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• Can Ronald Acuña Jr. carry a .500 OBP all season?Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images Probably not, but... Ronald Acuña Jr. had a single and a homer in five trips to the plate yesterday. A .400/.400/1.000 line is pretty swanky for any day of the week, but guess what? It actually lowered his OBP, which was .504 coming into the game, down to an even .500. In 28 games so far, Acuña has reached base at least half the time in 17 of them, whic...2025Click for news about Mickey Mantle breaking news
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• Today in White Sox History: June 23It was a terribly-pitched game, but Floyd Bannister delivered the win that finally got the 1983 White Sox a winning record. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The winning is starting to get ugly for the 1983 club 1919 White Sox center fielder Happy Felsch tied a 15-year-old record set by Harry Bay for most chances in a nine-inning game: 12. He had 11 putouts and one assist (Jack Gran...2025Continue with White Sox news
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock becomes the only player to hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets FieldBraves Franchise History 1956 - Joe Adcock becomes the only player to ever hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field. Adcock homered three times in a doubleheader sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. He finished his career with 13 home runs at Ebbets Field which was the most by any visiting player. MLB History 1907 - The Boston Red Sox sign their fourth manager of the season as Deacon McGuire replac...2025See more Joe Adcock rumors
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• Advanced statistics tell old baseball stories in a new wayDenny Medley-Imagn Images Moneyball may have revolutionized the sport, but advanced stats aren’t the boogeyman. “Exit velocity” OK, now, I see you cowering under your desk. Oh. And you...you threw your phone into the tub? Listen, exit velocity doesn’t have to be scary. No, really, I promise! Story time Let’s back up a minute. Think back to your childhood. Before advanced statistics. Even b...2025Check it out Denny Medley rumors
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• The Ted Williams comparisons aren’t fair to Aaron JudgeCan he hit .400?...2025See more Aaron Judge breaking news
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• Today in White Sox History: June 13On this day 117 years ago, the White Sox won their 10th straight and stormed into first place. | Chicago Tribune The South Siders’ win streak hits 10, and first place is their reward 1908 Not to upstage the next Ed Walsh item on this day, but in a 5-1 win over the New York Highlanders (Yankees) the hurler not only tossed a complete game six-hitter, but stole home! The run was part of a dou...2025Visit the page White Sox breaking news today
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 13Photo by Mickey Pfleger/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. The Red Baron* comes to Chicago, Ryno retires, and other stories. 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 various narratives to follow as the...2025See also Christy Mathewson injury
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• Juan Soto is bringing juice back to the Subway SeriesPhoto by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The best young hitter in baseball took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years before moving across town in free agency. Now, he returns to the Bronx as two division leaders clash. On December 7, 2023, the New York Yankees swung a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres. It cost a pretty penny, with future Cy Young contender Michael King le...2025Click for news about Juan Soto injury status
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• Friday Question: Which athlete left your team and broke you?Photo by MLB via Getty Images Let’s process some feelings. The only thing more painful than seeing your team lose a championship is saying goodbye to your favorite athlete. Time comes for us all, but there’s something uniquely heartbreaking when it comes to seeing an athlete you love leave your team. It’s not just the player leaving, but the pain of unrealized potential. Oftentimes it’s sa...2025Visit the page Red Sox injuries
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• MLB’s biggest surprises from the season’s first monthPhoto by Suzanna Mitchell/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images Jung Hoo Lee, Tyler Mahle highlight baseball’s biggest surprises. There’s nothing like the start of a new baseball season. The soothing, familiar sounds of the crack of the bat and a fastball burying itself in a catcher’s mitt. The contagious optimism found in all 30 clubhouses, from the defending champions to the last-place club ...2025See also Jung Hoo Lee injuries
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Adcock becomes the first player in history to homer over the center field wall at Polo GroundsBraves Franchise History 1922 - The Boston Braves fall 12-3 as the New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs at Braves Field. 1953 - Joe Adcock becomes the first player in major league history to hit a home run into the center field bleachers at the Polo Grounds. The homer travels an estimated 475 feet. 2007 - Chipper Jones hits into the 13th unassisted triple play in major league histo...2025Continue with Joe Adcock availability report
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade for Matt OlsonPhoto by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Olson’s arrival in Atlanta coincides with a franchise hero’s exit. Braves Franchise History 1954: Hank Aaron makes his first spring training start for the Milwaukee Braves in an exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. Aaron, taking advantage of an injury suffered by starting outfielder Bobby Thomson, raps out three hits, including a ...2025See more articles Matt Olson injury status
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 14Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rules changes, Hammerin’ Hank hammers one in his Spring debut, and other stories. Happy birthday to Steve Lake! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with pl...2025Read about Mitchell Layton injury
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• Nationals History: Anthony Rendon’s greatness should not be forgottenBrad 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 ...2025Click for news about Ryan Zimmerman injuries
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs a contract extensionPhoto by Todd Kirkland/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images The Georgia native agrees to stay in Braves Country for the long haul. Braves Franchise History 2000: Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005: The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. Photo b...2025See also Tim Hudson availability report
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves announce Javy Lopez, Dave Pursley, and Rabbit Maranville will be inducted into the team’s Hall of FamePhoto by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2014 - The Braves announced that Javy Lopez, Dave Pursley and Rabbit Maranville will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame on May 23. MLB History 1905 - The Chicago Cubs travel to Santa Monica, California to begin Spring Training. 1917 - The Chicago White Sox acquire first baseman Chick Grandil from Clevel...2025Continue with Javy Lopez availability report
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• Life On The Green: Jack Nicklaus, golf legends impart wealth of wisdom in Ann Liguori’s new bookRenowned broadcaster Ann Liguori sat down with 12 legends of the game to learn about what it takes to succeed both on and off the course. If you are reading this, you are very likely a golfer. Perhaps you play sporadically, or maybe you play once a week or once a year. Either way, all of us golfers have something in common. We all want to get better, improve our games, and shoot low scores. One wa...2024Read about Hank Aaron
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• Red Sox Fan Turns Body into Boston Shrine
Remember when your college roommate got his fraternity letters tattooed on his calf to show his loyalty? Well…he ain’t got nothing on Gary Gootman. The 41-year-old Boston native (and current Texas resident) has spent an estimated 700 hours in the tattoo parlor chair to turn his body into a canvas in an effort to celebrate his hometown. “Living in Texas, I want to represent Boston. That’s where I’m...2016See more articles Red Sox
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9 (+6): Who Has the Edge in Royals-Mets World Series?
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"400 since Ted Williams in 1941?" - 2024
"This is rarefied air only occupied by the likes of Mike Trout, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and such - almost all who reach this mark are all-time greats." - 2023
", Harmon Killebrew and Ted Williams." - 2022
"The day Ted Williams put his .400 season on the line" - 2021
"From an October show-stopper to the best player on the planet to the new Ted Williams, baseball's outfields are stacked." - 2020
"Well, in 1995, Mike Benjamin had a three-day stretch nobody else in baseball -- not Ted Williams nor Ichiro -- has ever had." - 2019
"Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Cy Young, Hank Aaron … all of the greats and none of them were ever elected unanimously." - 2018
"He rattled off names like Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Bob Feller." - 2017
"The Reds are wasting the Ted Williams of our generation" - 2016
"Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer was named the winner of the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet at Tuesday night's All-Star Game presented by MasterCard, which the American League won over the National League, 4-2." - 2015
"Entering Saturday, only three players had hit their 500th home run while playing for the Red Sox: Ted Williams (521 career homers), Jimmie Foxx (534) and Manny Ramirez (555)." - 2014
"He also will become only the third man ever to begin his managerial career after being inducted into the Hall of Fame as a player, following Ted Williams and Ryne Sandberg."
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• Elusive '80s cards ... really? Part 2This is the continuation of a series I started in February, about how that even for the 1980s, there are elusive cards for team collector types. I went through what I still need from sets issued between 1980-83 in the first post. Today I'm going through what I need for Dodgers from 1984-85. Yeah, just two years this time. The amount I need increases as the '80s progress. Who would've figured ...2025See more Roy Campanella contract
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson earns his 200th career winPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1961 - Willie Mays becomes the ninth player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game to help the Giants to a 14-4 win over the Milwaukee Braves. 1970 - Billy Williams becomes the first player in National League history to play in 1,000 consecutive games in a 9-2 loss by the Cubs to the Atlanta Braves at Fulton Coun...2025Continue with Tim Hudson salary rumors
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• BCB After Dark: Something for OctoberPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks what do the Cubs need to win in October. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. New friends and old, all are welcome. There’s no cover charge this evening, but there is a t...2025See also Matt Dirksen
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• New Holy Cow! Podcast: Christian Sheppard on the Ancient Wisdom of Baseball
Christian Sheppard joins Sean to talk about his new book The Ancient Wisdom of Baseball, which offers insights on life through the lens of Greek Mythology and baseball. Among the topics discussed: what position would Odysseus play? Ted Williams as Achilles. And Game 7 of the 2016 World Series going from Greek tragedy to comedy. … The post New Holy Cow! Podcast: Christian Sheppard on the Anci...2025Continue with World Series salary
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• This Day in Braves History: May 22ndPhoto by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Let’s go back in time! Braves Franchise History 1914: Otto Hess shuts down the Cubs, 2-0, giving the Braves back-to-back wins for the first time this year. They will have considerably more runs like that later in the year. 1926: Before the Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Grover Cleveland Alexander is given the keys to a Lincoln automobile, a g...2025See also Wrigley Field statistics
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• When will we see another Royals player hit for the cycle?SetNumber: X32250 TK6 The Royals have the longest drought in baseball. With the season still early, and the offense sputtering like an old car, I’ve been looking at more arcane offensive outputs. Specifically, when will another Royals player hit for the cycle? The Royals currently have the longest no-cycle drought in Major League Baseball. The last Royals hitter to hit for the cycle was G...2025Read about George Brett statistics
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• MVP debatesPhoto by Hulton Archive/Getty Images How’d that guy win? One of the beauties of today’s advanced baseball stats is it gives nerds like me a chance to go back in time and argue about how badly baseball writers mangled MVP and Cy Young votes in years past. I’ve always been in favor of making ballots public, if for no other reason than to shame homerism for undeserving candidates. Whether tha...2025See also Cy Young
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• Today in White Sox History: March 23If Tim Raines had remained retired, he wouldn’t have been able to eventually play with his son, Tim Jr., in Baltimore. “Rock” retires ... for a season 1955 Roberto Clemente made a huge splash with a spring training performance at Fort Myers, Fla. against the White Sox. The rookie clouts a third-inning triple some 425 feet off of the center field fence, the deepest spot in Terry Park. The g...2025See also White Sox scores
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• Baseball history unpacked, February 19Miguel Batista pitches for the Expos vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Opening Day 1998 | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Miguel Batista. 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 lor...2025See more Wrigley Field
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• Joy of a subset: What are these old guys doing in my set?Here we are, three days into the new year and I've forgotten again the series that I last posted three days into last year. Maybe this series wasn't meant to be. I've forgotten it twice now and it's been so buried in my subconscious that when I'm desperately searching for "which blog series can I update that I didn't just do?" it never occurred to me to do the one I haven't done for a y...2025See more Babe Ruth
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• 2024 World Series Preview: Yankees vs. DodgersThe Fall Classic will return to Yankee Stadium for the first time in 15 years, but Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers have every intention of spoiling the party. Yankees vs. Dodgers has probably been one of the most common World Series predictions of the past decade. They’re both consistent powerhouse teams with loads of star power, and both have made the playoffs in every season since 2017 (save for the Yan...2024See also World Series
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• WATCH: David Ortiz clubs 500th career home run
The 500-home run club has gained a new member. Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz took Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore deep in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game for the 500th homer of his illustrious career. He hit his 499th career home run in the first inning. Ortiz is the 27th major league hitter to reach the milestone and the first since Gary Sheffield did so on April 17, 2009 as...2015See more articles David Ortiz
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• Pujols belts No. 522 for 18th place on homer list
Angels first baseman Albert Pujols assumed sole possession of 18th place on the all-time home run list -- belting No. 522 on Sunday against the Royals to move past Ted Williams, Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas....2015Click for news about Albert Pujols
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• Mike Trout's All-Star Legend Explodes with Career Cycle, Back-to-Back MVPs
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs make a move for Juan Soto?Juan Soto nabs a hit against the Cubs in September | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Your late week late night spot to enjoy baseball and music with the beverage of your choice It’s World Series Eve here at BCB After Dark and we’re bringing you full weeknight late-night coverage for the first time! Welcome to your Thursday edition of BCB After Dark, where you’ll get the same low-key hang ou...2024Continue with Juan Soto
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• The Whole League Is Getting Soto Bombed
Holding hands together with a Juan Soto plushie, tiptoeing around my office in a tutu. I LOVE JUAN SOTO SO MUCH! There, I said it. Just love Juan Soto so much https://t.co/49eHreP0Q9 — Razzball (@Razzball) September 24, 2021 I cannot stop my pure heart from being driven in by Juan Soto when I'm waiting on base aka sitting on the toilet. It's love! Damn you all for not understanding! So, Juan So...2021See more Juan Soto
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• Adam Jones Stepping Up as MVP Candidate When O's Need Him Most
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• Today in White Sox History: June 23
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• Today in White Sox History: June 1On this day 107 years ago, Chick Gandil had a hellacious day at the plate. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Chick Gandil hits into double and triple plays, in a game he’d like to forget 1913 The White Sox struck a deal with the Yankees for mercurial (and shady) first baseman Hal Chase. Chase played his way out of favor in New York and was given away for first baseman Babe Borton and ...2025Check it out White Sox
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• Today in White Sox History: May 14On this day 118 years ago, a celebration snapped in half. | Chicago Tribune You can’t raise a pennant if the flagpole snaps in half! 1907 The lead-up to the first weekend game of the new season was full of pomp and circumstance, and the White Sox celebrated their World Series win over the crosstown Cubs. But after the parade into the park, as the pennant itself was being raised, the wooden...2025Read about White Sox
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• This Day in MLB History: Alex Rodriguez, Melky Cabrera, and five other MLB players are listed in the Biogenesis Lab scandalPhoto by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams be...2025See more articles Alex Rodriguez scandals
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• Today in MLB History: Rachel Balkovec becomes first woman to manage a team in the history of organized baseballPhoto by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Yankees make a historic hiring Braves Franchise History 1994: Former All-Star pitcher Harvey Haddix dies at the age of 68 from emphysema. Haddix, who won 136 games over a 14-year career, was best known for pitching 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves in a game in 1959, only to lose in the 13th inning. 1996: Atlanta Braves trade OF Mike Ke...2025See more articles Rachel Balkovec whispers
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• Life On The Green: Jack Nicklaus, golf legends impart wealth of wisdom in Ann Liguori’s new book
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs four year extension with AtlantaPhoto by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 2000 - Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005 - The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. MLB History 1889 - The Philadelphia Quakers head to Jacksonville, Florida for spring training and will be the only major league c...2024Check it out Tim Hudson rumors
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• Cold Stove thoughts76 days until spring training There’s not a lot going on in the world of baseball during the post-Thanksgiving week. A few minor trades and signings and a lot of speculation on where several Japanese stars may sign. I thought it would be a good time to enjoy the resurgence of the Detroit Lions before they imploded against the Packers, and to fret about the Chiefs pass dropping woes. I might also m...2023Check it out Kyle Wright gossip
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