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NYC: Come To The Distraction LIVE On October 4

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Lauren Theisen

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The Rays Have Chewed Up The Worst Teams In Baseball And Spat Them In The Garbage

<p>Jen Ramos Eisen is a freelance Central California-based minor league baseball writer.</p>


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An image of the baseball field at Stockton Ballpark in Stockton, California. There's a baseball field, and rows of plastic chairs for fans to sit in.

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Minor League Baseball’s New CBA Still Won’t Solve All Its Transportation Woes

Albert Burneko

A close play on a steal attempt at second base, between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians.

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This Is So Stupid

It’s Too Easy To Steal Bases!

Barry Petchesky

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Patrick Corbin #46 of the Washington Nationals walks back to the dug out during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Parks on September 14, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

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It’s Opening Day For Haters, Too

Chris Thompson

Gordon McRae as Curly McLain in Oklahoma!

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<p>Rob Mains is a writer at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


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Cincinnati Reds CEO Bob Castellini and disgraced Reds legend Pete Rose yuk it up at an event honoring Rose's hit record, in 2010.

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What The 2023 Forbes Data Tell Us About The Business Of Baseball

This Will Not Be Finished Until Mike Trout Is Allowed To Pitch To Shohei Ohtani

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A Mark Rothko painting, featuring his signature planes of color, on display in Munich's Kunsthalle in 2008.

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Bob Nightengale Is Capturing The World Baseball Classic As Only He Can

Trea Turner socks a huge freaking dinger.

Trea Turner Is Now Also A God Of Dingers

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Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson looking very sad after making an out against the Royals in July of 2022.

The Detroit Tigers Flipped The Switch And Nothing Happened

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