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• Mookie Betts goes full Hollywood with Marvel, Toy Story roles

Mookie Betts is already one of baseball's biggest stars. Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop is adding two of Disney's most iconic franchises to his résumé....2026
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• Dodgers star Mookie Betts stands by bold prediction despite shaky start

Mookie Betts felt like a new player. Physically refreshed. Mentally reinvigorated....2026
• Some Hitters I'm Worried About - May 23, 2026
Jakob Marsee, OF, Miami Marlins Marsee went 0-3 with 1 K on one hard hit ball. Marsee posted a .841 OPS in 234 PA's last year, so many pegged the youngster as a breakout candidate in 2026. Unfortunately, the breakout is far from happening. Marsee's .242/.365/.403 slash line in May is pedestrian, but his April was much worse. I don't love what I'm seeing to be quite honest. Marsee is striking out a...2026
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• The Summer Score – Updated for May 27, 2026

Lots of teams have thoughts of being the champ in 2026. But the two time king still wears the crown and Mookie Betts emerged from a slump to power the Dodgers past the Rockies and increase their Summer Score. The Athletics, Guardians, Rays, Twins, White Sox and Yankees all earn a point on this first […]...2026
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• Long may they reign (in my memory)

During the 1960s, the Dodgers made the World Series three times, all within a four-year period. Throw in 1959 and they were in the World Series four times in seven years. Currently, the Dodgers have been to the World Series four times in six years. It's a fairly similar run to the 1960s one, although this version of the Dodgers has been more successful winning Series. (Three compared to...2026
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• Dodgers 15, Rockies 6: Mookie homers twice as bats erupt for 5 homers to back Lauer in debut
Eric Lauer certainly got a welcome to the Dodgers, getting a massive boon of run support in his debut as the bats homered five times. That included two from Mookie Betts in his debut at cleanup, and the absolutely rolled to a 15-6 victory over the Rockies to take the series. That’s four in a …...2026
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• Dodgers get major Mookie Betts injury update

The Dodgers are sitting on an NL-best 23-14 record, and getting Betts back in the lineup will be crucial to their aspirations of winning the first World Series three-peat since the 2000 New York Yankees....2026
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• NL Week 7 Strategy-May 3, 2026
In The Field C Sean Murphy (hip) is expected to be activated next week for the series against the Mariners. He is likely to get most of his at-bats initially at DH while he is slowly worked in at catcher. This means that C Jonah Heim's time with the club is likely going to come to an end soon. 2B Jorge Polanco (wrist/Achilles) has started baseball activities, but is still weeks away from returni...2026
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• Dodgers face massive roster decisions as Blake Snell, Mookie Betts near return

The Dodgers’ first month was full of plenty of wins but also some recurring frustrations. Over the next several weeks, they’re hopeful the return of two superstar players can help. Shortstop Mookie Betts and starting pitcher Blake Snell are approaching returns from injuries; Betts from an oblique strain that he suffered a week into the......2026
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• Dodgers Post podcast: Lineup is rolling, even with Mookie Betts injury

On this episode of The Dodgers Post, Jack Harris and Dylan Hernández are in Toronto, where the Dodgers emphatically opened their World Series rematch with a blowout of the Blue Jays. They talk about the team’s offensive surge, which has been led by Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and early breakout star Andy Pages; and whether......2026
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• NL Week 2 Strategy-April 04, 2026
In the Field OF Jordan Lawlar was placed on the 10-day IL with a fractured right wrist. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. He was hitting .333 with 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, and 1 SB in 20 PA before the injury. OF Tim Tawa and OF Jorge Barrosa are expected to fill in while he is out. Tawa offered power and speed (7 HR and 8 SB in 225 PA) last year but struggled to hit for average (.201 AVG and 28% K). B...2026
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• Mookie Betts’ injury offers unpleasant reminder: Dodgers are old

The 33-year-old Mookie Betts could be bound for the injured list only eight games into the season, and that should renew concerns of what could happen to this team....2026
• Dodgers bats stay hot in another rout, but Mookie Betts leaves injured

WASHINGTON –– The Dodgers’ offense kept on mashing Saturday in a 10-5 rout of the Washington Nationals. But it came at the cost of the regular season’s first injury. In the top of the first inning at Nationals Park, Freddie Freeman hit a two-run double that scored Kyle Tucker from second and Mookie Betts all......2026
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Preseason Prep - February 26, 2026
Cal Raleigh, C, Seattle Mariners Raleigh was a solid catching option from 2022-2024, hitting 91 homers over the course of those three seasons. Well, as we all know, Raleigh exploded in 2025, clubbing 60 homers and stealing 14 bags to boot, making him far and away the most valuable catcher in fantasy. With multiple productive seasons underneath his belt, there's no doubt that Raleigh is productive....2026
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• 2003 Retired case (time capsule journal)

Editors Note: This behemoth of a post is actually a bunch of posts in one. "Self-indulgent" is a word that comes to mind. It's probably not worth your time to read it, so by all means, feel free to ignore this post. It was mostly written years back, so much of what I say is outdated here in 2025. A lot of it is me hoping to pull a card that-- whoops-- turns out doesn't even exist. I guess I s...2026
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"And hell, Mookie Betts is one of my favorite active players."

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"Hansen, who interfered with Dodgers star Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks."

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"The Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after interfering with Dodgers star Mookie Betts have been banned from attending Game 5, a source told ESPN."

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"Dodgers' Mookie Betts opts for Airbnb over Milwaukee's allegedly haunted Pfister Hotel during road trip"

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"The Dodgers traded Verdugo and others for Mookie Betts in Feb."

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"LOOK: Mookie Betts retrieves first home run ball for Cincinnati Reds rookie TJ Friedl"

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"The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox that would send star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN."

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"MLB rumors: Dodgers remain in touch about Mookie Betts; Angels, Cardinals among teams after Hyun-Jin Ryu"

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"Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts acknowledge tension in the Red Sox clubhouse last year."

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"After rallying from being down two in the ninth, the Red Sox needed 10 additional innings to walk off with a win, as Hanley Ramirez singled home Mookie Betts in the 19th inning to defeat the Blue Jays, 3-2, as Tuesday night became Wednesday morning."

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"A batting barrage led by the second three-homer game from Mookie Betts this season was quite a sendoff for the Red Sox as they wrapped up their homestand by dominating the D-backs, 16-2, on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park."

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"Mookie Betts lifted a sacrifice fly to center field in the 19th inning off Esmil Rogers, sending Xander Bogaerts home with the deciding run as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 6-5, in the longest game played at the current Yankee Stadium."

2014
"Meanwhile, the team still has Rusney Castillo, Mookie Betts, Shane Victorino, Allen Craig and Jackie Bradley Jr."

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• Mookie Betts’ injury offers unpleasant reminder: Dodgers are old
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• How to Watch and Stream the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

Get ready for pure entertainment magic! The 2026 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game tips off this Friday, February 13, 2026, at 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT) at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, launching the spectacular 75th NBA All-Star Weekend. You're about to witness an electrifying collision of basketball talent and Hollywood stardom as celebrities, professional athletes, and entertainment icons take ...2026
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• Mookie Betts to Retire After Current Dodgers Deal Ends

Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts revealed when he plans on retiring in 2032 at the age of 40, once his contract with the Dodgers ends....2026
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• Braves look to avoid sweep against Dodgers as Bryce Elder takes the mound

Bryce Elder looks to help Braves get their first win of 2025 | Brett Davis-Imagn Images The Braves will be deploying Bryce Elder in hopes of avoiding their seventh loss in as many games against the Dodgers. The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in a clash of two teams that are having polar opposite starts to their seasons. The Braves are six games into the season...2025
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• Why Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers is bad for baseball

Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers are dominating in a way that cannot be good for the game’s future. By now, you’ve heard about Japanese star righthander Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers. It does seem like a foregone conclusion, doesn’t it? All of the meetings with other teams and travel to some cities besides Los Angeles seem like the proverbial dog-an...2025
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• C.A.: 2026 Topps Shoeless Joe Jackson, 1991-themed insert

(Woof, blog views have taken another downturn, basically in the last two weeks. Maybe everyone was too busy watching the Olympics! Anyway, for those still reading, this is called Cardboard Appreciation and we're at the 365th in a series): As far as I can tell, this is the first time Topps has produced a card of Shoeless Joe Jackson. I pulled it when I went back for a hanger box of ...2026
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• Effectively Wild Episode 2429: Retire Rich

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ha-Seong Kim and the perils of slipping on ice, the contrasting retirement comments of Mookie Betts and Rich Hill, more on the Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette signings, Goodhart’s law and baseball stats, the late Wilbur Wood, and the latest trends in Hall of Fame voting. Audio intro: Benny […]...2026
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• Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Sweep!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs won this brief two-game set — and the season series — from the supposedly mighty Dodgers. I told you this was a good Cubs team! They spotted the Dodgers a lead, came back to take a one-run advantage, blew that lead partly on bad defense, then came back again and held on with solid relief pitching to defeat the Dodgers 7-6 Wednesday e...2025
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• The Braves will be fine, right? Right?

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Surely there’s no way this team is this bad, right? Come cope with me, y’all. The Atlanta Braves are currently off to an absolutely abysmal start, especially when compared to the lofty expectations that this ballclub had heading into the season. They’ve played six games, lost six games and the reason is glaringly clear. The offense has been nightmaris...2025
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• Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Announces Birth of Third Child

Dodgers star Mookie Betts announced some exciting personal news: his third child has arrived, adding to his family....2026
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• Braves lose heartbreaker to Dodgers on Ohtani walk off

Sad day for Braves | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images The offense scored five runs, but failed in some very key moments. The Atlanta Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the series finale in a matchup that looked lopsided in the Dodgers’ favor. Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell was on the bump for the Dodgers against injury replacement call-up Bryce Elder who has struggled since June of ...2025
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Don’t do this, kids. Just don’t. You’ve certainly heard plenty about the Mookie Betts vs. Yankees fan incident from Game 4 of the World Series. I have opinions, so here goes! First, have another look at the play [VIDEO]. Betts, clearly, was not happy about this and you can see the play was immediately ruled fan interferernce and the batter, Gleyber Torre...2024
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• Yankees asked to ban fans who interfered with Mookie Betts’ World Series catch

Photo by Dustin Satloff/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB wants the Yankees to ban the fans who tried to rip a foul ball out of Mookie Betts’ glove. Major League Baseball has asked the New York Yankees to ban the fans who interfered with a Mookie Betts catch in foul territory for Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, according to ESPN. The moment happened in the bottom of the first inning in Game...2024
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• Yankees fan interferes with Mookie Betts in wild World Series Game 4 moment

Mookie Betts tried to make a play on a foul ball in Game 4 of the World Series but some Yankees fans had other ideas Game 4 of the World Series is off to a rather bizarre start. Not the top of the first inning between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. That began in basically the same way as Game 3 did on Monday night, with a two-run home run from Dodgers slugger Freddie Freeman in ...2024
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• Dodgers 10, Cubs 8: Just... not... quite... enough

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Cubs took a lead, blew it, came back to tie, but the bullpen then gave it away late. Dodger Stadium, oddly enough, is the MLB ballpark with the most total homers hit in the 2023 season. Entering this game there had been 199 home runs hit in the home of the Dodgers, two more than had been hit in Yankee Stadium. (Wrigley Field ranks 28th, with just 1...2024
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Boston Red Sox that would send star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Dodgers, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. The deal is pending medical reviews....2020
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• Sources: Red Sox trading Betts, Price to Dodgers
The Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade star outfielder Mookie Betts and starter David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan. Boston's return includes outfielder Alex Verdugo, sources said....2020
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• Extra effort: Red Sox outlast Yanks in 19 innings
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• Extra effort: Red Sox outlast Yanks in 19 innings
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• Sox get even in 9th, out at plate in 11th, W in 19!
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• Hey 19! Red Sox prevail over Jays in marathon
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• Mookie's 6 RBIs power Sox's rout of A's
Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts led a batting barrage and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched his best game in weeks, leading the Red Sox to an 11-1 rout over the Athletics on Tuesday night at Fenway Park....2017
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• Mookie's six RBIs power rout of A's
Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts led a batting barrage and Eduardo Rodriguez pitched his best game in weeks, leading the Red Sox to an 11-1 rout over the Athletics on Tuesday night at Fenway Park....2017
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• Dodgers Place Max Betts
In the front row of Dodger Stadium, an empty seat adorned with only everything bagel seasoning and suspenders commemorating Larry King sat to the right of home plate. Still there in person, Mary Hart recounted how Larry used to say, "Something smells funny in my Duane Kuiper." A big game for the Dodgers, make no mistake. Almost as big as the game they lost the night before. This game they wouldn't...2021
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• Fantasy Baseball: Who's hot, who's not heading into Week 3
Another week of the 2018 regular season is in the books, which means another opportunity for players to heat up and cool off at the plate and on the mound for fantasy baseball purposes.Each week throughout the regular season, we’ll highlight 20 players (10 position players and 10 starting pitchers) who have either enjoyed the last seven days of play or are thankful that they’re over. To qualify fo...2018
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• Amid the Chaos, Red Sox Have Quietly Developed Young Core for Future
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• Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval Deals Tip of Iceberg for Latest Red Sox Reload
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• Dodgers to option Alex Freeland as Mookie Betts returns from injured list

The Dodgers were facing a “tough” roster decision with Mookie Betts set to come off the injured list. Alex Freeland wound up getting the short end of the stick. Dodgers star Mookie Betts returns to the lineup after being out a month with a strained oblique suffered on April 4. To make room for Betts......2026
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• Dodgers make massive Mookie Betts announcement before series against Giants

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is set to return to the lineup....2026
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• The Dodgers’ Lineup Depth Is Shining

The Dodgers have raced to a 23-14 start that has them narrowly above the Padres in the NL West. They're the two-time defending champions and entered the season as near locks to make the playoffs. Everyone knew they'd be good, but they're thriving right now despite generally underwhelming starts from their biggest bats. Mookie Betts […]...2026
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• Dodgers face massive roster decisions as Blake Snell, Mookie Betts near return
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• MLB Power Rankings, Awards Tracker: Injuries pile up, Ohtani builds Cy Young case

Every Friday, The California Post will power rank MLB’s 30 teams and check in on one intriguing awards race. Here is this week’s edition: 1) Dodgers (9-3): The Dodgers started hitting, scoring 52 runs in a 5-1 road trip this week. Even with Mookie Betts hurt, they’ve managed just fine behind Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker......2026
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• Ohtani, Tucker, Betts and Freeman all homer as the top of the Dodgers' order breaks out
The top of the Dodgers' batting order could only stay quiet for so long. Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered Friday in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals. It was Tucker's first home run since joining the Dodgers....2026
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• Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman to Bat Fourth This Year

Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is set to bat fourth in the lineup for 2026. Freeman told Kirsten Watson of SportsNet LA on Sunday that he’s excited to bat cleanup. With Mookie Betts expected to bat third following Shohei…...2026
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• Dine like a Dodger at this elevated Santa Clarita deli owned by Mookie Betts’ former private chef

Chef James Dalton—the longtime private chef to Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts—quietly opened Table 504 last week, a low-key sandwich shop that's already drawing buzz....2026
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts have the most unfortunate jersey mashup

OHTANI BETTS While the Dodgers are in the grips of the bizarre Shohei Ohtani betting scandal their jerseys aren’t doing much to defend their star player. Here is all the proof you need ‘Ohtani Betts’ pic.twitter.com/BEOddd5zpX— ProphetZero (@ProphetxZero) March 25, 2024 In what might be the most unfortunate mashup of all time, it really doesn’t help the argument that Ohtani isn’t betting wh...2024
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• Home Run Derby Thread: Luis Robert Jr. tries to club his way to a title
Luis Robert Jr. got a nice draw in the Home Run Derby, taking place on Monday night starting at 7 p.m. | Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images La Pantera has a good bracket to sprint through to the title On the strength of his MLB third-best 26 home runs, our Luis Robert Jr. enters tonight’s Home Run Derby as a No. 1 seed. And based on the makeup of the grid, he caught a huge break by ...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Let’s talk about Aaron Judge for the rest of the winter
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Are there other free agents? With the major awards of the season all given out, it’s now time for us to look ahead to the 2023 season. There will be plenty of speculation ahead about where free agents will sign and which teams will make major trades. Who is poised to make a push for winning next season and who is going to sink into the depths of rebuilds ...2022
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• Kenta Maeda Asked Out Of Los Angeles
As if there weren’t enough drama surrounding the Dodgers’ three-way deal for Mookie Betts, departed Dodger Kenta Maeda revealed on his YouTube channel that he had requested a trade out of Los Angeles, per Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times. Neither the trade nor the revelation of Maeda’s request are particularly shocking as Maeda…...2020
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• MLB rumors: Dodgers have talked to Red Sox about Mookie Betts; Mets unlikely to sign Dellin Betances
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