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Albert Burneko

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers against the Texas Rangers, April 10 2022

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sent A Baseball To Baseball Hell For All Time

David Roth

What’s Left To Root For When Winning Isn’t Part Of The Plan?

Tom Ley

Exasperated Buck Showalter Is The Early Star Of The MLB Season

Luis Paez-Pumar

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels on Opening Day at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on April 07, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

The Angels Have To Make It Happen

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

The Real Phillie Phanatic Is Back

Maitreyi Anantharaman

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 28: A fan of the Chicago White Sox looks over his scorecard in the outfield during the last game of the season against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field on September 28, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Blue Jays defeated the White Sox 3-2.

Life Lessons

Keep A List Of Players You Like

Lauren Theisen

26Sep 1995: General view of outfield shadow during a San Francisco Giants practice at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California. Mandatory Credit: Otto Greule /Allsport

MLB Says It’ll Expand Its Audience By Making Baseball Harder To Watch

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Chris Thompson

The Orioles Mangled The One Nice Thing About Their Whole Shitty Baseball Operation

Better Than The Last Inning Let’s Go

MLB Finally Found A Good Way To Use Technology

At Least The A’s Know How To Pull Off A Logistically Efficient Trade

Kelsey McKinney

Carlos Beltrán: The Cheating Was Working! Did You Truly Expect Us To Just Stop?

Juan Soto after hitting a home run against the Marlins in September of 2021, also seemingly looking at the Distraction logo.

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The Karkovice Identity, With Tim Marchman

I Fixed The Fake Ty Cobb Statue At The Tigers’ Spring Training Stadium

Ray Ratto

MLB’s Traveling Home Run Derby Is Very Dumb, Possibly Fun

Barry Petchesky

Wait, Second Base Has Been WHERE This Whole Time?

There Is No $10 Million Club, Bob! Stop This!

BALTIMORE, MD - NOVEMBER 19: Louis Angelos (L) and John Angelos (R) of the Baltimore Orioles look on after introducing Mike Elias (C) to the media as the Orioles Executive Vice President and General Manager during a news conference at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on November 19, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The Cheap Get Cheaper

Phillies Defense Already In Midseason Form

The Rockies Are Just Out There Doing Stuff

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 05: Atlanta Braves c celebrating following their World Series Parade at Truist Park on November 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros winning their first championship since 1995. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

The Stove Is Back On And It’s Hot As Hell

Seiya Suzuki Is Coming To Belt Dingers All Over America

This Is So Stupid

Freddie Freeman Is Gone, But Will He Be Forgotten? Bob Nightengale Investigates

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Olson #28 and Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after Olson hit a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on September 21, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

The A’s Have Made A Science Of Giving Up

Aubrey Huff … BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAINS