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• Rob Manfred to rule on posthumous Pete Rose reinstatement after Trump talk

Rob Manfred is considering a petition to have Pete Rose posthumously removed from MLB's permanently ineligible list after meeting with President Donald Trump....2025
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• Manfred to rule on Rose ban after Trump meeting
After meeting with President Trump, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he wants to issue a ruling on a request to end the permanent ban of Pete Rose, who died in September....2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn becomes the second-oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter

Braves Franchise History 1961 - Warren Spahn becomes the second oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in major league history. Milwaukee defeats the Giants 1-0. It is Spahn’s 290th career win, second no-hitter and 52nd shutout. Hank Aaron drove in the only run in the game with a single in the first inning. 2015 - Dan Uggla drives in five runs, including a three-run home run in the ninth, to help th...2025
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• Rob Manfred meets with Trump at White House after president said he’d pardon Pete Rose

Rob Manfred and President Donald Trump held a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, an MLB spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Post....2025
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• Manfred visits Trump, who vowed Rose pardon
Commissioner Rob Manfred met this week with President Donald Trump, who in February criticized MLB for barring Pete Rose from the Hall of Fame....2025
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• If Patrick Peterson merits Cardinals Ring of Honor induction, shouldn’t Steve Keim?

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images The CROH case for Steve Keim might be similarly warranted as Pat P’s. Professional sports Hall of Fame and Ring of Honor protocols are often a topic of discussion, particularly in this era of performance enhancing drugs and some players’ and front office executives’ off-the-field transgressions. Perhaps the most discerning of all pro sports’ Hall of Fames i...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Warren Spahn becomes the second-oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter
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• If Patrick Peterson merits Cardinals Ring of Honor induction, shouldn’t Steve Keim?
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits career homer 715, passing Babe Ruth for first on all-time list

Braves Franchise History 1974 - Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth with his 715th home run off of Dodgers’ pitcher Al Downing at Fulton County Stadium. The game is delayed due to the celebration. Aaron will finish his career with 755 home runs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjqYThEVoSQ 1994 - Kent Mercker throws a no-hitter in a 6-0 win over the Dodgers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrvX5Qgu_s 20...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 11, 2025

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The farm system shows improvement in rankings. Anne Rogers has her latest roster projection. If Bubic is in the rotation, it doesn’t mean that Lynch is automatically starting in Triple-A, because the club feels good about its depth there. Lynch embraced helping the Royals in a relief role at the end of last year, throwing 20 2/3 scor...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the ABS sticking around?

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Will we see an electronic strike zone this regular season? As we continue to see the ABS system get tested in Spring Training, and with it we have seen some pitchers share how unimpressed they are, while some batters have felt vindicated, and as a surprising side reveal, we’ve learned that a lot of players have been lying about their height. But one thi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start

A look around Spring Training. Remembering Satchel Paige’s last major league start. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. We’re officially into silly season of Spring Training as the Phillies’ Trea Turner trolled his former teammate Max Scherzer by challenging an obvious first-pitch strike with the ABS system. Scherzer had previously complained that he wasn’t a fan of the ABS system...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 21

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Porter Hodge* and other Cubs, Pete Rose has a conversation with the brass, and the PTBNL for Theo Epstein is identified. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 11, 2025

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Get ready to report. Anne Rogers writes about spring training storylines, including the battle for the fifth spot in the rotation. It seems like the two frontrunners for the fifth rotation spot are Bubic and Marsh. Wright might be a little behind the others in his throwing progression because of his long layoff after shoulder surgery. Lync...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Do you need a new ugly hat?

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Spring training lids are here! Well, spring training is around the corner, which means it’s time to have a look at new spring training caps! While many of them look remarkably similar to last year’s, they certainly look... not that great. The 2025 Spring Training hats(h/t @HatAddicts) pic.twitter.com/fd0gBhZBGY— Talkin’ Baseball...2025
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?

Greetings in the last few hours of what I think was the very real year of 2024.It's difficult to tell what's real and what's not these days. Just yesterday I saw a report that said the brilliant minds that run Facebook and Instagram plan to infiltrate both social media sites with AI-generated users. This kind of stuff freaks me out. I've seen very real cases of people I know being fooled by...2025
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• Would Bonds, Clemens Entry Open Up Hall of Fame Floodgates?
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• The Internet Will Miss Peyton Manning, the GOAT at Creating Endless GOAT Debates
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• 'An Absolute Blast': Harper and Trout Recall Days as Teammates in Fall League
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"President Trump proposes pardon for Pete Rose, but what does that mean for late banned baseball hits king?"

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"Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the game, has died at age 83."

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"Pete Rose places Ohio's first legal sports bet on Reds to win 2023 World Series"

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"Phillies to include Pete Rose as part of celebration for 1980 World Series championship team"

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"Pete Rose is clearly not a fan of the newest Yankee."

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"Pete Rose is again asking commissioner Rob Manfred to take him off the league's ineligible list, citing his lack of punishment for Astros players in the sign-stealing scandal."

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"With 3,089 hits in the majors and 1,278 in Japan, some believe Suzuki surpassed Pete Rose."

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"From Pete Rose hitting the ring in three separate WrestleManias to Wade Boggs inducting his friend Curt Hennig into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007, baseball and professional wrestling has had a lengthy relationship."

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"Baseball Hall of Fame upholds Pete Rose ban"

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"All-time hits leader Pete Rose is unlikely to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame due to his lifetime ban for betting on the game, but in June, his achievements in baseball will be acknowledged in Cincinnati."

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"MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says he has received a formal request from Pete Rose asking that his lifetime ban be lifted and that he will consider the all-time hits leader's request."

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"Pete Rose: I'll eventually get into Hall of Fame"

• If Patrick Peterson merits Cardinals Ring of Honor induction, shouldn’t Steve Keim?
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits career homer 715, passing Babe Ruth for first on all-time list
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• This Day in MLB History: Michael Jordan announces he is leaving the White Sox and returning to the NBA

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1857 - The National Association of Base Ball players is formed in a meeting in New York City. Twenty two teams are represented and William Van Cott is elected president. 1951 - J. Edgar Hoover announces that he has turned down an offer to become Commissioner of Baseball. 1963 - Pete Rose records two hits in his first spring tr...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Is the ABS sticking around?
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• Life is improving for Lakers' LeBron James, Warriors' Stephen Curry; might MLB reinstate Pete Rose?

The Lakers and Warriors have been climbing the ladder since the NBA trade deadline...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 21
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• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The face of the franchise will become the face of free agency this fall. Happy Wednesday BCB friends! We have some interesting stories ahead for you today, chief among them being that one of baseball’s biggest extensions isn’t happening. The Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr failed to come to an agreement on extension terms. As a result, Vlad Jr,...2025
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• Remembering the life of Fay Vincent

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Baseball’s eighth commissioner . When I was aspiring to be a writer, I began keeping magazine and newspaper articles of stories I found of interest. Over the years I accumulated a pile of stories which soon found their way into alphabetized file folders. I now have a box of accumulated stories and two of my favorite files are titled: Baseball and Good w...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 10

On this day 66 years ago, Bill Veeck officially took control of the White Sox. | Chicago Tribune Months after the purchase, Bill Veeck is cleared to take the keys of Comiskey Park 1914 The White Sox their World Tour vs. the New York Giants to final rest with a banquet in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. Pitcher Joe Benz had to skip the celebration — he was getting married that day! Ma...2025
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• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
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• Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo credit should read JOHN MABANGLO/AFP via Getty Images An all-time international baseball icon will get his day in the Cooperstown sun this July, alongside pitchers CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Few Americans knew what to expect of Ichiro Suzuki when he first came to the United States in 2001. He had been an otherworldly hitter in Japan, tearing up the NPB with a .353/.421/.522 triple...2025
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit

Photo by Dale Brazao/Toronto Star via Getty Images The kissing bandit of baseball Okay, you asked for it and I’ll deliver it. Specifically, Karldared asked for it, but you’re all still getting it. Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in an earlier story, but a quick Google check shows it was just a figment ...2025
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?

Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024
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• Bobby Witt Jr. is putting together an MVP-caliber season at the wrong time

Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. has had one of the best seasons ever for a shortstop, but it will be hard to overtake Aaron Judge in the MVP race. Bobby Witt is having an all-time great season, especially for a shortstop. Going back to 1969, only two shortstops have put up more than 10 fWAR, 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. and 2002 Alex Rodriguez. For bWAR there are three including ...2024
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• MLB is starting to realize the consequences of embracing sports gambling

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Baseball isn’t the only sport that has a mess on its hands but it is once again the sport with the highest-profile athlete in the midst of it. When it comes to gambling and professional sports in North America, the genie is well and truly out of the bottle. The NFL, NHL and WNBA all have teams located in Las Vegas and MLB is trying their hardest to ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 30

Carmen Fanzone | Photo by Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Happy birthday, Carmen Fanzone! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plent...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 30
Happy birthday, Mark Grudzielanek! | Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Mark Grudzielanek. No-Hitters, grand slams, and Pepitone, too. 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...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: March 10
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• Pete Rose predicted his posthumous induction into Hall of Fame, griped with timing of potential inclusion

Rose, who's permanently banned from MLB, said a posthumous induction wouldn't satisfy his family or fans...2025
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• Commissioner’s Office Considering Petition To Remove Pete Rose From Ineligible List
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition filed by the family of Pete Rose to have Rose posthumously reinstated from the ineligible list, according to a report from Don Van Natta Jr. of ESPN. Rose passed away in September at the age of 83, and Van Natta notes that the petition was filed on…...2025
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• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
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• Remembering the life of Fay Vincent
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• Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit
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• 2024: the best, the worst, the ... last of the real ones?
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• Rose uses Astros saga to ask for reinstatement
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• Embattled MLB legend Pete Rose dies at 83
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• Phillies to include Pete Rose as part of celebration for 1980 World Series championship team
Rose had a 2017 outing canceled after a woman testified she had a sexual relationship with him while underage...2022
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• Pete Rose dies at 83: MLB's all-time hits leader held out of Hall of Fame after lifetime ban for gambling

The Reds legend won two World Series with Cincinnati and another with the Phillies...2024
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• Pete Rose will be at All-Star Game in Cincinnati
Pete Rose will be at All-Star Game in Cincinnati...2015
• Pete Rose Gets Huge Ovation from Cincinnati Crowd at 2015 MLB All-Star Game
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• Pete Rose to Remain Barred by Baseball, Sources Say
It has not been announced, but three people familiar with the decision said Rob Manfred, the sport’s commissioner, had made up his mind to keep the ban intact....2015
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• If Patrick Peterson merits Cardinals Ring of Honor induction, shouldn’t Steve Keim?
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones records his 1,500th career RBI

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Just another accolade for the legendary Braves hitter Braves Franchise History 1925: The Boston Braves release Stuffy McInnis. He will sign with the Pirates and hit .368 in 59 games while playing in his fifth World Series. 1953: The Braves play their first game since moving to Milwaukee and defeat the Reds, 2-0. 1954: Hank Aaron makes his major league...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Michael Jordan announces he is leaving the White Sox and returning to the NBA
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• Today in White Sox History: March 10
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• Outside The Confines: Remembering Satchel Paige’s last start
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 21
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• President Trump proposes pardon for Pete Rose, but what does that mean for late banned baseball hits king?

It is unclear what a potential pardon would cover because Rose, who died last October, has not been convicted of a crime...2025
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• In memoriam: Remembering the Cubs we lost in 2024

Ken Holtzman | Bettman Archive Rest in peace. At year’s end, it’s a good time to reflect and remember those who passed away throughout the year. In the baseball world in general: Hall of Famers Orlando Cepeda, Rickey Henderson, Whitey Herzog and Willie Mays and notables Bud Harrelson, Pete Rose, Luis Tiant and Fernando Valenzuela. There were also 12 members of the Cubs family who passed aw...2024
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?
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• MLB is starting to realize the consequences of embracing sports gambling
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring Training

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 28, 2024 It’s been a long March. The month is typically reserved for hope and optimism for baseball fans as the air fills the sound of cleats on dirt and the crack of wooden bats as winter thaws into spring in MLB camps around Arizona and Florida. However, this year has been much less satisfying for not...2024
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• Disgraced MLB legend Pete Rose has hilariously perfect response to Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal

Disgraced MLB legend Pete Rose weighs in with a hilarious response to the ongoing Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal....2024
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• A few thoughts about the Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara betting situation

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images Here’s hoping this isn’t as bad as it looks. This has already been a topic of discussion around baseball for a few days, but I wanted to wait a bit and digest all the information out there regarding the betting situation involving Dodgers star Shohel Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, or at least as much as I could, before writing about it. What we...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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