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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Kathryn Xu

Shohei Ohtani #17 and Will Ireton of the Los Angeles Dodgers are seen in the dugout during the 2024 Seoul Series game between San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers.

2024 Seoul Series – San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani’s Presser Reveals The Gaps In Translation

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers talks to his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara in the dugout during the 2024 Seoul Series game between Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

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Shohei Ohtani’s Interpreter Gives Two Different Stories

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 21: Dylan Cease #84 of the Chicago White Sox looks on during a spring training workout at Camelback Ranch on February 21, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Chicago White Sox Workout

Dylan Ceases Toiling For The White Sox

J.D. Davis #7 of the San Francisco Giants singles in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies.

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The Giants Used A Loophole To Screw Over J.D. Davis

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Albert Burneko

(Original Caption) New York, NY: Converging arrows show the spot where a prodigious home run blasted by Mickey Mantle landed, during the first game of the Yanks-Senators twin-bill at Yankee Stadium on May 30. The towering shot, traveling 370 feet, struck the facade of the right field roof, just a few feet from going out of the stadium. No one has ever hit a fair ball out of this ball park. Mantle's monumental clout, which hit the stands 118 feet above the ground, came with two men on base and sparked the Yanks to a 4-3 win over Washington.

Trajectory of Mickey Mantle’s Home Run

A Scholarly Discourse On Which Types Of Dingers Are Best

TEMPE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 21: Matt Moore #55 of the Los Angeles Angels poses for a portrait during photo day at Tempe Diablo Stadium on February 21, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona.

Los Angeles Angels Photo Day

How To Watch Spring Training Baseball

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Lauren Theisen

Christy Mathewson head and shoulders portrait photo

Christy Mathewson, Major League Baseball Player, New York Giants, Head and Shoulders Portrait by Paul Thompson, 1910

How To Throw A Baseball And Live Forever

Shohei Ohtani runs the bases after hitting a home run

Chicago White Sox v Los Angeles Dodgers

Enjoy Shohei Ohtani’s Dodger Highlights While They’re Still Harmless

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Kelsey McKinney

CINCINNATI, OH - JULY 07: Eugenio Suarez #7 of the Cincinnati Reds throws the ball against the Cleveland Indians in the third inning at Great American Ball Park on July 7, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Cleveland Indians v Cincinnati Reds

The Answer To MLB’s Pants Problem Is Vests

Blake Snell #4 of the San Diego Padres pitches in the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies on September 19, 2023 at Petco Park in San Diego, California.

Colorado Rockies v San Diego Padres

Nobody’s Buying Blake Snell

Washington Nationals v San Diego Padres

The Padres Squandered The Greatest Gift

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Ray Ratto

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, seen doing a kind of triumphant here-I-am gesture at the opening of The Sphere in September of 2023.

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Las Vegas Mayor To John Fisher: Maybe Try Staying In Oakland

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John Angelos Got Everything He Wanted

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Tom Ley

A detail shot of a Hall of Fame baseball during the Hall of Fame Press Conference at the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings at Gaylord Opryland Resort &amp; Convention Center on Monday, December 4, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hall of Fame Press Conference at the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings

Defector Up All Night

Here’s The Big Baseball News You’ve Been Waiting For

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David Roth

Shohei Ohtani smiling in the dugout during an Angels game on September 17 of 2023.

Detroit Tigers v Los Angeles Angels

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Infinite Bonilla Mode

Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth inning at Dodger Stadium on July 07, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Los Angeles Angels v Los Angeles Dodgers

Embracing The Dark Heart Of Shohei Ohtani’s Contract

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels watches a game against the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 16, 2023 in Anaheim, California.

Shohei Ohtani’s Free Agency Drove The Ball Writers Batty

<a href="https://twitter.com/cdgoldstein">Craig Goldstein</a> is the editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus and the co-host of <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/show/five-and-dive/">the Five &amp; Dive podcast</a>.

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Juan Soto, then of the San Diego Padres, high-fives a teammate during a road game against the Giants.

San Diego Padres v San Francisco Giants

How Does Juan Soto Keep Getting Traded?

General manager Jerry Dipoto of the Seattle Mariners looks on prior to the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Seattle, Washington.

Cleveland Guardians v. Seattle Mariners

The Mariners Are Making Mariners Moves Again

Atlanta Braves pitcher Kyle Wright throwing a pitch against the Washington Nationals in a September 2023 road game.

Atlanta Braves v Washington Nationals – Game One

What Do The Kansas City Royals Know About Shoulders?

Jason Benetti looks on from the White Sox broadcasting booth.

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White Sox Lose The Broadcaster Who Made Their Games Tolerable

World Series – Texas Rangers v. Arizona Diamondbacks – Game Four

Ryne Nelson Was An Excellent Janitor

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

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 28: Alek Thomas #5, Corbin Carroll #7 and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. #12 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrate after the Diamondbacks defeated the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Saturday, October 28, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

World Series – Arizona Diamondbacks v. Texas Rangers – Game Two

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Now That I Think About It, The Unwritten Rules Of Baseball Are Actually Cool

Evan Carter of the Texas Rangers celebrates in the clubhouse after beating the Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS.

Championship Series – Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – Game Seven

Giving Home Plate The Business, With Emma Baccellieri

Corbin Carroll celebrates by smoking a cigar in the clubhouse

Championship Series – Philadelphia Phillies v Arizona Diamondbacks – Game Seven

Corbin Carroll’s Small Ball Came Up Big

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