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Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Mookie Betts an instant before something bad happens to him.

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Mookie Betts Tagged Outrageously In Dick And Balls

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Ray Ratto

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 02: Albert Pujols #5 of the Los Angeles Angels walks to the dugout after striking out against the Seattle Mariners ninth inning at T-Mobile Park on May 02, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Seattle Mariners

Albert Pujols In Sun And Shade

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Patrick Redford

An opposing batter takes a big cut against the Sacramento Solons during a game in 1975.

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Senators Week

Every Game Was A Home Run Derby For The 1974 Sacramento Solons

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Clark Griffith Was Too Cheap To Integrate Baseball

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President Nixon holds "a frank exchange of views" with a young basefall fan at the Washington Senators' Opening Day game versus the New York Yankees at RFK Stadium

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Bob Short Still Stinks

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Here’s Yet Another Baffling, Unreviewable Call From An Umpire

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, seen here in Cooperstown, being weird.

Rob Manfred Has No Feel

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Chris Thompson

Vlad Jr. waves to fans after his team beat the hell out of the Washington Nationals.

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Vlad Jr. Did Some Primo Smashing

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Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels hits a double against the Texas Rangers in the second inning at Globe Life Field on April 26, 2021 in Arlington, Texas.

Los Angeles Angels v Texas Rangers

Shohei Ohtani Highlights Have Made Me Care About Baseball Again

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Tom Ley

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Goodbye Jeff! Thank You Man!

Arizona Diamondbacks v Atlanta Braves

Baseball’s Stupid New Rules Turned A Potential No-Hitter Into A Maddening Paradox

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers

Fernando Tatis Jr. Sure Had Himself A Weekend

Trevor Bauer lies on the mound, tragically un-owned.

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Heartbreaking: Most Annoying Person In Baseball Makes Great Point

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22: Jake McGee #17 and Curt Casali #2 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate beating the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park on April 22, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

Miami Marlins v San Francisco Giants

Curt Casali Is Catching Some History

Milwaukee pitcher Corbin Burnes throws a pitch in a game against the Minnesota Twins.

It’s All Happening For Corbin Burnes

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Pandemic Baseball Quirks Are Really Starting To Mess With Me

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: Mitch Moreland #18 of the Oakland Athletics is mobbed by teammates after hitting into a fielding error to score teammate Matt Olson #28 and win the game against the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the ninth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 18, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

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The Oakland A’s Are Not Oakland Ass And So I Am Forced To Eat Shit

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Personally, I Would Not Trade Any Amount Of Salary Cap Flexibility For This Beautiful Catch

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Sandy Alderson Is Sick Of These Stories About His Many Creepy Mets Coworkers

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CFDA Fashion Icon Award recipient US singer Jennifer Lopez and fiance former baseball pro Alex Rodriguez arrive for the 2019 CFDA fashion awards at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on June 3, 2019.

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A-Rod Handles Breakup With J.Lo In A Normal And Human Way

Paul Kix is an author, entrepreneur, and occasional podcaster. His writing has appeared in places like The New Yorker, GQ, ESPN, and The Wall Street Journal.

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