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Merch v3

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

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The Gates Were Open In Phillies-Dodgers

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Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics – Game One

Shohei Ohtani Is Just Getting Started

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High School Sports

A Can’t-Lose Proposition: Wilson High Wins 29th D.C. Baseball Title In A Row

Milwaukee Brewers v Miami Marlins

It’s Important To Appreciate The Human Element In Baseball, Like An Ump Forgetting How To Count

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Two Nationals Players Tagged Out At Third On Same Play

Cleveland Guardians v Oakland Athletics

Josh Naylor Hit A Hell Of A Lot Of Homers For The Guardians Last Night, Which Certainly Proves Something

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Samer Kalaf

Trevor Story looks dumbfounded after striking out.

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There Are Cold Starts, And Then There’s What Trevor Story’s Doing

J.T. Realmuto #10 of the Philadelphia Phillies reacts after lining out to end the bottom of the second inning against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on May 5, 2022 in Philadelphia,

New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies’ Ninth-Inning Choke Is Just The Latest, Biggest Indignity

San Diego Padres v Cincinnati Reds

Things Have Somehow Gotten Even Worse For The Reds

Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including Point B. Handsomest man in the world.

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Drew Magary

San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies – Game One

Funbag

What If A Baseball Game Literally Never Ended?

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Chris Thompson

Baseball Is So Fucking Hard, Man

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David Roth

Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza slides past Reds catcher Mark Kolozsvary in a 10-1 Rockies win.

Cincinnati Reds v Colorado Rockies

Here’s How The Cincinnati Reds Are Doing

Mets players mobbing closer Edwin Diaz after he got the last out of the team's combined no-hitter against the Phillies.

Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets

Here’s To The Janky No-Hitter, One Of Baseball’s Great Delights

Reds reliever Art Warren pitches at home against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals v Cincinnati Reds

Where Is The Window For The Cincinnati Reds?

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Nationals-Giants Game Begins With Gnarly Vomiting

A view of the scoreboard after the ninth inning with zero Red Sox hits

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The Rays Almost Broke The Concept Of A No-Hitter

New York Yankees v Detroit Tigers

Miguel Cabrera’s 3,000th Hit Almost Snuck Up On Everybody

By God, The Time To Beat The Shift Is Upon Us

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Seiya Suzuki Already Has The Boom

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Roki Sasaki Is Still Perfect

The Kids Are Cool, And Possibly Alright

Montreal Expos v New York Yankees

It’s Good When Announcers Are Kind Of Silly

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

Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees

Everybody Loves Vlad, Even The Men He Destroys

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Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays

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

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