people in my immediate family, I arrived last, but more import...2025
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• This is a big deal World Series

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers puts a hat on to celebrate advancing to the World Series after winning Game 6 of the NLCS | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images This one comes with tons of history and star power. Much will be made of this World Series between two titans of baseball, the Yankees and Dodgers. A lot of the digital ink being spilled and to be spilled...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves sweep big doubleheader at Citi Field

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Always a good time whenever this happens Braves Franchise History 1928: The Phillies take two from the Braves, winning 10-6 and 4-0. Earl Caldwell, who reported to the Phillies yesterday, tosses the shutout in his first major league start. 1955: With a 10-2 win over the Braves at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant w...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 1

Frank Thomas, partly due to a record-breaking homer on this day 31 years ago, earned a Sporting News cover heading into the 1993 playoffs. | Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images The Big Hurt sets a homer mark 1970 With the White Sox approaching the end of their worst season in franchise history, GM Ed Short was fired after nine years on the job. Short made brilliant offseason de...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 28

Happy birthday, Randy Wells! | Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sammy Sosa, Ryne Sandberg, and more. Happy birthday, Randy Wells! 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 l...2024
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• Roger Maris Jr. says Aaron Judge should be considered true record-holder if he hits 62 home runs

Maris Jr. says he considers the records held by Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire to be illegitimate...2022
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• Urias impresses Dodgers in live batting practice
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• Pedro Martinez Believes 60% of MLB Players Were Using PEDs During His Career
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• Albert Pujols joins 700 HR club: The best stories from those who played with and against him

Mike Trout, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez, Brad Lidge and more reflect on the most memorable moments on Pujols' path to 700....2022
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• The Yankees, overshadowed? Why the 'best team ever' never got its due
While everyone else watched Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa hit homers in 1998, the Yankees had one of MLB's greatest seasons -- but it has been largely lost to history. And that still irks Joe Torre....2020
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• Barry Bonds in Twilight: Reemerging to a Less Judgmental Generation
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• Aaron Judge hits 49th home run, tying Mark McGwire for all-time rookie record
No other rookie in baseball history has hit more home runs than Judge has this year...2017
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• Bryce Harper's All-Time 2015 Stands Alongside Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds
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• Advanced statistics tell old baseball stories in a new way
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• Remembering the 1998 home run race

Mark McGwire #25 of the St. Louis Cardinals talks with Sammy Sosa #21 of the Chicago Cubs during a game at Wrigley Field circa 1998 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images That sure was a fun season In some ways, it’s extremely surprising it took until now for me to realize that this year is the 25th anniversary of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s historical home ...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• The Psychology of the Patriots: Why Brady and Belichick Would Cheat
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• Big Unit, Pedro, Smoltz and More: Scott Miller's 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot
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• Is John Smoltz Worthy of Being First-Ballot 2015 Hall of Famer?
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• Best set of the year: 1998
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• Today in White Sox History: July 25
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• The Cubs will host the 2027 All-Star Game. That HR Derby will be better than the last one at Wrigley
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn pitches a gem against Dodgers
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta selects Chipper Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 MLB draft
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• Cubs 2, Rockies 1: Sweep!
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• Braves Minor League Preview 4/15: Luke Sinnard set to make second appearance
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson pitches eight scoreless innings and hits a homer
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day one year ago, Braden Shewmake made a splash by homering in his first White Sox appearance — in fact, on the very first pitch he saw. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Braden Shewmake makes a splash on the first pitch he sees 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman maki...2025
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• The Next Brewers Hall of Famers (and a Hall-of-Fame Rabbit Hole)
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• Friday Rockpile: In times like these, Rockies fans must consider the A’s fan

Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, May 24, 2024 Usually, if the Rockies went 4-5 on a road trip, it wouldn’t be so bad. After all, the Rockies have an all-time franchise winning percentage of .389 on the road (957-1501) and 4-5 equates to .444. If the Rockies did that consistently, they would be a much-improved squad....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day 46 years ago, Pablo Torrealba came to the White Sox, at a pretty steep cost. | Topps A bad trade that helped doom the 1978 club 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Sisk did a lot of damage quickly, throwing 17 (1-1, 5.4...2024
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• Remembering the 1998 home run race
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30
Roland Hemond doubled his Laws for the month of March by adding Rudy to Vance, on this day 41 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The end-of-spring deals, they just keep coming 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Si...2023
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• Sosa facing uphill climb in quest for Cooperstown
It's all about 609 home runs, a massive number. But amid allegations of a failed drug test and never-ending whispers about PEDs haunting the latter part of his career, Sammy Sosa -- like his great rival Mark McGwire -- will not get to Cooperstown unless attitudes change dramatically....2018
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• Paul Goldschmidt-A.J. Pollock Are MLB's Most Underrated Star Duo
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