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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Ray Ratto

Roki Sasaki

Roki Sasaki Is Still Perfect

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Barry Petchesky

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Oakland Coliseum Trying To Figure Out What To Do About The 30–40 Feral Cats That Have Taken Over

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Chris Thompson

The Kids Are Cool, And Possibly Alright

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Lauren Theisen

Montreal Expos v New York Yankees

It’s Good When Announcers Are Kind Of Silly

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Shohei Otani, seen in this image keeping a positive approach near the Distraction logo.

Miami Marlins v Los Angeles Angels

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Baseball As Antidepressant, With Albert Burneko And Kelsey McKinney

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Spencer Torkelson #20 of the Detroit Tigers hits a home run to left field against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning at Comerica Park on April 13, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan.

Boston Red Sox v Detroit Tigers

Congratulations To A Talented Oaf On His First Major League Home Run

Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees

Everybody Loves Vlad, Even The Men He Destroys

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Albert Burneko

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Everyone Involved In Yanking Clayton Kershaw From His Perfect Game Must Go To Prison (Just For A Few Days)

<a href="https://twitter.com/jaseidler" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jarrett Seidler</a> is the senior prospect writer and evaluation coordinator at Baseball Prospectus. He is a proud Jersey Shore local.

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Wander Franco receives congratulations in the dugout after scoring against the Orioles.

Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays

The International Draft Solves A Problem Of MLB’s Own Making

Guillermo Heredia is interfered with in a rundown

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Goofy Baseball Blowouts Are Back

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 12: Joc Pederson #23 of the San Francisco Giants reacts as passes first base coach Alyssa Nakken after he hit a home run in the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park on April 12, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

San Diego Padres v San Francisco Giants

I Guess Making History Is Cool, But We Could’ve Had Punching

Cincinnati Reds team president Phil Castellini, seen here preparing to make an ass of himself on TV.

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Reds President And CFO Asks Fans To Consider Whether Maybe This Is Actually All Their Fault

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Miami Marlins v Philadelphia Phillies

Alec Bohm Made Some Errors But It Was OK

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Kelsey McKinney

Oakland Athletics v Tampa Bay Rays

It Is Beautiful To Me That So Many Major League Baseball Players Are Stupidly Pursuing Foul Balls

Introducing Steven Kwan, Your New Favorite Baseball Guy

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Tom Ley

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Have You Seen The Ass?

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - APRIL 11: Members of the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles listen to the national anthem before the start of Opening Day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on April 11, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

Milwaukee Brewers v Baltimore Orioles

At Least Pretend You Deserve That Money

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

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

Pittsburgh Pirates v St. Louis Cardinals

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

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Exasperated Buck Showalter Is The Early Star Of The MLB Season

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

Houston Astros v Los Angeles Angels

The Angels Have To Make It Happen

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Dan McQuade

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The Real Phillie Phanatic Is Back

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.

Toronto Blue Jays v Chicago White Sox

Life Lessons

Keep A List Of Players You Like

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

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