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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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Pablo Sandoval smiling, with the shadow of his hat casting an Oakley Blade-shaped shadow across his eyes, before a San Francisco Giants game in 2019.

COLORADO ROCKIES VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS, MLB

Here’s To The Pitching Panda Of Staten Island

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Chris Thompson

Absolute Skenes

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

Mason Miller #19 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on April 06, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

Oakland Athletics v Detroit Tigers

Mason Miller Is Keeping The A’s Interesting

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Joel Zumaya of the Detroit Tigers pitches in a game against the Yankees in May of 2010. The facial hair is outrageous.

New York Yankees v Detroit Tigers

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Make Gambling Embarrassing Again, With Justin Halpern

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John Wholestaff

Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani (17) in action, pitching vs San Francisco Giants.

Los Angeles Angels vs San Francisco Giants

A Pitcher’s View On The Tommy John “Epidemic”

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Lauren Theisen

Mordecai Brown Of The Chicago Cubs

An “Old-Fashioned Pitchers’ Duel” Didn’t Always Mean What You Think

Jacob deGrom at his introductory press conference after signing a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers.

Texas Rangers Introduce Jacob deGrom

The Jacob deGrom Experience Is A Worrying Thing

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

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Kathryn Xu

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By God, I Will Get A Good Grade On Statcast’s Pitch Type Guessing Game

Robert Arthur

Max Scherzer is very patiently inspected for sticky stuff contamination during a September Dodgers game.

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers

The Sticky Stuff Crackdown Has Worn Off

Seattle Mariners reliever Paul Sewald hushes the crowd in Anaheim down the stretch of his team's failed 2021 playoff run.

Seattle Mariners v Los Angeles Angels

How Did The Mariners Even Get This Close?

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Here Is Just One More Reason Why Pedro Martinez Rules

Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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Giovanny Gallegos, seen here not being bothered about whatever sticky stuff he does or doesn't have on his glove.

The Dirty Little Secret About Breaking The Rules

<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>.



Patrick Dubuque is a writer and editor at Baseball Prospectus.

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Dave Roberts removes Scott Alexander from a Dodgers game in May.

We Need A Restrictor Plate For Pitchers

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Walter Johnson grips what looks like a cut fastball in 1925.

Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

What Is Dealing, And What Is Not

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For One Season, Rheal Cormier Was Lights Out

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Trevor Bauer Should Just Admit It

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