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World Baseball Classic: Will Trayce Thompson play for Great Britain?

February 3, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar

With World Baseball Classic rosters not announced until 9 February, speculation is rife on social

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San Francisco Giants: Spring Watch – Kyle Harrison

February 1, 2023 Ash Day

Spring is (almost) in the air! Warmer weather and brighter days are just around the

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Latest Podcasts

Episode 304 – National League Offseason Review

February 2, 2023

Episode 303 – Drew Spencer, GB Baseball on the World Baseball Classic

January 25, 2023

Episode 302 – American League Offseason Review

January 7, 2023

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World Baseball Classic: Will Trayce Thompson play for Great Britain?

February 3, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, GB Baseball, World Baseball Classic

With World Baseball Classic rosters not announced until 9 February, speculation is rife on social media with names that might or might not be present at next month’s competition. Many of the rumours are not worth further consideration, but when

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Episode 304 – National League Offseason Review

February 2, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Podcast

Russell, Darius, Ben and Gav continue the Bat Flips & Nerds review of the offseason but this time for the National League teams. Each team is given a grade based on the traditional 80-20 baseball grading scale. Listen to “Episode

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Great British Fantasy Baseball SUPERLEAGUE

February 1, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Fantasy Baseball

COMING SOON… Want to pit yourself against some of the best fantasy baseball players in Britain? Well, here is your chance.

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San Francisco Giants: Spring Watch – Kyle Harrison

February 1, 2023 Ash Day Baseball, Team Contributors

Spring is (almost) in the air! Warmer weather and brighter days are just around the corner, and with that comes baseball. Wonderful, glorious baseball. Ahead of the Giants’ equipment trucks pulling into their Scottsdale facility in sunny Arizona, our attention

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New York Mets Lock Down Jeff McNeil for the Next Four Years

January 30, 2023 Alex Worth Baseball, Team Contributors

The New York Mets and Jeff McNeil have agreed to a four-year, $50 million extension, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal is currently pending a physical, which if passed, means the Mets will have locked in their second baseman for

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Chip Caray is leaving the Braves – what now?

January 29, 2023 Guest Contributor Baseball, Pinch Hitting

Chip Caray, the voice of the Braves on TV for the last 13 years, is leaving for the Cardinals. What will that mean for Braves fans going forward?  For 47 years, there has been a Caray in the booth calling

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Episode 303 – Drew Spencer, GB Baseball on the World Baseball Classic

January 25, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Podcast, World Baseball Classic

GB Baseball Head Coach Drew Spencer joins John to look back on his squad’s historic qualification for the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Regensburg last Autumn, and ahead to the big dance in March. They get into how a programme

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2023 MLB World Series: What to expect

January 23, 2023 Guest Contributor Baseball

The 2023 Major League Baseball World Series is just around the corner, and fans are already speculating on which teams will be vying for the title. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are two of the favourites but

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Are John Angelos and Phil Castellini the Connor and Roman Roy of Baseball?

January 23, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

To be honest, I was unaware of the phrase “born on third base” until this week. It is a slightly derogatory term, the baseball equivalent of “born with a silver spoon in your mouth” and is usually directed at the

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World Baseball Classic: Meet GB’s Opponents Part 1: Team USA

January 19, 2023 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, World Baseball Classic

At 2:00am (UK time) on Sunday 12 March, GB players will line up at Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona for their first game of the World Baseball Classic 2023. It is hard to imagine a tougher opening fixture for Drew Spencer’s

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