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Baker looks on at Murphy's mighty dinger.

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Dusty Baker Gets Mic’d Up Just In Time To Marvel At An A’s Dinger

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Tommy La Stella #3 of the Oakland Athletics makes a great catch on a ball hit by Adam Engel #15 of the Chicago White Sox as Ramon Laureano #22 and Mark Canha #20 watch him in the fifth inning of Game Three of the American League wild card series at RingCentral Coliseum on October 01, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The Oakland A’s Overcame A Monstrous Dinger, Wildfire Smoke, And Being The Oakland A’s To Finally Win A Damn Series

Ramon Laureano Blesses Dumb In-Game Interview With Immediate Profanity

Ray Ratto

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 14: Wildfire smoke fills the air during the second game of a doubleheader between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on September 14, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)

MLB Comes Around To The Idea That Games Shouldn’t Be Played In Poisonous Death Clouds

Nobody should have to wear an N-95 during a baseball game!

Maybe Don’t Play A Doubleheader In A Poisonous Cloud Of Smoke

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