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Report: Another Woman Sought A Protection Order Against Trevor Bauer Last Year


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Hallie Lieberman

The Long, Complicated History Of Trevor Bauer’s “Rough Sex” Defense

Jake Arrieta Represented The 2021 Cubs To Perfection

Barry Petchesky

DYERSVILLE, IOWA - AUGUST 12: Members of the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees take the field prior to a game at the Field of Dreams on August 12, 2021 in Dyersville, Iowa. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

MLB Likes What It Sees When It Looks Backward

Ray Ratto

A picture taken on August 22, 2012 in Godewaersvelde, northern France shows a corn field. AFP PHOTO PHILIPPE HUGUEN (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/GettyImages)

Put Arnold Rothstein In The Hall Of Fame

Lauren Theisen

Go Away, Rain!

So Much For That Magical Red Sox Season

Woosh

The Weird Baseball Is Upon Us

Eloy Jimenez Is Risen

Giri Nathan

Rockies Conclude That Fan Did Not Shout Racial Slur, Was Beckoning Mascot Named Dinger

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Anthony Rizzo #48 of the New York Yankees celebrates in the dugout with his teammates after scoring a run during the third inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Anthony Rizzo Is The Latest Yankee With COVID

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 07: Josh Harrison #1 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at RingCentral Coliseum on August 07, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

In Praise Of The Slowball

Michael Brantley watches as a bat girl removes an inflatable trash can

I Guess Dodgers Fans Are Still Mad

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Chris Thompson

We Must Find And Destroy This Ageless, Nationals-Hating Critter

MLB Makes It Easy For The Mets To Screw Kumar Rocker

Who Do The Nationals Want To Be Now?

David Roth

SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 11: Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches batting practice before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 11, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The Rangers won the game 2-1 in eleven innings. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Jerry Dipoto Has Touched The Ultimate

Things Somehow Got Worse For The Yankees


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Dan McQuade

Guardians of Traffic photo in 1932, mixed with Cleveland Guardians logo now

Cleveland Guardians Is A Fine Name And The Backstory Is Even Better

BOSTON, MA - JULY 22: Hunter Renfroe #10 of the Boston Red Sox is congratulated by Matt Barnes #32 after his game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th inning against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on July 22, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

If George Were Alive, This Would’ve Killed Him Again

The NL West Is Deeply Unfair, And It’s Kind Of Cool

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: A general view of the Oakland Athletics playing against the Los Angeles Angels in an empty stadium at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 25, 2020 in Oakland, California. The 2020 season had been postponed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The A’s Get No Respect In Oakland, And Deserve None Either

Apologies To Shohei Ohtani, But This Is Funny

Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo celebrate

I Swear To God, Whoever’s Out There That Still Expects The Mets To Be Completely Normal, You Need To Stop Right Now