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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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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

Braves rookie Michael Harris II runs out a hit in a home game.

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Defending Champs Call Up Kid Who Just Turned 21, And He’s Been Great So Far

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Lauren Theisen

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The Javy Báez Experience Is Always Full Of Surprises

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Kelsey McKinney

Two baseball fans watch the Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers

Oakland A’s Attendance Dwindles To Historic Lows

Major League Baseball Is More Boring Than Ever

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The Angels Have Tried Everything And They’re Still Losing

Mike Trout signs autographs for Phillies fans

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One Day, Maybe Mike Trout Will Finally Show Off For His Hometown Fans

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Maybe Firing Joe Girardi Will Finally Kickstart The Phillies

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Kathryn Xu

Division Series – San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game Four

Gabe Kapler Sure Likes His Pinch Hitters, Huh?

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David Roth

Roger Angell at the 2009 New Yorker Festival.

The 2009 New Yorker Festival: THE MOTH “Tales Out of School”

Arts And Culture

See What You Find

Boston Red Sox v Chicago White Sox

Things My Sister Said While Watching The White Sox Lose Again

Joe Girardi in a red and blue Phillies warm-up top

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Joe Girardi And The Phillies Bullpen Are A Flammable Combination

Philadelphia Phillies v Arizona Diamondbacks

Every Day We Suffer (Through Baseball Games)

San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies

Lower Your WHIP With This One Easy Trick

Hunter Greene pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game in which he allowed no hits and still lost.

Cincinnati Reds v Pittsburgh Pirates

Finding The Upside In Losing An Eight-Inning No-Hitter To The Pirates

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The Gates Were Open In Phillies-Dodgers

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Ray Ratto

Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics – Game One

Shohei Ohtani Is Just Getting Started

Dave McKenna

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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

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Drew Magary

San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies – Game One

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What If A Baseball Game Literally Never Ended?

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Chris Thompson

Baseball Is So Fucking Hard, Man

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

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Here’s How The Cincinnati Reds Are Doing

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