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• Dodgers close to receiving full Shohei Ohtani experience after positive update

On Saturday, 2024 NL MVP Shohei Ohtani inched closer to a return to the mound following a "positive" bullpen session....2025
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• Rival NL MVP Says Only ‘Losers’ Complain About Dodgers Spending

The Los Angeles Dodgers caused quite a stir with their aggressive pursuits this offseason after being crowned World Series champions. More news: Dodgers Lineup vs Phillies: Will Smith Out, Max Muncy Returns Less than a month after hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy, the Dodgers headlined the winter with their signing of two-time Cy Young winner Blake …...2025
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• So, when are the Braves going to announce that the start of this season was an April Fool’s joke?

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Are we talking at some point today, or tomorrow? I think about the 2018 season a lot. I don’t know that anyone else does, it’s probably just me. With the horrible start the Braves have had, more than a few people have mentioned that the travails of the franchise in 2024, and to start this season, were maybe some kind of karmic recompense for the successful...2025
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• It’s time to bring the Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System to MLB

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Tuesday, April 1, 2025 If you’re like me, you appreciated the opportunity in spring training to was the Automatic Ball-Strike System (ABS) in action. It was an initiative Major League Baseball, always on a quest to improve the game, brought to MLB in giving the system a test drive. In case you’re interested in specific...2025
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• Brian Snitker provides Ronald Acuña, Jr. injury update

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The outfielder’s injury rehabilitation continues to progress but his return is not imminent. The last day of March sure felt like an April Fool’s Day joke as the Atlanta Braves lost outfielder Jurickson Profar to an 80-game suspension and starting pitcher Reynóldo Lopez to the 15-day injured list. There was a little good news m...2025
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• Shohei Ohtani throws first bullpen session in month as pitching return remains uncertain

Shohei Ohtani threw his first bullpen session in a month on Saturday, but the reigning NL MVP still has plenty of work to do before he takes the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers....2025
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• So, when are the Braves going to announce that the start of this season was an April Fool’s joke?
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• Brian Snitker provides Ronald Acuña, Jr. injury update
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions

Photo by Rachel O’Driscoll/Colorado Rockies/Getty Images How many games will the Rockies win in 2025? Who will take home hardware around baseball? It’s that time of year again...Purple Row staff predictions! The Rockies start their 162-game quest tonight in sunny Tampa, FL at Tropicana George M. Steinbrenner Field as they take on the Tampa Bay Rays, who are playing their season in the sp...2025
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• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 bold predictions and storylines to watch

Curt Hogg / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images BCB staff make bold predictions, pick storylines to watch with Opening Day on deck Our contributors at Brew Crew Ball are excited to get the 2025 season underway after an offseason that saw quite a bit of turnover across the league. Here are our bold predictions and storylines to watch for the Brewers in 2025. Bold...2025
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• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 regular season award predictions

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Brewers are set to begin their 56th season in franchise history this Thursday against the Yankees Our contributors at Brew Crew Ball are excited to get the 2025 season underway after an offseason that resulted in a new-look team, including the loss of Willy Adames and Devin Williams and the addition of Nestor Cortes and José Quintana, among other moves. Here a...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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• Nationals History: Anthony Rendon’s greatness should not be forgotten

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Anthony Rendon’s disastrous Angels tenure should not overshadow his greatness in DC Anthony Rendon is not a popular figure in baseball circles these days. His seven-year $245 million dollar contract ranks as one of the worst in MLB history. Rendon’s flippant comments, such as saying baseball isn’t a top priority hasn’t done his reputation any favors. However, I ...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Charlie Condon

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Condon was drafted third-overall in 2024, and has drawn comparisons to (pre-Rockies) Kris Bryant 2. Charlie Condon (789 points, 28 ballots) Condon’s 2024 professional debut was a bit of a dud, but let’s not forget why he was so highly regarded as a prospect. The 21-year-old righty slugger received a MLB record-tying $9.25 million bonu...2025
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• “The confidence is still there,” but “no statements” from the Braves as spring training begins

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves once again have high expectations but the squad isn’t doing the grand proclamation of “World Series or bust” here in 2025. Today is the day that keeps a lot of people warm during the long and cold winter that is baseball’s offseason. That’s because today is the day in particular where pitchers and catchers for the Atlanta B...2025
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• Brewers projected for just 80 wins, second place in NL Central by PECOTA

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA model projects the Brewers to finish under .500 - let’s take a look at why Baseball Prospectus just released their PECOTA standings for the upcoming season, and Brewers fans aren’t going to be too happy with how they’re ranked. PECOTA projects the Brewers to finish with 80 wins and 82 losses, finishing second in th...2025
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• ZiPS projects Braves for another monster season in 2024

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Dan Szymborski’s annual ZiPS projections project the Braves to be among the best teams in baseball again in 2024 The Atlanta Braves have spent most of the offseason shoring up their bullpen and searching for help in the rotation. They reportedly flirted with Aaron Nola early on, but haven’t made a significant splash unless you consider the ...2023
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• Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and the Cubs Building the 'New-Age' MLB Star
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: As Mets and Nationals Race, 23 May Be Lucky Number
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
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• It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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"So, just kidding, the team actually started 5-0 with 2023 levels of offense, and also for being such good sports, Spencer Strider and the 2023 NL MVP are back on the roster today."

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"Acuña reestablished himself as one of, if not the best player in the game in 2023 by winning the NL MVP Award unanimously."

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"While he didn’t win back-to-back NL MVP awards like Murphy, he spent a decade defining one of the key positions on the diamond, defensively, while being above average offensively."

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"533 in a 2022 campaign that left him in line to receive consideration for the NL MVP award, will make $144 million over the next five…"

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"USA Today’s Bob Nightengale had previously reported that the 2020 NL MVP had already…"

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"The Brewers are poised to build around the 2018 NL MVP"

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"” Trade talks surrounding the Cubs have involved former NL MVP Kris Bryant more than Schwarber in recent weeks."

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"Former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen has seemingly been on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ trade block for some time."

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"The NL MVP is headed to the Yankees"

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" Bryce Harper, the most recent NL MVP, is expected to command a $400 million deal—if not more—when he hits free agency in 2018, telling 106."

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"Outfielder (and NL MVP favorite) Bryce Harper and closer Jonathan Papelbon got into it during the bottom of the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies."

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"The 2007 NL MVP told Todd Zolecki of MLB."

• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1

Brad Penner-Imagn Images We’re kicking off our own power rankings of the NL Central, because who doesn’t love arbitrary lists? Welcome to our first edition of NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Wi...2025
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images What do you all think will happen during the 2025 MLB season? It’s Opening Day! Rockies baseball is back! Earlier today, we shared our Purple Row staff predictions, and for the second-straight year, we asked the community to offer their same predictions! We received 35 responses, up from 28 in 2024, and here’s what y...2025
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row staff offers their season predictions
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries

Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman are had momentous moments. The 2025 season is chock full of expectations on the field, but it is also a milestone year as the Atlanta Braves will host the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000 and for only the third time since the team moved to Atlanta. The All-Star...2025
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• Nationals History: Anthony Rendon’s greatness should not be forgotten
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Charlie Condon
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• This Day in Braves History: Mike Minor requests a trade — if he’s not in the starting rotation

Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images What a time to be alive Braves Franchise History 2010: The Atlanta Braves reached an agreement with 18-year old Dominican shortstop Edward Salcedo to a reported $1.6 million deal. Salcedo will spend six seasons in the minors and will never reach the major leagues. 2012: Mike Minor tells the Braves that he wants to be traded if he is not in the team’s st...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1904

Frank Schulte at West Side Grounds in 1909 | Photo by Joseph Aaron Campbell/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images A few more team building blocks were added. 1904 was a watershed year in Cubs franchise history — the first time the team won 90 or more games. Their 93-60 record was excellent, but the Giants were just too good. The Cubs briefly inhabited first place in early June, but even play...2025
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• It’s time to bring the Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System to MLB
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• The 2025 Royals and MLB predictions thread

Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images How do you see this season going? Yes, I know technically the regular season has begun (thanks Cubs and Dodgers in Japan!) but this is the eve of the start of the season for most teams. This makes it a good time to put our powers of prognostication on the line. Earlier this week we asked readers to give their predictions on the season...2025
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• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 bold predictions and storylines to watch
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• Oscars 2025 predictions if they were sports

Photo by Michael Buckner/Penske Media via Getty Images Here are our winners. Why should Hollywood have all the fun? On Sunday the stars of the silver screen will gather to celebrate their night of nights, and it’s a good time to look back on the greatest performances in our world and give them props too. We have divided up the year that was into Oscar-themes categories and given our award...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Charlie Condon
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• Cub Tracks’ southbound Suarez

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Forget about the Tokyo Series. Try to win this one. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then c...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• Nationals History: Anthony Rendon’s greatness should not be forgotten
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 2, Charlie Condon
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1910

Ginger Beaumont with the Pirates in 1903 | Photo by Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The Cubs won the pennant this year... by a lot. The Cubs took over first place in the National League in late May 1910 and did not relinquish it for the rest of the season, spending 145 days in the top spot and winning the pennant by 13 games. They won 104...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1914

Johnny Evers with the Braves in 1914 | Photo by Library of Congress/Interim Archives/Getty Images This was the beginning of great change for the Chicago N.L. franchise. In 1914, the upstart Federal League began, hoping to challenge the existing National and American Leagues for baseball supremacy. It lasted two years, but resulted in lasting change for the Cubs, as when it folded, Federal ...2025
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• Friday Rockpile: Blackmon must be remembered as Rockies leading man

Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, September 27, 2024 From Purple Row and throughout the MLB world, the tributes to Charlie Blackmon have flooded in all week — as it should be. There will be a whole offseason to analyze the state of the organization, growth and failures from the 2024 season, future projections and many other storylines. For now, it’s worth ...2024
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• Friday Rockies: As Todd goes gold, whose number will be retired next?

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, August 15, 2024 During the Rockies current six-year playoff drought, significant franchise highlights have been few and far between. Coors Field hosting the 2021 All-Star Game and Germán Márquez throwing a scoreless inning in it, Elias Díaz hitting the winning homer and being named the All-Star MVP in 2023 and...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Should Rockies fans boo Kris Bryant?

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, April 23, 2024 Perhaps you remember the Colorado Rockies Home Opener, a game that saw Kris Bryant both hitting a home run and missing a key catch at first. That’s when the scattered booing started. After the game, Bryant commented on a number of topics, including the fact that he had received death threats....2024
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• Braves secure sweep via very normal baseball victory, 5-2

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves hit three homers, Chris Sale was good, and the bullpen gave no quarter once again After two bonkers comeback wins to take the series on Friday and Saturday, the Braves, perhaps unexpectedly, engaged in a perfectly normal baseball contest in which they also emerged victorious by a 5-2 score. They did normal things like hitting some homers, playi...2024
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• MLB Hot Stove: Yankees and Marlins reportedly agree to Giancarlo Stanton trade
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• Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon Exchange Words, Brawl in Dugout
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• Jimmy Rollins to Dodgers: Latest Trade Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Stanton fishes out close vote, wins NL MVP
Giancarlo Stanton elevated his game in 2017, and now he stands alone atop the National League. Stanton won the NL Most Valuable Player Award as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) on Thursday night. The four-time All-Star right fielder is the first player in Marlins history to claim the NL's highest honor....2017
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• Corey Kluber Wins 2014 AL Cy Young: Voting Results, Comments, Reaction
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• Max Scherzer Has Fun with Papelbon Incident, Jokingly Chokes Bryce Harper
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• The Cautionary Tale of Ken Caminiti: The Steroid Era's First Truth-Teller
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• Nolan Arenado To Opt-In To Remainder Of Cardinals Contract
Katie Woo of The Athletic reports that superstar third baseman Nolan Arenado has informed the Cardinals he will be opting into the remainder of his contract. Arenado, who slashed .293/.358/.533 in a 2022 campaign that left him in line to receive consideration for the NL MVP award, will make $144 million over the next five…...2022
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• I Have an Itch to Yell “Yelich!” at Every Draft This Year
It's a relatively rare feat to witness a player finish in the top-two overall on the Razzball player rater as well as in NL MVP voting two consecutive seasons, then follow up such elite fantasy production with a 99th percentile exit velocity, 98th percentile hard hit rate and 88th percentile xwOBA in the third year to follow. That's two years of high-end, top-two fantasy production followed by sex...2021
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• Next Step of Clayton Kershaw's Historic Young Career Must Be Dominating October
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• So, when are the Braves going to announce that the start of this season was an April Fool’s joke?
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• It’s time to bring the Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System to MLB
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• Brian Snitker provides Ronald Acuña, Jr. injury update
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• Cub Tracks’ southbound Suarez
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1
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• MLB Opening Day 2025: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions
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• The 2025 Royals and MLB predictions thread
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• 5 things for Braves fans to get excited about for 2025
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• Nationals History: Anthony Rendon’s greatness should not be forgotten
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• “The confidence is still there,” but “no statements” from the Braves as spring training begins
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• Who will play shortstop for the Brewers in 2025?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The loss of Willy Adames leaves a hole at shortstop; how can GM Matt Arnold fill that hole on a budget? Shortstop Willy Adames, acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021, quickly became one of the best players on the Brewers. After a somewhat down season in 2023, Adames’ 2024 was a different story. He hit .251 with 32 home runs and 3.1 WAR, finishing 10th in NL MVP v...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1925

Rabbit Maranville | Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images This was a rough year for the North Siders. But they did make a couple of good acquisitions. The 1925 season was a peculiar outlier in franchise history. After three decent seasons where the Cubs finished with winning records but well out of first place, they collapsed and finished last in 1925 at 68-86 — their first-eve last-place...2025
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• Takeaways from Braves-Rockies: A missed opportunity

Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Braves still won the series but they also missed a golden chance gain as much ground as possible in the NL Wild Card race. Heading into this series, the Atlanta Braves were going for a sweep in order to set the record straight against a Colorado Rockies team that tripped them up in a major way back at Coors Field. For the first two ga...2024
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• Andre Dawson wants his Hall of Fame plaque changed to a Cubs cap — and the Hall is listening

Andre Dawson with his Hall of Fame plaque at the induction ceremony in Cooperstown, July 25, 2010 | Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Give the man what he wants. Tuesday, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune posted a column in which he wrote that Hall of Famer Andre Dawson wants the cap on his Hall of Fame plaque changed from an Expos cap to a Cubs cap. Dawson’s reasoning, per Sullivan: “...2023
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• This might end up being the best Braves lineup in franchise history
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves as a franchise have had some fantastic offenses dating back to their days in Boston. This might be the best in that long, long line. Yesterday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves walloped the Los Angeles Angels 12-5. This included a six-run barrage in the fourth inning that ultimately put the game out of reach at 9-1 at that point. The baseba...2023
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• 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun announces retirement

All told, Braun will be remembered fondly by many Brewer fans who were willing to move past the PED scandals but will of course be viewed in a different light by the majority of other fans....2021
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• I Have an Itch to Yell “Yelich!” at Every Draft This Year
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