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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Juan Soto is congratulated by Luis Garcia after hitting a triple

Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers

Juan Soto Plays For The Hot Stove Now

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Allow Me To Offer You This Bounty Of Humiliating Bloopers And Statistics Produced By The Boston Red Sox

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Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo do the Bash Brothers forearm thing during a July Mets win against the Cubs.

New York Mets v Chicago Cubs

The Mets Look Like A Good Team

Baseball Is Better For Having Just A Little More Chaos

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2020 Comic-Con International Goes Virtual Due To The Coronavirus

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Hostile Vibes At Comic Con, With Justin Halpern

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Pittsburgh Pirates v Kansas City Royals

Interleague Play Is Getting Too Big For Its Own Good

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Tom Ley

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This All-Star Game Belonged To The Bullpen Hellions


<p><a href="https://twitter.com/robertfoconnell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert O’Connell</a> is a writer from Kansas living in New York. His work has appeared in <em>Sports Illustrated</em>, <em>The Atlantic</em>, <em>The New York Times</em>, and elsewhere.</p>


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Robert O’Connell

Dan Uggla in the 2008 MLB All-Star Game, striking out.

79th MLB All-Star Game

No One Will Ever Have A Worse All-Star Game Than Dan Uggla

Julio Rodriguez bats at the Home Run Derby

2022 T-Mobile Home Run Derby

Julio Rodríguez Stole The Show With Style

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New York Mets v Houston Astros

Everyone But The Mets Kind Of Sucks At Winning Challenges

Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees

You Don’t Beat Everyone’s Ass Without Finding A Guy Like Matt Carpenter

Juan Soto greets his Nationals teammates with a smile on Opening Day, 2022.

Juan Soto Is For Sale

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Rays Week

There Isn’t Going To Be Another Rey Ordóñez

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Ray Ratto

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Toronto Blue Jays v Seattle Mariners

When The Joy Of Suck Fades

Boston Red Sox v Tampa Bay Rays

The Best Time To Watch The Rays Is After Midnight

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How Seattle Fell In Love With The Worst Hitter On A Doomed Expansion Team

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Here Are The Rays That Made The MLB All-Star Game

Rays Swept By Lowly Reds

Cleveland Guardians v Detroit Tigers

The Reinvention Of Miguel Cabrera


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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 06: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on July 06, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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Kyle Schwarber Is Mashing

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JULY 06: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates a strikeout during the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on July 06, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Miami Marlins

Shohei Ohtani Cannot Possibly Do More Than This

Who Will Replace Baseball’s Maniac Artisans When Starting Pitchers Are Gone?

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Jesús Aguilar Finally Stole A Base

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