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• Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler suspended after positive PED test

Major League Baseball announced Friday that it will be suspending Kepler for 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance called Epitrenbolone....2026
• Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler tests positive for PEDs

A former 30-homer hitter has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs....2026
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MLB suspended free agent Max Kepler 80 games for use of a performance enhancing drug, Epitrenbolone. That makes him signing a free agent deal for 2026 less likely, as he’ll only be able to play for half a season. In my estimation, it makes him being signed at all unlikely his he posted a poor […]...2026
• Kepler banned 80 games by MLB for failed test
Free agent outfielder Max Kepler, who spent last season with the Phillies, has been suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's drug program....2026
• Free-agent outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games for PEDs
2026
• Max Kepler Receives 80-Game PED Suspension

Major League Baseball announced today that free agent outfielder Max Kepler has received an 80-game suspension after testing positive for Epitrenbolone, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Kepler, 33 in February, just wrapped up his first season away from the Twins. After years in Minnesota, Kepler…...2026
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• Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler suspended after positive PED test
2026
• Former Phillies outfielder Max Kepler tests positive for PEDs
2026
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2026
• Kepler banned 80 games by MLB for failed test
2026
• Free-agent outfielder Max Kepler suspended 80 games for PEDs
2026
• Max Kepler Receives 80-Game PED Suspension
2026

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• Ex-Phillies outfielder Max Kepler gets 80-game PED suspension

Kepler had a down season in 2025, his lone year in Philly, and is currently a free agent...2026
• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Monday 6/9, 5:45 CT

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park. Monday notes... RISPy BUSINESS: The Cubs made only two hits with runners in scoring position in their three games at Detroit. Their previous low in a three-game series this year was four, at San Diego. They had five at New York vs. the Mets, six at home vs. the Marlins and Rockies, and seven at home...2025
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• Braves shut out by Ranger Suarez and Phillies, lose 2-0

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images No homers, no sequencing, no nothing The 2025 Braves don’t make much sense offensively — they’ve sometimes had an extremely slappy approach, sometimes they’ve seemingly gone back to what they’ve done for the past half-decade, and sometimes they appear discombobulated or stuck in between. I’m not going to guess at what exactly was going on tonight, but it also doe...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies

Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Phillies wrested the division crown from the bedraggled Braves in 2024. Can they hold them off in 2025? So long as the current divisional alignment holds, the Phillies will be the Atlanta Braves’ main rivals in my mind’s eye. Since I’ve been watching baseball, they’ve won the NL East six times — the Braves have won it 12 times, and ...2025
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• Max Kepler, the German Baseball Player Who Spurned Soccer for MLB Dreams
2015

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2026
"MLB suspended free agent Max Kepler 80 games for use of a performance enhancing drug, Epitrenbolone."

2025
"Then he hit Nick Castellanos and walked Max Kepler."

2024
"Carlos Santana and Max Kepler made it to second and third base, respectively, with just one out on the board in the fourth."

2023
"He allowed a leadoff single to Edouard Julien and a walk to Max Kepler but worked out of it in a scoreless first."

2022
"Trade Candidate: Max Kepler"

2021
"Not to mention Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler are under contract through 2023 with club options beyond then."

2020
"Twins Place Max Kepler On Injured List, Promote Brent Rooker"

2019
"As has been the case with numerous recent extensions — Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco, Whit Merrifield — Severino’s deal is more front-loaded than conventional extensions."

2018
"Eduardo Escobar hit a 2-run homer and Max Kepler had a three-hit day for the Twins in defeat."

2017
"Kyle Gibson continued his impressive run by throwing seven strong innings, Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 and Max Kepler and Brian Dozier both homered to lift the Twins to a 7-3 win over the Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park."

2016
"The Twins hit four home runs, including a grand slam by Max Kepler, and closed out the first half with a 15-5 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Park on Sunday afternoon."

2015
"After helping Double-A Chattanooga win the Southern League championship on Monday night, Twins outfield prospect Max Kepler was rewarded by being called up to the big leagues for the first time in his career."

2014
"Max Kepler tripled and doubled, helping Salt River defeat Surprise, 9-2."

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• Max Kepler Receives 80-Game PED Suspension
2026

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• Ex-Phillies outfielder Max Kepler gets 80-game PED suspension
2026
• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 68

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Cubs lose 7-2 to the Phillies and so, lose the series and the road trip. For the first seven games of this road trip, the Cubs were pretty good at not getting behind on pitching. Last night, going after the win in the eighth game, they got behind. So we knew going into this game that if Ben Brown didn’t start strong, they might have some trouble. He...2025
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• Phillies 7, Rockies 4: Still not enough offense

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images A ninth-inning surge couldn’t get it done. Tonight before the Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies took the field, Wilder, spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, threw out the first pitch. Wilder, Spokescreature for Great Outdoors Colorado, and a Family Dressed as Bees The scene was awkward with Wilder struggling to get a pitch ...2025
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• 2025 NL East Season Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
2025

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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Which aspects of Braves baseball are you looking forward to most this year? Two things can be true at once. The Atlanta Braves had a very disappointing offseason that included a shocking and, in my opinion, egregious decision to duck under the luxury tax instead of adding around their core in the middle of a World Series window. But, despite this, the Bra...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, AL Central

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images This is a division of haves and have-nots. Last year, three AL Central teams made the postseason and four finished over .500. This was largely because they all fattened up against the awful White Sox. The Twins, Tigers, Guardians and Royals went 42-10 against the White Sox. Wow. The Cubs, meanwhile, were 10-6 against the AL Central last year. So that...2025
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• What did the Royals miss with Brent Rooker?

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The former Royals outfielder has become one of the league’s top sluggers. At the 2022 trade deadline, the Royals were far out of contention. It was another rebuilding season as the team tried to build up a farm system decimated after their championship runs. The team would go on to 97 losses, so there was no point to keep veterans like ...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 10

On this day one year ago, Michael Kopech threw the second immaculate inning in White Sox history. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images Michael Kopech is perfect for an inning 1916 The White Sox swept Boston in a doubleheader, 4-0 and 3-0, with Lefty Williams and Reb Russell earning the shutouts. Russell’s effort was a one-hitter, with the only Boston safety coming on a single in the sixth inning ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 68
2025

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• Phillies 7, Cubs 2: Back to the drawing board for Ben Brown

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images The Cubs’ road trip ended on a sour note. After Ben Brown’s last two excellent outings, one with an opener and one without, there were high hopes for him to continue along those lines. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. Brown was touched up for three runs in the first inning and the Phillies cruised to a 7-2 win over t...2025
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• Austin Riley hops back to two-hole as Braves begin Philadelphia series

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sean Murphy is back in the lineup against southpaw Ranger Suarez My one-plus-year-old has the word “hop” in her vocabulary. She uses it to describe bunnies we see when out on walks, but she also uses it to narrate her as she’s toddling along. I’d guess that at least half the time she’s ambling somewhere, it’s followed by her chanting, “Hop hop hop.” On th...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs were pounded by the Phillies, 10-4. The Cubs haven’t had a lot of completely uncompetitive games. This was the first one since April 14, when they also lost to the Padres 10-4. If this were to happen regularly, I’d be concerned about it. Maybe. But, at every few weeks, it is what it is. Maybe I’m rationalizing, but the Cubs, for the second straight ...2025
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• Cubs 4, Phillies 0: A (Colin) Rea of sunshine on a rainy Friday at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs waited out a long rain delay and produced a satisfying win. Yet another rain delay hit Wrigley Field Friday afternoon, the second of this homestand. This time, play didn’t begin until after the delay, and the result was better than on the previous rain day last Sunday. Colin Rea and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout and the Cubs got...2025
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• Sean Murphy returns to Braves lineup

Marcell Ozuna looks to turn his fortunes against Wheeler around | Brett Davis-Imagn Images Sean Murphy is making his season debut and Orlando Arcia gets the start against Zack Wheeler The Atlanta Braves offense has struggled, there is no doubt about it. Their underlying metrics have shown that they have been unlucky. They have the sixth best barrel per plate appearance (Brls/PA%) in MLB. A...2025
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
2025

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• SB Nation Reacts: Where will the Royals finish in the division?

Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Have they done enough to win the division? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Spring training has begun and in just six weeks the Royals w...2025
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• What did the Royals miss with Brent Rooker?
2025

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• An offensive spark puts the South Siders back in the win column

Colson Montgomery and Lenyn Sosa helped the White Sox to a great offensive night. The White Sox slow the Phillies with a 6-2 win During the seventh inning of tonight’s game, it was announced that Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg had passed away. Regardless of which team you root for, Sandberg was a pillar of Chicago sports and a great player, as well as a genuinely great person. Baseball lost a...2025
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• Finally, a series win for the Braves in 2025!

Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Hopefully this will be the start of the Braves finally getting their season off to a proper start Despite the fact that the Atlanta Braves had gotten off to a very slow start and the Philadelphia Phillies had burst out of the gates to start this season, this was always going to be a hard-fought series between two teams who have been battling a...2025
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• Braves’ Chris Sale takes on Zack Wheeler

Chris Sale looks to seal a win the the Braves | Brett Davis-Imagn Images A battle between two aces is taking place this evening that could set the tone for the rest of the season. The Atlanta Braves are facing the Philadelphia Phillies tonight in a matchup of the team aces. In arguably the biggest matchup so far this year, the 7-2 Phillies will bring 2024 Cy Young Award runner up Zack Whee...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Farewell to a legend

Set Number: X27208 TK1 R14 F17 Tributes come in for Rickey Henderson. The Astros sign a first baseman. The Marlins trade Jesús Luzardo to Philadelphia. And other Hot Stove news. Good morning. I assume you all know about the passing of Rickey Henderson by now. We have a lot of tributes to “The Man of Steal” today. Late last night, the Mets agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal to bring...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Max Fried loves his dog

Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Apollo Fried not pictured, but that’s still a good dog.) Happy Friday friends! As predicted earlier this week the news stories are slowing down (somehow this is the last Friday before Christmas? How did that happen?!) Max Kepler has left the Twins on a one-year deal; a few potential Hall of Famers have a case made for them; Bobby Witt Jr. lov...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images So far, we’ve taken a look at the starting pitching and shortstop markets for the Braves. Today, we’ll dive into the options for upgrading LF. The Atlanta Braves cleared up what was a pretty muddy OF/DH picture last week by trading Jorge Soler to the Angels for SP Griffin Canning. While it was surprising to see it done on the literal firs...2024
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• Brewers emerge victorious from seven-homer barrage

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio | Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images Chourio, Haase highlight power-happy Sunday Box Score As if an extra-inning victory wasn’t enough, the Milwaukee Brewers outdid themselves with a nervous 8-7 win on Sunday afternoon. The Brewers and Minnesota Twins combined for seven home runs, making for a hectic game and an even more nerve-wracking finish. While mu...2024
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• Twins offer game, White Sox politely refuse to take it, lose 6-3

Who knew Rembrandt was a White Sox fan? | National Gallery of Art Join countless small animals as road kill Yeah, yeah, yeah, another game, another loss, 0-7 road trip, 3-22 season, yadda yadda yadda. But let’s try to forget all that and admire some actually good White Sox defense. First, there was a brilliant grab by Nicky Lopez with two on in the bottom of the first that would have bee...2024
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• Twins 6, White Sox 3: Losing ugly

Korey Lee has earned the full-time backstop spot | David Berding/Getty Images Eight straight losses at Target Field for Chicago; South Siders on pace for just 20 wins in 2024 Whew, friends. This season has been UGLY. Honestly, my brain is a bit overloaded with abysmal baseball, and I’m running out of different ways to say, “Man, this team stinks!” Yet, here we are again — another evening ...2024
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. blasts two homers as Braves pummel Twins, 6-2
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta hit five dingers tonight on their way to an emphatic series win over their opponents from the Land of 10,000 Lakes Thanks to yet another first-inning outburst of offense, the Atlanta Braves were able to power their way past the Minnesota Twins on their way to an emphatic 6-2 series victory. In the preview for tonight’s game, ...2023
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• Twins slam Rangers with 4 HRs, 7-run inning
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• Twins unleash 17-run barrage to top Rangers
Max Kepler hit a pair of three-run homers to help set the Twins rookie record for RBIs in a game with seven, while fellow former top prospects Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton also had big days at the plate in a 17-5 rout of the Rangers on Saturday at Target Field....2016
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• Twins club 3 straight homers in Bronx
The Twins briefly turned Yankee Stadium into a launchpad in the sixth inning of Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, with Brian Dozier, Trevor Plouffe and Max Kepler hitting back-to-back-to-back homers off right-hander Nathan Eovaldi....2016
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• Castellanos homers, but Tigers fall to Twins
2017

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• Gibson guides Twins to victory over Tigers
2017

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• Twins' HRs set tone for twin-bill split vs. KC
Robbie Grossman and Max Kepler belted two-run homers to help power the Twins to a 8-4 win over the Royals on Sunday in the nightcap of a doubleheader at Target Field....2017
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• Kepler's redemption leads Twins past Phillies
Max Kepler was in danger of being the goat after his two-run fielding error keyed a three-run rally that gave the Phillies a lead in the fifth, but he was instead the hero of a 6-5 Twins victory on Wednesday night after driving in the tying run, the go-ahead run and making a highlight-reel diving catch in the eighth to help preserve the late lead at Target Field....2016
• JV strong, but Tigers lose HR duel to Twins
Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario hit ninth-inning home runs off Francisco Rodriguez to send the Twins to their first series win against an American League Central opponent since mid-May, taking the three-game set against the Tigers with a 4-1 win Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park....2016
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• 10 High-Upside MLB Prospects Who Will Become Household Names in 2016
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• Nick Castellanos Criticizes “Questionable” Communication With Rob Thomson
Nick Castellanos has gone from being the Phillies’ everyday right fielder into a platoon with Max Kepler, in a reflection of how both players have delivered underwhelming numbers in 2025. The change has been a little more jarring for Castellanos given his longer history with the team and longer track record as a lineup regular,…...2025
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• Lenyn Sosa mashes his 10th home run as the White Sox fall to the Phillies, 6-3

Lenyn Sosa went 2-for-4 with a dinger and two RBI in Tuesday’s loss to the Phillies. | Justin Casterline/Getty Images Jonathan Cannon and the offense struggled while Philadelphia put up nine hits, and Kyle Schwarber smacked a homer onto the concourse The White Sox (39-69) avoided the shutout, but still dropped the second game of the series to the Phillies (61-46) after a 6-3 loss. Philadel...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 10
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• Phillies' Max Kepler voices frustrations with lack of playing time in his first season with team

Kepler has been Philadelphia's primary in left field, but he is unhappy about not starting against lefties...2025
• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 68
2025

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• Phillies 7, Cubs 2: Back to the drawing board for Ben Brown
2025

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• Cubs 8, Phillies 4: Ian Happ’s two homers lead a long-ball barrage

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs homered four times and evened up the series. Ian Happ appears to be starting one of his patented hot streaks. After a home run in Monday’s loss, Happ went deep twice Tuesday in Philadelphia. That, along with long balls from Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch, helped the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Phillies Tuesday evening. The...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies preview, Monday 6/9, 5:45 CT
2025

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• Brewers put 17 runs and 23 hits on Phillies in thrashing

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images The Brewer offense broke out in a big way in Philadelphia Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers demolished the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon, putting up a season-high 23 hits on their way to a dominant 17-7 victory (matching their season-high run total in a game which wasn’t even as close as the final score indicated—Philadelphia scored five in the ninth). Th...2025
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• Austin Riley hops back to two-hole as Braves begin Philadelphia series
2025

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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
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• Biggest needs heading into Christmas for each American League team

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Several teams still have some long shopping lists. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December is a time full of giving and receiving gifts to celebrate the holidays. Now that the winter meetings have passed, only a few days remain before Christmas and turning the page to 2025. Each team has question marks worth answering, some with presents und...2024
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• Philadelphia Phillies executive makes shocking revelation about team’s offseason plans after signing Max Kepler

Will the Philadelphia Phillies make anymore lineup moves outside of signing outfielder Max Kepler? A top executive reveals....2024
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• Braves News: Nathan Eovaldi, Brian Snitker, Latest Rumors, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Could a quiet Monday across baseball give way to a busy Tuesday? Overall, it was a pretty quiet first full day around the Winter Meetings. Rumors certainly picked up and their were a few transactions, but the expected flurry of moves that some expected was Juan Soto signed has not happened just yet. For the Braves specifically, Brian Sni...2024
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• Previewing the outfield market for the Atlanta Braves
2024

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• MLBTR Poll: Should The Twins Trade Kyle Farmer?

The Twins are reportedly planning to scale back payroll into the $125-140MM range — below the approximate $154MM mark at which they opened the 2023 season. That has naturally led to trade speculation involving a handful of veteran players on the roster. Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco are perhaps Minnesota’s most desirable realistic trade candidates. Set…...2023
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• MLB rumors: Max Kepler may stay with Twins after all; Mariners lock up utility man Dylan Moore

Here's Thursday's crop of MLB buzz...2023
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• MLB rumors: Twins extend Jorge Polanco, Max Kepler; John Axford nearing deal with Blue Jays
Here's the latest MLB gossip as spring training gets underway...2019
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• 2016 MLB Free Agents: Rumors and Predictions for Underrated Stars
2015

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