GB Baseball’s Men’s senior squad are currently playing out in Turin as part of the European Baseball Championship, and have made the quarter-final stage for the first time in 14 years. Ahead of their clash with the Netherlands, we hear
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Ten Shohei Ohtani Fun facts that you probably already know
Excuse the clickbait title, but Shohei Ohtani‘s 2021 is one of the most exciting campaigns in, well, perhaps ever. According to Baseball Reference, he has accumulated 7.8 WAR, thanks to 91 runs, 94 RBI, 23 stolen bases, and 44 home
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It’s a wild, wild, Wild Card race
On Friday, 3 September, the Yankees were a game and a half ahead of the Red Sox in the Wild Card standings and seven games ahead of the Blue Jays, who, let’s be honest, looked out of it. We were
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What’s the point of the Mets?
Steven Cohen bought the Mets in November 2020, having outbid singer/actor/producer Jennifer Lopez and her (then) fiancé, the former Texas Rangers shortstop, Alex Rodriguez. Cohen indicated a reversal of the existing Mets culture with the proclamation of “I want professionalism.
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Episode 251 – Baseball vs Pizza
Russell, Rob and Ben get together for another weekly roundup dominated by the amazin’ New York Mets. They also discuss some exciting postseason races (don’t jinx it!), that Jose Ramirez chain, hit by pitch records and how Russell fixed baseball.
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Episode 250 – Don’t Take A Chance On Him
John, Darius and Russell dive into the early findings on the Atlantic League’s experience in moving the pitching mound, the storming New York Yankees and the under-heralded Rays. They find plenty of time to praise and berate Yadi Molina, Vlad
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No one is talking about… Nicky Lopez
The Royals started the 2021 season in upbeat fashion having clinched the best record in the Cactus League, thanks to standout campaigns from Jorge Soler and Hunter Dozier. New signings Andrew Benintendi and Carlos Santana looked like key new pieces
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Episode 249 – Won’t Someone Please Think Of The Billionaires
Russell, Ben and Darius convene for the latest MLB roundup and begin by discussing the latest leaked proposal from MLB: a $100 million salary floor. They can’t help but talk about the Mets, discuss whether they’re having a worse season
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No one is talking about… Jorge López
Did you know that Marcus Stroman and Luis Castillo are the only pitchers who have made more starts in the majors this season than the Baltimore Orioles right-hander, Jorge Lopez? No, you didn’t! In August 2020, the Kansas City Royals
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MLB Barstool partnership. It’s genius… honest
When the news broke that MLB is in discussions with sports and pop culture blog, Barstool Sports, to broadcast games, many in the baseball world spat their coffee across the room, while others high-fived, craving the frat boy ‘n’ pickup
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