
Blake Baumgartner
@BFBaumgartner
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Ex-@ESPN scribe | Equal Opportunity Employer enthusiast fighting the good fight | Molded by cerebral palsy, motivated by the same | #SpartanDawg since 2001 |
Naperville, Ill.
Joined June 2009
Today is my last day at ESPN. Finding opportunity within journalism industry while battling CP has been a grind, to say the least. A heartfelt & sincere thanks to Norby Williamson, Mike Breen, @wojespn & entire @ESPNCFB digital group for believing. https://t.co/MtIeW50oMu
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Nine days after marking the first anniversary of his unexpected passing, my thoughts returned back to my first really close childhood…
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This is the White Sox fifth straight win. They’ve trailed at some point in each of them It’s the first time the White Sox have won five or more in a row, all in comeback fashion, since 1986 between May 14 and May 18 h/t @EliasSports
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Colson Montgomery is the only rookie with multiple 450+ ft home runs this season His other was on August 10. The only other players with two 450+ ft homers since that date are Jo Adell and Kyle Schwarber
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"Abbott Elementary" was filming in the middle of a live Phillies game 👀 And it just so happened to be the night Kyle Schwarber hit 4 home runs 🤯
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Filed to Spartans Illustrated: A look at how senior tight end Jack Velling (@JackVelling) intends on finishing his college career on a strong note.
Michigan State tight end Jack Velling reflects on his foot injury recovery and expresses optimism for the 2025 season. “I’m feeling really good,” Velling said. “I think I have a chance to have a good season.” More, via @BFBaumgartner. Subscribe today: https://t.co/0dKHxTfVQt
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Shannon on point with everything in his description of Chris. Spent just two years at ESPN (2022-2024) while trying to show myself and others that I can succeed despite having CP. Chris has never stopped advocating for me. Means the world.
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Filed to ESPN for CFB Week 1: “Appreciate you, Coach.” Lee Corso's impact has been felt far beyond 'GameDay' audience, from fans and players to colleagues and friends. https://t.co/NR73ZihFou
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The larger-than-life face of college football has touched so many, from fans and players to colleagues and friends.
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What a great day for the Low family. Few things are better than a fall Saturday on a college campus and being able to share the stories that make college football unique. Honored to join the talented and growing team at On3. See you in Death Valley, the Clemson version, tomorrow!
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13-year old Bradley is an aspiring MLB umpire. He saved up his money to come to STL for a 3-game series against the #Cubs so he could practice his skills 🥹
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My heart is filled with gratitude for the overwhelming support we’ve received over the last several months, and particularly this past week. I cannot begin to express how moved and humbled I am at the kindness, love and generosity of so many amazing people. From the bottom of my
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"3000 hits or 262 hits in one season are achievements recognized by the writers, well, all but one of you" Ichiro Suzuki
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Dad, how good was Ichiro? Dad: Well son, come over and let me show you something:
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Welcome to baseball immortality, Ichiro Suzuki.
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Welcome to baseball immortality, Dave Parker.
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This was the first home run ever hit by an ex-Cubs batter (Tauchman) off an ex-White Sox pitcher (Flexen), or vice-versa, in a matchup of the two Chicago teams h/t @EliasSports
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On Friday, we kept asking 2005 White Sox like @ajpierzynski12 about ESPN, etc. forgetting they won the World Series and then look at this! (H/t @briangodish)
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Sources: Michigan State is set to hire Georgia Tech interim AD Jon Palumbo as the the school's new Executive Deputy Athletics Director/COO. He's been the AD at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and a deputy AD at VCU prior to Georgia Tech. At Tech, he worked with current Michigan State AD
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This is a great story about what it's like inside front offices at the deadline. I also learned Felix Hernandez was almost a Milwaukee Brewer and Manny Machado nearly an Arizona Diamondback.
New at ESPN. Execs tell us their fav (crazy) trade stories: Peter Angelos getting in the way? A player traded 'in two weeks'? The Mets! And the funeral stories: 'I'm literally going from the church to the graveyard, on the phone trying to get us $500K'.
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