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Ray Ratto
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David Roth
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David Roth
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MLB
The Wandering Athletics Right-Size Their Operation To A Rinky-Dink Minor-League Park In Sacramento
237
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Chris Thompson
April 4, 2024
Capital
The Chiefs And Royals Got What They Deserved
260
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Maitreyi Anantharaman
April 3, 2024
MLB
A Homers-Only Diet Suits Bryce Harper Just Fine
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Kathryn Xu
April 3, 2024
MLB
How Do Coaches Coach When Players Have Their Own Guys?
87
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Zach Buchanan
April 3, 2024
Elder Wisdom
Defunct Is Still Undefeated
147
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Ray Ratto
April 3, 2024
MLB
Wow! Blue Jays–Astros No-Hitter!
91
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Albert Burneko
April 2, 2024
MLB
Mike Trout Is Still Doing Mike Trout Stuff
84
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 2, 2024
MLB
A New Season Finds The Oakland Athletics In The Same Dumb Limbo
181
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Chris Thompson
April 1, 2024
MLB
ESPN’s Win Probability Graphic Wants To Give You Gambling Brain
187
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Kathryn Xu
April 1, 2024
MLB
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64
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Kelsey McKinney
March 31, 2024
MLB
Please Give Me Back The Damn Onion Crank
164
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Kelsey McKinney
March 31, 2024
MLB
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86
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Kathryn Xu
March 29, 2024
MLB
A Fan’s Guide To Opening Day Cope
79
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Ray Ratto
March 29, 2024
MLB
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Dave McKenna
March 29, 2024
MLB
These Are Some Baseball Players We Like, 2024 Edition
230
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Defector Staff
March 28, 2024
MLB
Baseball!
431
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Chris Thompson
March 28, 2024
MLB
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104
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Kathryn Xu
March 26, 2024
MLB
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188
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Tom Scocca
March 26, 2024
MLB
MLB Has A Gambling Problem Even If Shohei Ohtani Doesn’t
204
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Ray Ratto
March 21, 2024
MLB
Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Gives Two Different Stories
261
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Kathryn Xu
March 21, 2024
MLB
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118
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Ray Ratto
March 20, 2024
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Chris Thompson
March 19, 2024
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