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• Juan Soto's shuffle bat tops best from MLB Players' Weekend
Players' Weekend allows player to don and use custom gear reflecting three themes: off-field interests, causes and appreciation....2025
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• MLB Players' Weekend: Attention shifts from nicknames on jerseys to customized bats this season

It is MLB Players' Weekend and the big thing this year is the funky bat designs...2025
• Everything you need to know about MLB Players' Weekend
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• The Current MLB Players with the Best Hall of Fame Chances

Which current Major League stars are destined for Cooperstown?...2025
• Active MLB Players Who Have Received A Qualifying Offer
Five days after the World Series ends each year, teams have the option to issue a one-year qualifying offer to any player who was not traded during the season. For the 2024-2025 offseason, the qualifying offer was set at $21.05MM. After receiving a QO, the player has five days to decide whether to accept or…...2025
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• Snyder's Soapbox: Failure on the field has nothing to do with MLB players' mental toughness

Major League Baseball players are absurdly tough, physically and mentally...2025

• Outside The Confines: Trade deadline roundup

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images What a feeding frenzy. Weeks and weeks of speculation, rumor-mongering, and hug watching, the trade deadline has come and gone. Many moves were made, though none felt like earth-shattering blockbusters. Teams solidified themselves as wanting to contend (we see you Padres) while others seemed to be admitting defeat (sorry about your season, Twins). It’s certa...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2025

Jay Biggerstaff -Imagn Images One more day off before the “second half.” Anne Rogers discussed the deal for Adam Frazier with J.J. Picollo: “We’ve always had great admiration for Fraz,” general manager J.J. Picollo said Wednesday. “... He became kind of an easy target for us because of how much respect we have for him and where we are [with] our 13-man position player roster. We lack depth...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft

Ethan Holliday | Steve Sisney/For The Oklahoman / USA TODAY NETWORK The MLB Draft is this weekend, and we have what you need to know. The trade deadline is approaching. The Yankees and Dodgers look vulnerable. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The MLB Draft starts this Sunday night and here’s all the basic information on the event. Melissa Lockard also has a more in-dep...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 21, 2025

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Earl Weaver would be proud. The Royals hit their second three-run home run in three games in Friday’s win over the Padres. “The three-run homer is big,” Quatraro said, speaking on India’s three-run blast. “We talked about that it’s been a long time for us. Two of them in this road trip have been big. It’s nice for us to be able to do it the other way t...2025
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• What will the Braves get from Jurickson Profar once he returns?

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Or—”What to expect when expecting a player back from a PED suspension” Jurickson Profar can return from his 80-game drug suspension on Sunday, June 29th. The Atlanta Braves never really replaced his 2024 Padres production in their left field this year. How much of those 2024 numbers were drug-enhanced and what would a “clean” Profar look like going forward?...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?

Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, June 13, 2025 Year after year, but especially in 2025, the Rockies are proving their pitchers simply can’t compete in Major League Baseball. Whether it’s the rotation or the bullpen, the stats are consistently the worst in the league. Of course, there are seasons or even groups ...2025
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• Does Salvador Perez has one more great stretch in him?

Salvador Pérez #13 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after striking out during the sixth inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on April 12, 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio. | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Some not great performances lately Baseball players all age out of the game, but they take different paths. Some players reach their athletic peak in ...2025
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• What would trading Marcell Ozuna look like?

Bill Streicher-Imagn Images You can trade Marcell Ozuna, but you won’t necessarily get what you want The “Trading Marcell Ozuna” call from some began before the Atlanta Braves got home from the West Coast after Spring Training. It was hyperbolic then, but much less so now. The Braves’ rapid descent into the Draft Lottery is in its third week now. Jeff Passan now says the most likely trade ...2025
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• Outside The Confines: A Royals welcome

Photo by Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images A look ahead to the trade deadline. The Royals call up their top prospect. The Red Sox may be selling. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Cubs are on pace to win 102 games this season and have the best record in the National League. The Rockies have won two in a row and clinched their first series win since last Sept...2025
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• Five MLB players who have turned back the clock in 2025

In a baseball season full of intriguing storylines, a handful of veteran players may have located the fountain of youth in 2025. Or at the very least, a return to peak form after years of decline and/or injuries....2025

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• I Know What You Did Last Summer: When Ballplayers Make Babies

During the season, MLB players get one three-day weekend. The numbers indicate that even though they're on vacation, they're getting right down to business....2025
• Two Former MLB Players Among 113 Dead in Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse

Former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among over 110 people killed when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed during a concert....2025
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• Two Former MLB Players Among 113 Dead in Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse

Former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among over 110 people killed when the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed during a concert....2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 26, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images The best slugger in Northwest Arkansas Naturals history is back in Kansas City. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers and David Adler look at some of the intense work from Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. this spring at getting better on the basepaths. They’re incorporating audio components along with the visual technology on when to react, as well as ways to o...2025
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• No, the World Baseball Classic shouldn’t be cancelled because of Edwin Diaz’s injury
Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Injuries can — and do — happen just about anywhere in baseball. By now, you have certainly heard about the patellar tendon injury suffered by Mets closer Edwin Diaz while celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win over the Dominican Republic. You might not, however, have seen this reaction to it: Wouldn't have happened in a celebration of a mea...2023
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• Josh Hamilton to Rangers: Latest Trade Details, Reaction and Analysis
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• Josh Hamilton Won't Be Suspended by MLB: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
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• What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?
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"The Yankees’ ‘Torpedo’ bats that are breaking baseball, explained"

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"The Daily Belli watch: 4 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener"

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"As voted by MLB Players, introducing the 2023 #PlayersChoiceAwards Player of the Year!"

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"Unvaccinated M.L.B. Players Will Not Be Allowed to Play in Canada"

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"With the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire on December 1, 2021, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have been in talks regarding the potential structure of the next CBA."

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"Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona"

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"Longtime Cardinals and Braves catcher Ted Simmons and MLB Players Association executive director Marvin Miller were elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame, as announced tonight on MLB Network."

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"Agent: 'Fight is brewing' over slow MLB market"

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"MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year."

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"MLB players honor Prince by changing walkup music"

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"Colin Cowherd, ESPN Part Ways After Comments on Dominican MLB Players"

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"What Do MLB Players Really Do During the Long Offseason Months?"

• Active MLB Players Who Have Received A Qualifying Offer
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• Dustin May and four other recently traded MLB players who could benefit from a change of scenery

The trade deadline afforded dozens of players a new home. Who stands to take advantage?...2025
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Ryan McMahon moments and memories

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The third baseman was traded to the New York Yankees on Friday On Friday, the news broke that Ryan McMahon had been traded to the New York Yankees after playing 1,012 games for the Colorado Rockies. The third baseman was drafted in the second round of the 2013 MLB Draft and made his MLB debut on August 12, 2017 (you can read his recollection here). Ove...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, July 22, 2025 You are what your record says you are — Bill Parcells A record of 24-75 in what will be the third of three consecutive 100-loss seasons gives a clear sense what the Colorado Rockies are: a broken baseball organization. In our Mid-Season 2025 State of the Position series, we’ve tried to assess whe...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 17, 2025
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• BCB After Dark: How likely is it that Tucker stays?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how likely do you think it is that Kyle Tucker stays on the North Side. It’s Wednesday evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for stopping by tonight. We’re always looking forward to your visits. We still hav...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2025

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Wait so how many more days without Royals baseball? Check out this beast of a draft recap from Jared Perkins over at Inside the Crown. The overall first impression is strong, according to the prospect connoisseur. Overall, this draft was good given the overall down year for a draft class and where they were picking. While day two wasn’t as exciting, it was the day ...2025
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• Ranking top 25 MLB players who could move at the trade deadline, plus potential landing spots

The trade deadline lands on July 31...2025

• Could a healthy Marcell Ozuna outrun Matt Olson?

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images This pic is as close to a running Matt Olson as I could get A common complaint that I overhear in sports bars and stadiums is how they could much faster they could run that the athletes they are watching. At the last football game that I attended, a guy proclaimed for about 30 rows “I could have ran through that hole for a first down....2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft
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• Five MLB players who shouldn’t have made 2025 All-Star team, including former MVP

It's a yearly tradition when the All-Star rosters are released -- everyone points to who was left off and there were plenty of snubs....2025
• Royals Review Roundtable: The halfway point

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals are 38-43, what do we make of the first half of games? We are officially at the midpoint of the season, with the Royals sitting at 38-43. They’ve lost 15 of 22 this month, including nine games in a row at home. We gathered our writers together to discuss what was wrong with the club and what they might do going forward. T...2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, June 16th, 2025 Last week, The Athletic released the results of their 2025 player survey, an extensive survey of Major League Baseball players across various topics. One topic was which current manager they would least like to play under. The top response was former Colorado Rockies skipper Bud Black, whom players’ ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: What if the Rockies can’t solve their pitching problems?
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• Does Salvador Perez has one more great stretch in him?
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• MLB might be getting closer to some kind of automated ball/strike system

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What sort of system, though, is still up for discussion. Recently, two articles about MLB’s slow dance with a possible automated ball/strike system, or challenge system, appeared in national media. Here’s the one from Chelsea Janes at the Washington Post (article unlocked so you can read it). And here’s the one from Ken Rosenthal a...2025
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Ryan McMahon moments and memories
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Colorado Rockies Mid-Season State of the Position, Conclusions and Recommendations
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• A sign MLB players might be in the 2028 Olympics: The ‘28 All-Star Game could be in San Francisco

Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Get ready for a MLB midsummer break that could be really long three years from now. Earlier today, Josh’s BCB After Dark asked you if you want to see MLB players in the 2028 Olympics, where the baseball competition will take place July 15-20 in Los Angeles. The poll vote there, at this writing, is about 50-50. Per this article by Susan Slusser in...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Do you want MLB players at the LA Olympics?

Triston Casas | Photo by KAZUHIRO FUJIHARA/AFP via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you want to let MLB players compete in the 2028 Olympics. It’s an All-Star Night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few g...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Feeling a draft
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 21, 2025
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• Cub Tracks’ silence on a wet afternoon

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Paul Skenes was Paul Skenes. Isaiah Kiner-Falefa had a good day. Better luck today. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Well, that was the game that the Cubs were most likely to lose. And they did, though in truth they had plenty of chances. ...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres lose another close one to Dodgers

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of June 12, 2025. Articles to read Missed opportunities doom Padres in loss to Dodgers (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Dodgers punted Tuesday so they could leave Petco with a series win (Jeff Sanders, SD U-T) Dodgers use bullpen to take series against Padres (Kevin Acee, SD U-T) Padres m...2025
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• Sources: MLB, players eye May return in Arizona
Major League Baseball and its players are increasingly focused on a plan that could allow them to start the season as early as May in the greater Phoenix area and has the support of high-ranking federal public health officials, sources told ESPN....2020
• Colin Cowherd, ESPN Part Ways After Comments on Dominican MLB Players
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• Posey among most popular jerseys
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017
• MLB's most popular jerseys revealed
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017
• Judge, Sanchez among popular jerseys
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017
• Yadi among most popular jerseys
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017
• Thor among most popular jerseys
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017
• Betts, Pedroia among popular jerseys
MLB and the MLB Players Association jointly announced the latest Most Popular Jerseys rankings on Tuesday, and the rookie slugger topped the list to add another distinction to an historic first full year. The list is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLBShop.com since Opening Day....2017

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• Friday Rockpile: The Rockies need a new source of revenue

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, November 15, 2024 Another Rockies offseason once again offers the perennial playbook of articles and podcasts: Free agent fantasy wish lists, dreams trades, front office frustrations, prospect projections, stat analysis, and, eventually, roster projections. Rockies fans are used to winters filled with inaction. With the t...2024
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• Dee Gordon's PED Suspension Stunner Is Gut Punch for MLB
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• Dee Gordon's PED Suspension Stunner Is Gut Punch for MLB
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• MLB players forbidden from daily fantasy games
MLB players forbidden from daily fantasy games...2015

• Outside The Confines: Trade deadline roundup
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• The Purple Row staff shares their favorite Ryan McMahon moments and memories
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• A sign MLB players might be in the 2028 Olympics: The ‘28 All-Star Game could be in San Francisco
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 16, 2025
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• BCB After Dark: Do you want MLB players at the LA Olympics?
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• 2025 MLB All-Star Game, Tuesday 7/15, 7 p.m. CT

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Two Cubs will be in the starting lineup tonight at Truist Park. First pitch for the 2025 All-Star Game is officially scheduled for 7 p.m. CT, but you know how that goes, could be a bit later than that after all the pre-game festivities. The game will be broadcast over the air on Fox-TV, so check your local listings for the Fox affiliate in yo...2025
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• Two-way college baseball stars in MLB today
Watch two-way NCAA baseball highlights from some of today's MLB players — Paul Skenes, Jac Caglianone, Spencer Schwellenbach and Tyler Holton — who both pitched and swung the bat in their college days....2025
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• Another Jacob Misiorowski T-Shirt for Miz Mania

Yes, we have another one for you to add to the collection After the worst start of his young career (five runs over 3 2⁄3 innings) against the Mets, Jacob Misiorowski bounced back with arguably the best start. In Tuesday’s win over the Dodgers, Miz allowed a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani and basically nothing else, ultimately striking out 12 in another winning performance as Milwaukee won 3-1. He...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The halfway point
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for June 21, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Trade deadline roundup
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 41

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs tease a series win but come up short in a 6-2 loss. Today’s shocking fact is that the Cubs weren’t quite good enough against the Mets in New York in a series where they were without Justin Steele, Shōta Imanaga and Ian Happ. Ryan Pressly hasn’t worked out at closer and the Cubs are at the tail end of what has been and probably will remain the tou...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 4, 2025

Currently, does Jonathan India have the best mane on the team? | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Time to get back to winning At The Star, Jaylon Thompson collected quotes from around the league concerning how teams feel about the Royals: “I think they understood the work that it took,” Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington said. “They are not going to let up on that side, with the ...2025
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• Reds’ Elly De La Cruz finds instant success using buzzy torpedo bats

Add the Reds star's name to the growing list of MLB players embracing the highly hyped "torpedo" bat....2025
• BreakingT offers sweet savings for your Valentine!

BreakingT Love Is in the Gear, so take advantage of some big savings BreakingT is running a Valentine’s Day promotion that’s perfect for you and all your apparel needs: Buy 1, Get 1 25% Off now through Friday using the promo code: VALENTINE. Need a last-minute gift? Want to treat yourself? Look no further. (Note: not applicable on clearance or mystery items.) Happy Valentin...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandal

Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams be...2025
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• MLB Places Wander Franco On Administrative Leave
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached an agreement to place Rays shortstop Wander Franco on administrative leave through at least June 1, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He also spent the final six weeks of the 2023 season on administrative leave after allegations of a sexual relationship with…...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• This may only be the start of bad news for Fanatics, Nike and MLB uniforms

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images MLB players are getting used to their new uniform templates from Nike and Fanatics and the reviews are already bad! In case y’all may have missed this due to not being interested in the minutiae of baseball uniform details, nearly every single MLB team will have a slightly altered look to their uniforms this season. The new look is mostly ...2024
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