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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, seen here wearing reflective sunglasses at the 2022 All-Star Game.

Rob Manfred Doesn’t Even Have To Try

A close-up of Aaron Judge and Yankees hitting coach sharing a fist bump after one of Judge's many 2022 homers.

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Andrew Benintendi #16 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after fouling a ball off of his leg during the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium on May 20, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Andrew Benintendi Was Too Dumb To Get Vaccinated, And The Royals Were Too Bad To Make Him Care

Lauren Theisen

Trey Mancini’s Fairy Tale Came At The Expense Of Josh Lowe’s Face

Mike Trout Is Mortal

Albert Burneko

So It’s Come To This

Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals, seen here pointing up.

What Sort Of Person Wants To Own A Baseball Team Without Juan Soto On It?

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Chris Thompson

Nationals, I Beg You, Please Do Not Trade This Puke Man Who Makes Me Barf

It’s Just Cruel To Make Joey Gallo Face Edwin Díaz

Ray Ratto

The Giants Can’t Beat Anyone Except Their Teammates

Juan Soto is congratulated by Luis Garcia after hitting a triple

Juan Soto Plays For The Hot Stove Now

Tom Ley

The International Draft Is Dead, And MLB Still Has A Big Mess To Clean Up

Allow Me To Offer You This Bounty Of Humiliating Bloopers And Statistics Produced By The Boston Red Sox

Everyone In This Story Is A Clown!

Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo do the Bash Brothers forearm thing during a July Mets win against the Cubs.

The Mets Look Like A Good Team

Kathryn Xu

I Still Can’t Believe They Called A School Assembly To Show Us A Derek Jeter Ad

Baseball Is Better For Having Just A Little More Chaos

A cosplayer dressed as Dude Vader outside the San Diego Comic Con.

Hostile Vibes At Comic Con, With Justin Halpern

Kansas City Royals runner tagged out by Pittsburgh Pirates fielder

Interleague Play Is Getting Too Big For Its Own Good

Simply Become A Juan Soto Fan

All Rob Manfred Can Do Is Lie About This Stuff

This All-Star Game Belonged To The Bullpen Hellions

<a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and elsewhere.