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• Greenwell Passes
Former outfielder Mike Greenwell died of cancer Thursday at the age of 62: Greenwell played his entire major league career for Boston, making two All-Star appearances, winning the 1988 Silver Slugger Award and finishing second in that year’s MVP voting to Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco. Greenwell was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of […]...2025
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• Rockies Assistant GM Zack Rosenthal resigns

Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported Wednesday morning that Colorado Rockies vice president and assistant general manager of baseball operations Zack Rosenthal has resigned from his position. Rosenthal has been a member of the Rockies organization since 2006 after working with the Boston Red Sox and then-Oakland Athletics. He joined the team as an intern in […]...2025
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• The worst teams are getting worse

So baseball's regular season has ended ... at lightning speed from my perspective. I don't remember a season moving so fast, but I'm sure it's just another example of time speeding up as you age. A bunch of teams are going to the playoffs (I remember when it was just four) and I'll get to that eventually. But right now I want to address a team that didn't reach the playoffs. In fact, it finis...2025
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• TNA Partners With Official Sponsor Zone-ify For VIP Bound For Glory Giveaway, Matt & Jeff Hardy Set To Throw First Pitch At MLB Baseball Game

TNA will be doing lots of media ahead of their flagship Bound For Glory PPV, and one big piece of that will come next Thursday, September 18, at Fenway Park when the Boston Red Sox take on the Oakland Athletics baseball team when Matt & Jeff Hardy will be on hand to throw out dual […] The post TNA Partners With Official Sponsor Zone-ify For VIP Bound For Glory Giveaway, Matt & Jeff Hardy...2025
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• Best 50 — 1990 Oakland Athletics (#9)

The A’s pull an American League three-peat, then bomb in the World Series...2025
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• Matt Olson slides past Pete Rose as consecutive games streak continues

When Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson took the field at the start of tonight’s game against the Chicago White Sox, he played in his 746th consecutive game and broke a tie with Pete Rose for the 12th longest streak in MLB history. Olson’s streak began while a member of the Oakland Athletics on May […]...2025
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The road to the playoffs is through an upgraded outfield. The Tampa Bay Rays are at a crossroads as the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline approaches on July 31. Sitting at 53-49 and 0.5 games out of the last AL Wild Card spot, their +66 run differential suggests they’re better than their record indicates, and could be in position for a playoff push. With that in mind, here ...2025
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Let’s make our picks for the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby. The best show in sports is back for another year. The 2025 MLB Home Run Derby is tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the established sluggers we know might not be participating, there’s a whole lot of power in this lineup. There are breakout stars, young guys ready to make the push into superst...2025
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• Matt Olson and Chris Sale selected to 2025 MLB All-Star Game

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The injured Braves starter is an All-Star for the ninth time, while Atlanta’s first baseman plays his way onto the squad for the third time. The Atlanta Braves will have more than just Ronald Acuña, Jr. representing them at the 2025 All-Star Game that they host this year. Both Matt Olson and Chris Sale have been selected as reserve members for the National League r...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 18

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Say Hey! To Willie Mays, who passed on this day last year, and Happy Birthday to Lou Brock. Four 400-club members in the same game, the anti-trust exemption is tested, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at bas...2025
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• Is This the Kansas City Royals’ Rock Bottom?

The sliding Royals aren’t anything new, but a sweep at home is a new low. In this episode of Royals Rundown, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive into the highs, lows, and head-scratchers of the Kansas City Royals’ latest stretch. From questionable umpiring in the Yankees series to offensive stalls by key players like Bobby Witt Jr., the duo doesn’t hold back. They discuss the rise of...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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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Prime Time gets moved from Atlanta to Cincinnati Braves Franchise History 1916: Christy Mathewson pitches a 3-0 shutout over the Boston Braves, leading the New York Giants to their 17th consecutive victory, all on the road. In spite of their impressive winning streak, the Giants will finish second to the Brooklyn Robins in the National League pennant...2025
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• Braves News: Bryce Elder optioned, AJ Smith-Shawver sharp, and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. The Atlanta Braves announced Thursday that they have optioned right-hander Bryce Elder to Triple-A Gwinnett. Elder’s move to Gwinnett cleared a roster spot for starting pitcher Spencer Strider, who will return from a hamstring injury in the coming days. The #Braves optioned RHP Bryce Elder to Triple-A Gwinne...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 11

Emmett Ashford | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The first black MLB umpire, Emmett Ashford*, debuts, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and v...2025
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• San Diego, stay classy on the Jurickson Profar PED suspension

Atlanta Braves Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for failed PED test | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friar Faithful cannot question his contributions last season The first two weekends of the 2025 regular season are in the books, and it has been quite eventful for the San Diego Padres. They went undefeated on the first homestand before the bats went silent in the first two ga...2025
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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
Ty Dillon, in the White Sox Chevrolet, finished in 35th place in the Grant Park 220 on Sunday afternoon. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The only Chicago team that paid to have their logo in the race didn’t even get a mention in NBC’s opening sports reel Happy Independence Day, White Sox fans. I hope you’ve finished shop-vac’ing the sewer water out of your basement and are readying yourself...2023
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• Athletics troll Giants on Twitter with funny meme
The MLB season may still be a couple of weeks away, but the Oakland Athletics are already getting in some shots at their crosstown rivals.The meme du jour that has been lighting Twitter on fire this week has been (another) “SpongeBob SquarePants”-themed one. The basic meme template features a logo or likeness Photoshopped onto an image of the Krusty Krab, the town’s most popular restaurant in the ...2018
• Bruce Maxwell says waiter refused service over anthem protest
Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell claims a server recently refused to serve him after recognizing him as the baseball player who knelt during the national anthem.The incident occurred at an Alabama restaurant where Maxwell was dining with a friend and local politician. The situation involved a server who supports President Donald Trump.“He was like, ‘You’re the guy who took the knee? I voted...2017
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• Asian and American Ballplayers Face Unusual Challenges When Living Abroad
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"Over his 25-year career, he played for nine teams, including the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Los …"

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"The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement to put their new ballpark on part of the site of the current Tropicana property along the Las Vegas Strip."

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"With the Oakland Athletics having gutted their roster and flirted with Las Vegas, their once loyal fans appear to be in revolt."

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"Oakland Athletics right-hander Chris Bassitt was carted off the field Tuesday night after he was struck on the side of the head by a comebacker."

2020
"Thursday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers has been postponed, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

2019
"Oakland Athletics utility man Chad Pinder is drawing trade interest around the league, per MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman."

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"”The Oakland Athletics noticed the comment."

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"The Oakland Athletics have acquired outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the St."

2016
"to a 14-7 victory over the slumping Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics."

2015
"Hunter Pence collected four hits to back Jake Peavy's six-plus innings of three-run ball as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Oakland Athletics, 9-3, in the series opener Friday night at AT&T Park."

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"The Chicago White Sox pulled off a major shake-up to their pitching staff Monday night, as sources confirmed they acquired both starter Jeff Samardzija in a trade with the Oakland Athletics and former Yankees closer David Robertson via free agency."

• The worst teams are getting worse
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• Padres Send Newly Acquired Pitcher to Minors Less Than a Week After Blockbuster Trade
The San Diego Padres have optioned their deadline day recruit from the Oakland Athletics to their triple-A affiliate, El Paso, after a poor start on Monday....2025
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Bobby Bonilla’s Mets contract is the gift that keeps on giving

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Deferred contracts are not new for Major League Baseball but Bobby Bonilla’s stands out above the rest. Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla cashes a check for $1,193,248.20 from the New York Mets, a team he has not suited up for since the Clinton administration. It has become known as ‘Bobby Bonilla Day,’ a tongue-in-cheek holiday celebrating the American dr...2025
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• Are low playoff odds really a sign of doom halfway through the year?

Jonathan India #6 of the Kansas City Royals runs out a ground-rule double in the sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Kauffman Stadium on June 24, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Low odds are low odds, after all At one point in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, hobbits Merry and Pippin are trying to get the Ents to help them out, but (among other ...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan

Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, June 18, 2025 If you recall, back in October, I wrote about how the 2024 Rockies helped provide an escape for my dad as he began a battle against liver cancer in May of that year. That article was difficult for me to write, and I fear this one is no easier, as my dad, David Timmins, passed away on June 9, 2025. First and foremost, I express my deepes...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 18
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• Lowly Rockies Come to Town as the Nationals Search for Answers

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Brady House and Daylen Lile will look to provide a spark for the Nats lineup as they take on the worst club in baseball This weekend was one of the most embarrassing in recent Nationals history, as they were swept by the last-place Miami Marlins at home to bring their losing streak to 8 games, all while the manager, Davey Martinez pinned the blame on the players and...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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• Nick Kurtz Homers Four Times In Historic Night - July 26, 2025
Nick Kurtz, 1B, Oakland Athletics Have mercy good sir! Kurtz went 6-6 with 4 homers, generating 6 R, 8 RBI on five hard hit balls. This might be the single greatetst offensive game of all time. I have one stat to give you. 526 xwOBACON as a 22 year old rookie and virtually no MiLB experience. You can't afford him anymore, but he's a hypothetical buy. And it's not a hyperbole to say he might one of...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 18
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• Lowly Rockies Come to Town as the Nationals Search for Answers
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• What would trading Marcell Ozuna look like?
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• San Diego, stay classy on the Jurickson Profar PED suspension
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Position Player Non-Roster Invitees, Part I

Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 Welcome to the triumphant return of the Weekly Pebble Report for the 2025 season, your weekly Colorado Rockies minor league update here on Purple Row! Actual baseball is tantalizingly close, as pitchers and catchers reported for duty last week, and the full squad should have reported by the end of today. Sixty-three players—the ...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 9/16, 6:40 CT

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Cubs open their final series of the year against an American League team Monday notes... THAT OTHER LEAGUE: The Cubs are 26-17 against American League teams this year. Only the Brewers (31), Dodgers (30) and Braves (29) have more wins in interleague play in 2024. A FIVER: The Cubs scored at least five runs in all six games of their just-complete...2024
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• The Royals urgently need to find solutions to their roster issues

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images These problems aren’t working themselves out I like to think I am a level-headed fan. When things go wrong in April, I’m not calling for the entire roster to be overhauled. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. A bad week doesn’t portend a bad season. Players frequently make adjustments, get healthier, and turn their season around. B...2024
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• Gene Tenace

Gene Tenace, a name that might not always dominate conversations about baseball’s greatest players, left an indelible mark on the game with his versatility, power, and ability to perform in clutch moments. Throughout his career, Tenace proved to be a critical figure in Major League Baseball, particularly during his tenure with the Oakland Athletics in […]...2025
• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Are low playoff odds really a sign of doom halfway through the year?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• What would trading Marcell Ozuna look like?
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• This Day in Braves History; Braves trade Deion Sanders to the Reds
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer

Braves Franchise History 1966: The New York Mets sign University of Southern California star Tom Seaver to his first contract, including a $50,000 bonus. Seaver had been selected by the Atlanta Braves in the January draft, but Commissioner Spike Eckert voided the deal when he signed a contract after USC’s season had already begun. The Mets beat out the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves release Denny McLain

The former 30-game winner reaches his last stop in his career. Braves Franchise History 1973: The Atlanta Braves release former 30-game winner Denny McLain, ending his career at the age of 28. In 1972, the Braves had acquired McLain from the Oakland Athletics in a straight-up swap for first baseman Orlando Cepeda. McLain won the American League Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1969. Phot...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Bud Selig announces MLB will celebrate “Jackie Robinson Day” every April 15th

Photo by Brad Mangin/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1884 - National League owners agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games. 1886 - The National league adopts the stolen base and the four foot by seven foot pitcher’s box. The NL also retains seven balls for a walk and rejects a rule that would award a batter first base...2025
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• Red Sox ride Bradley's slam, 6-run 4th to win
The Red Sox had a batting barrage on Monday night at Fenway Park, riding a monster night by Jackie Bradley Jr. to a 14-7 victory over the slumping Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics....2016
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• Sox overcome early hole, rout A's in opener
The Red Sox had a batting barrage on Monday night at Fenway Park, riding a monster night by Jackie Bradley Jr. to a 14-7 victory over the slumping Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics....2016
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• Peavy, Pence lead Giants to win over A's
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• Peavy, Pence lead Giants to win over A's
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• Sources: White Sox nab Samardzija, Robertson
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• Throwback Thursday: Derek Jeter's Iconic Flip Saves Run in 2001 ALDS
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• Yankees' Aaron Hicks Unloads Record-Breaking 105 MPH Throw for Run-Saving Out
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• Yordano Ventura Tossed After Getting Revenge, Intentionally Hitting Brett Lawrie
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer
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• WATCH: Oakland Athletics' fantasy football draft order calls for a visit to stadium's Mount Davis

The A's clearly take their fantasy football league very seriously...2024
• These Royals are unlucky AND awful
William Purnell-USA TODAY Sports But that might be good news for Royals fans As has been noted multiple times by multiple people over the past week, the Royals have played exactly one team under .500 so far this season. That was the lone series they managed to win, defeating the San Francisco Giants two games to one. There has also been all kinds of talk about how several Royals batters ha...2023
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• Fantasy Insights: Should you buy into Mark Canha's 2019 breakout campaign?
Eric Karabell's thoughts on the Oakland Athletics' fantasy outlook for 2020: players he likes and doesn't, and storylines that could impact playing time and performances....2020
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• Melky Cabrera Signing Makes White Sox MLB Offseason's Most Improved
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• Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval Deals Tip of Iceberg for Latest Red Sox Reload
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• Nick Kurtz Homers Four Times In Historic Night - July 26, 2025
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Home Run Derby 2025: Participants, rules, and prediction for winner
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• Matt Olson and Chris Sale selected to 2025 MLB All-Star Game
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• Are low playoff odds really a sign of doom halfway through the year?
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• Wednesday Rockpile: My dad the Rockies fan
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• Lowly Rockies Come to Town as the Nationals Search for Answers
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• Monday Rockpile: The Colorado Rockies must begin rebuilding their reputation around the league
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• What would trading Marcell Ozuna look like?
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• The worst teams are getting worse
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Is This the Kansas City Royals’ Rock Bottom?
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• This Day in Braves History: Andres Galarraga returns from cancer surgery and hits a homer
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• This Day in Braves History: March 15

Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images The Boston Braves take a trip down to Mexico for an exhibition contest. Braves Franchise History 1941: Approximately 6,000 fans watch the St. Louis Browns defeat the Boston Braves in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. MLB History 1885: A lower court in New York decides that playing baseball on Sunday is a crime. The ruling will be overturned, but it will be appea...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 28, 2025

Need another pitcher? I Noah guy. | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Spring Training is in full swing! This is going to feel a little backwards as our OT is up at the top today, sort of. It’s been brought to my attention that a number of AI bots are harvesting our articles and either cutting-and-pasting them, slightly rewriting them and publishing them as their own, or, my favorite, turni...2025
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• The greatest baseball game of all time was played 10 years ago

The Kansas City Royals celebrate their 9 to 8 win over the Oakland Athletics in the 12th inning of their American League Wild Card game at Kauffman Stadium on September 30, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Long live the Wild Card Game My favorite memory of the 2014 Wild Card Game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics is not, in fact,...2024
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• There is no such thing as a good owner

Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman prior to a game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. | Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Last June, the Oakland Athletics were in the midst of yet another terrible season. With an Opening Day payroll of under $57 million, they were dead last in spending—the third time in the past six years that they were last or second to last in total pay...2024
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• Braves News: Charlie Culberson released, 2024 season preview, and more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. The Atlanta Braves have made another move as Opening Day quickly approaches. Fan favorite utilityman Charlie Culberson was released by the club on Friday. The #Braves have released Charlie Culberson. The soon-to-be 35 y/o former utilityman came to Spring Training attempting to become a pitche...2024
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