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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Chris Thompson

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John Smoltz Moves Closer To Escaping His Personal Hell Of Watching Baseball

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Detroit Tigers v Toronto Blue Jays

Robbie Grossman Is Good Enough For Me

<p>Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.</p>


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Asdrubal Cabrera, perennial trade deadline mover, seen here with the Diamondbacks. (He's with the Reds now.)

San Diego Padres v Arizona Diamondbacks

It’s “Free Couch” Season In Major League Baseball

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Angels

The Angels Are Done, Shohei Is Hurt, And Yet He’s Still Blasting Monster Dingers

Vlad Jr. socked a pair of huge dingers for the Blue Jays Monday night.

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Vlad Jr. Is Smashin’ Baseballs

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Javier Baez does a double thumbs-down gesture, apparently directed at Mets fans, after hitting a home run on Sunday against the Nationals.

Washington Nationals v New York Mets

The New York Mets Must Win More Games To Humiliate And Punish Their Faithless Fans

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Here Is Just One More Reason Why Pedro Martinez Rules

Los Angeles Angels v Baltimore Orioles

For One Night, The Orioles Were Better Than Shohei Ohtani

Los Angeles Dodgers v San Diego Padres

It Sucks That The Padres Are Getting Crushed This Bad

Julio Rodriguez, seen here hitting a homer against a much more intimidating pitch than the one described in this post, in the Tokyo Olympics.

Dominican Republic v Republic of Korea – Baseball – Olympics: Day 15

This Is What Happens When One Of Baseball’s Best Prospects Is Served A Meatball By A Position Player

Josiah Gray of the Washington Nationals pitches in the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Josiah Gray Makes The Gutted Nationals Worth Watching

Alex Dickerson and Brandon Crawford congratulate each other at home plate, presumably for being talked about on this episode of The Distraction.

San Francisco Giants v Arizona Diamondbacks

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These Damn Giants And The Best Imaginary Team In The Canadian Football League, With Ray Ratto

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GunkWatch: Watch Out For Flying Belts!

Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins in the dugout after a loss to the Detroit Tigers.

Baltimore Orioles v Detroit Tigers

The Baltimore Orioles Are In The Waiting Room

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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 at Field of Dreams – Chicago White Sox v New York Yankees

MLB Likes What It Sees When It Looks Backward

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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)

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Put Arnold Rothstein In The Hall Of Fame

Detroit Tigers v Baltimore Orioles

Go Away, Rain!

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Tampa Bay Rays v Boston Red Sox

So Much For That Magical Red Sox Season

New York Yankees v Kansas City Royals

The Weird Baseball Is Upon Us

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Houston Astros v Los Angeles Dodgers

I Guess Dodgers Fans Are Still Mad

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

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)

Texas Rangers v Seattle Mariners

Jerry Dipoto Has Touched The Ultimate

New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox

Things Somehow Got Worse For The Yankees


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