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It was the last week of spring training 2001, down in Jupiter, Fla. I was there to do an ESPN Sunday conversation with Mark McGwire, who was then 37 and coming off a physically troubled season in which he fell from 65 homers the year before to 32 home runs in 89 hobbled games.
McGwire had finished...
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Betts’ dash home in the 2020 World Series stands as a reminder to major leaguers around the game of what great baserunning can really do.
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Shaw’s development, plus the return home of Trayce Thompson and the revitalization of baseball in the Twin Cities.
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Naming an All-Star team based on the 50 years I’ve covered baseball forces some
tough decisions.
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The buyers must figure out what they want. Teams in the middle? They need to
decide the best way to sell while preparing for what’s next.
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Injuries have created a need for pitching that has front office staff looking in unlikely places for reliable players who can get outs.
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I’ve long heard the Johnny Bench comparisons for Rutschman, and those are both unfair and also miss the point.
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It doesn’t take Dr. James Andrews to figure out that there will be postseason
slots determined by days on the IL.
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Chris Antonetti crafted a lineup built on players acquired elsewhere, continuing
the legacy of Dan O’Dowd John Hart, and Mark Shapiro.
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“Zac Gallen is the best pitcher with whom I’ve ever worked,” says pitching coach Brent Strom. “Yes, even Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole.”
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The son of a major leaguer and successor to franchise legend Carlos Correa, Jeremy Peña isn’t struggling in the spotlight so far.
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