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Fernando Tatis Jr. smacked a grand slam on a 3-0 count with a big lead, leading to criticism from both managers.
What do you think about this unwritten rule in baseball?
🎥
@MLB
#PadresTwitter
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This is wild 😳
Bryson Stott is the first player to EVER reach base four times in the same game against Max Scherzer.
#RingTheBell
H/T
@TimBritton
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Citizens Bank Park gets the attention for being the best
#postseason
atmosphere in baseball.
The Truist Park faithful took it personal.
Volume up ⬆️
🎥
@MLBNetwork
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A dog caught Francisco Lindor’s home run ball tonight at Citi Field 😂
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"I’m not going to let them forget the fact that they are hypocrites, they are cheaters."
@BauerOutage
was asked about the Astros. He didn't hold back. ⤵️
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The Orioles and Rays have never finished the regular season as the top two teams in the AL East.
The Red Sox and Yankees have never finished as the bottom two teams in the AL East.
Both of those things will happen for the first time since the division was established in 1969.
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Surprising, but true: The Orioles have the same amount of AL East division titles as the Yankees in the last nine seasons.
Orioles:
🏆 2023
🏆 2014
Yankees:
🏆 2022
🏆 2019
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Sources – including Mike Fiers – confirm that the Astros were stealing signs in 2017 using an outfield camera, a monitor in the tunnel and banging on a trash can to convey pitches.
@Ken_Rosenthal
&
@EvanDrellich
on an issue that permeates the league:
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The Baltimore Orioles are currently in first place in the AL East.
The date is July 19th.
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▫️ Albert Pujols
▫️ Adam Wainwright
▫️ Yadier Molina
St. Louis is partying like it's 2006.
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Astros shortstop Carlos Correa rips Cody Bellinger, passionately defends José Altuve and says the Astros deserve their 2017 title.
His interview with
@Ken_Rosenthal
⤵️
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Home run in Dodger Stadium.
Bat flip in Dodger Stadium.
Giants shirt under the jersey.
Hunter Pence is extremely familiar with the Giants-Dodgers rivalry 🔥
#CelebSoftball
🎥
@SFGiants
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Agree or disagree with Bryce Harper's stance on robo umps and pitch clocks?
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"Life hasn’t been the same since he put the Astros on blast.”
Meet
@Jomboy_
, the entrepreneur/entertainer/journalist/rabble-rouser/rabid Yankees fan who is helping to drive the conversation around the biggest story in baseball |
@MarcCarig
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The Mets and Marlins held a 42-second moment of silence, put a Black Lives Matter T-shirt over home plate and then left the field.
🎥
@SNYtv
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Merrill Kelly is the first pitcher in the 2020s to work seven innings in a World Series game.
H/T
@tylerkepner
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👀👀👀
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The Cubs “Marquee Sports Network” broadcast didn’t think the game should be stopped because of Ronald Acuña Jr.’s 40/70 milestone.
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@FoulTerritoryTV
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Tempers flare in the Braves-Marlins game between Ozzie Albies and Jesús Aguilar 😂
🎥
@BravesOnBally
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"Home is where I need to be right now."
Read Ian Desmond's full message to fans:
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Most wins through the first three weeks of the season?
The New York Mets — 12.
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NBC Sports’ White Sox broadcaster Jason Benetti spoke a bit about the Kevin Brown situation in Baltimore:
“… hope I don’t get suspended by the Orioles for saying that..”
🎥
@NBCSWhiteSox
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Jorge Soler — the 2021 World Series MVP — gets a standing ovation in his return to Atlanta at Truist Park 👏
🎥
@BravesOnBally
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2015 World Series champion Lorenzo Cain has retired.
He will return to Kauffman Stadium this summer for an official retirement ceremony as a Royal.
“He’s going to be a Royal Hall of Famer,” Kansas City GM JJ Picollo said.
📚
@ByMcCullough
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"A person like Tim Anderson in the game of baseball should never feel like he has to say that he wasn't bothering somebody.”
@jasonbenetti
shared his thoughts on the Tim Anderson-Josh Donaldson situation with
@jaysonst
+
@dougglanville
on The Athletic Baseball Show.
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Madison Bumgarner was ejected after only one inning Wednesday.
He had to be restrained from the first-base umpire 😳
🎥
@BALLYSPORTSAZ
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"Ippei is pretty famous over there."
"Yes, he definitely is."
"He is definitely famous."
MLB's Japanese interpreters all know — or know of — each other.
Everyone interviewed for this story agreed on one thing: Ippei Mizuhara is in his own stratosphere.
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Mark Melancon casually caught Ozzie Albie’s home run ball and then came in to close out the game.
We’ll never do anything this cool.
🎥:
@Jomboy_
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The October stage has been so cruel to Clayton Kershaw. But now … a curtain call.
Take a bow,
@ClaytonKersh22
. 💍
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Albert Pujols hits the 1,378th extra base hit of his career, moving into third place all-time.
He trails just Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds.
🎥
@MLB
|
@Cardinals
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"It’s a loss that you can’t replace": Remembering John Altobelli
His story is unlocked for all to read.
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It took just 48 hours of cross-country calls, texts and FaceTimes for the Cardinals to bring Albert Pujols home to St. Louis.
@katiejwoo
goes behind the scenes to see how they pulled it off.
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What a season for the Twins.
◻️ Division title
◻️ First playoff win since 2004
◻️ First playoff series win in 21 years
◻️ Snapped a record 18-game playoff losing streak
A special year in Minnesota.
#Postseason
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The Rays' bullpen has gone 34 straight innings without allowing an earned run.
@RaysBaseball
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Shohei Ohtani's line:
◽️ 6 IP
◽️ 0 ER
◽️ 12 K (career high)
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Javier Baez's RBI for the Mets technically happened on April 11 since today's game resumed a previously suspended game.
This means Baez hit an RBI for two teams on the same day (Cubs, Mets), making him the 2nd player since 1920 to accomplish this feat.
H/T
@EliasSports
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The Las Vegas deal, set up by commissioner Rob Manfred, was the easy way out for a desperate owner.
Manfred is a dud who decided to work as John Fisher’s mouthpiece in this endeavor since Fisher has ducked the media for years, writes
@timkawakami
.
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JUST IN - Astros owner Jim Crane announces that GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch have been dismissed. This comes after MLB suspended Luhnow and Hinch for the season.
The latest on MLB's penalties:
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An MVP award isn't enough for Shohei Ohtani's resume.
He's coming for the Gold Glove too 😤
🎥
@BallySportWest
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Elly De La Cruz did his entire press conference in English, for the first time today.
"It's important for the fans to understand me, and me understand the fans. I've put a lot of work on my English to talk with you guys.”
🎥
@CalebNoeTV
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◾️ Manny Machado
◾️ Fernando Tatis Jr.
◾️ Mike Clevinger
◾️ Dinelson Lamet
◾️ Blake Snell
The Padres are a force in the NL West. 😲😲😲
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Kyle Schwarber has a HR in...
◻️ NL Wild Card Game
◻️ AL Wild Card Game
◻️ NL Division Series Game
◻️ AL Division Series Game
◻️ NLCS Game
◻️ ALCS Game
◻️ World Series Game
◻️ World Baseball Classic Game
◻️ World Baseball Classic Title Game
H/T
@nut_history
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@kschwarb12
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Edwin Diaz is in good spirits after having surgery to repair his patellar tendon, his wife posted.
📸 ig/nashali.diaz
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Jacob deGrom in his Rangers spring debut:
◻️ 3.0 IP
◻️ 2 H
◻️ 0 ER
◻️ 4 K
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There may not be any Major League Baseball at the moment, but that doesn’t mean we can’t see baseballs being mashed off the Minute Maid Park train tracks 💣
🎥
@TexasBaseball
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Sources tell
@Ken_Rosenthal
that the Yankees will meet with both Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg this week.
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Tywone Malone is a nose tackle for Ole Miss.
But during his offseason? He hits lasers.
🎥
@OleMissBSB
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Shohei Ohtani hits third for the Angels today against the Red Sox.
The last starting pitcher to bat in the top four spots at Fenway? Babe Ruth.
H/T
@LAAngelsPR
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A look at a possible Angels lineup with their new additions:
Taylor Ward, LF
Mike Trout, CF
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Anthony Rendon, 3B
Jared Walsh, 1B
Hunter Renfroe, RF
Brandon Drury, 2B
Gio Urshela, SS
Max Stassi, C
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From the man himself 👀
Ronald Acuña Jr. is back.
The Braves returned OF Ronald Acuña Jr. from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list, the team announced.
🎥
@Braves
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The Brewers are 17-6 since Willy Adames arrived via trade.
Players credit him for energizing the entire clubhouse.
📚
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It's time for
@keithlaw
's midpoint check-in on the best prospects in baseball — including a few who were drafted just two weeks ago.
Full top 60:
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Orioles players Kelvin Gutierrez and Anthony Santander discuss the first all-women broadcast in MLB history. 🤗
🎥
@TimothyRRyder
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Braves starter and 2019 All-Star Mike Soroka left tonight's game and was helped off the field after falling while attempting to cover first.
🎥
@MLBONFOX
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Angels writer
@FabianArdaya
remembers Tyler Skaggs, who touched so many lives in the city he loved. Unlocked and free to read:
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In a moment that called for decorum and grace, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred opted for callous sarcasm.
He needs to read the room.
More from
@ThreeTwoEephus
and
@Ken_Rosenthal
in The Windup ⤵️
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Shohei is waiting with his dog to see who wins the MVP awards 😂
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Imagine telling someone a year ago that Xander Bogaerts, Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, and Juan Soto would all be on the same team.
📸
@Padres
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The Astros chose their course. They do not get to choose how everyone reacts.
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Shohei Ohtani wasn't just one of MLB's best players this season, but also the biggest show in baseball.
A look back at some of his most incredible highlights 🧵
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Yankee fans were chanting "Joey Gallo" at Aaron Hicks after he dropped a fly ball 😳
🎥
@TalkinYanks
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After being traded from the Cubs, Anthony Rizzo played his first game as a Yankee in Chicago gloves and cleats.
📸
@MLB
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Breaking: Yankees starter Nestor Cortes will be placed on the injured list with a groin injury, sources tell
@lindseyadler
.
Right-handed reliever Greg Weissert will be called up from Triple A to join the team in Oakland.
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Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn just fired this ball 99.9 mph across the diamond 😳
Winn is the Cardinals' No. 2 prospect and the No. 46 prospect in baseball, according to
@keithlaw
.
🎥
@Cardinals
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It’s becoming a pervasive theme inside the Angels organization.
An overabundance of toxic positivity.
Six weeks into the losing, the Angels need to accept reality if they’re actually going to deal with it and improve, writes
@SamBlum3
.
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The Padres unveil their colorful City Connect unis, which pay tribute to both San Diego and Baja California 🔥
Where do these rank?
📸
@Padres
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The White Sox are showing strong interest in RHP Mike Clevinger, sources tell
@Ken_Rosenthal
.
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