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• This Day in Braves History: Aaron Harang pitches seven no-hit innings against the Mets.

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Washington Nationals/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1916 - Grover Cleveland Alexander shuts out the Boston Braves. It is the first of his 16 shoutouts of the season. 1950 - Seth Jethroe becomes the first black player to play for the Boston Braves. Jethroe goes 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run to help the Braves to an 11-4 win over the Giants at the Po...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: April 17

STICK TALK 1906 The world championship season began in Detroit with the White Sox beating the Tigers, 5-3. Frank Owen, who’d win 22 games that season, picked up the victory. Just three days short of six months later, the Sox would close out the Cubs, winning the only all-Chicago World Series, in six games. Frank Hemphill, who played all three outfield positions in the game, drove in two runs for t...2024
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• WATCH: Hear John Sterling's last Yankees home run call before retirement, a Giancarlo Stanton grand slam

Sterling will be honored at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium Saturday...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron collects his first Major League hit

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win at Ebbets Field. 1954 - Hank Aaron collects the first hit of his major league career as he goes 2-for-5 to help the Milwaukee Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals. 1977 - Hank Aaron becomes the first pla...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions

The mail’s here! Paul Lynch asks: I live in New Zealand so don’t get the amount of information you must have in the States, but I’ve been following the game since watching LT destroy teams in the ‘80s. With the whole QB issue (should we or shouldn’t we draft one) it got me thinking about the style of play the Giants (and most of the league) are trying to play, which by all accounts, everyone says ...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Joe Torre homers twice in first game at Fulton County Stadium

Braves Franchise History 1906 Johnny Bates of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. Boston beats Brooklyn, 2-0. 1955 - Rookie Chuck Tanner hits an eighth inning, pinch-hit home run in his first major league at-bat for the Milwaukee Braves in a 4-2 win over the Reds. 1966 - The Braves play their first game in Atlanta before a cro...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10

Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Chuck Connors, the piece of metal comes to Chicago, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Marquis Grissom

Braves Franchise History 1975 - The Astros purchase Joe Niekro from the Braves. 1979 - Bob Horner suffers an ankle injury and will miss the next 32 games. The Braves fall to the Astros 2-1. 1993 - Cubs pitcher Jose Guzman takes a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Braves. Otis Nixon breaks up the no-hit bid with a single with two outs in the ninth. The Cubs win 1-0. 1995 - The Brav...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 24, 2024
Injury News Justin Steele-Cubs-SP Justin Steele left his start on Friday with a left knee contusion. He was on the ground in obvious pain and was helped off the field. This initially looked bad but he was later diagnosed with a left knee contusion and tweeted that he was okay. This was scary for both the Cubs and fantasy owners because Steele was just announced as the Opening Day starter. Stee...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: March 20th

Braves Franchise History 1915 - The Boston Braves break ground and begin construction of Braves Field. Owner James E. Gaffney wants the park to be built large enough that inside-the-park home runs can be hit to all fields. The field will open on August 18. 1954 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire shortstop Roy Smalley from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Dave Cole. The move opens up the Cubs’ ...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell came the closest to being elected, without topping the 75% threshhold, in our last Hall of Fame election. | Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images Let’s immortalize our sixth class of the best South Siders of all time Once upon a time, the Chicago White Sox had a team Hall of Fame — until they decided to put it in mothballs, in favor of an extended gift shop. Now the Sox have ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 19, 2024
Jarred Kelenic Kelenic was once a highly touted prospect thanks to early first round draft capital, premium athleticism, and strong minor league performances. He spent three full seasons with Seattle's big league club, but only slashed .204/.283/.373 across 252 games. Seattle shipped him to Atlanta this offseason, and many pegged Kelenic as a continued breakout candidate in a potent Atlanta lineup...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: New York Yankees

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images I hope y’all really enjoyed the Yankees being mediocre in 2023 because it’s probably not going to happen again in 2024. If you’re a Yankee-hater, then you ate pretty good last season. The New York Yankees have only missed the postseason five times since the turn of the century, and last season just so happened to be one of those five. With that being ...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 2, 2024
Around the League Matt Chapman-Giants-3B Matt Chapman signed late Friday night with the San Francisco Giants on a 3-year, $54 million deal. Chapman is coming off a down year in Toronto in which he hit .240 with 17 HR, 66 R, 54 RBI, and 4 SB in 140 GP. The power dropping off was the biggest surprise. He posted a career-low .185 ISO. Digging deeper into his underlying skills reveals that he was ...2024
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• Introducing our newest Brew Crew Ball staff members

Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Welcome to contributors Matt Gerrity & Paul Dietrich Matt Gerrity, Contributor Hi, everyone! I’m thrilled to join Brew Crew Ball as the new season begins. I’m a sport management graduate from Liberty University, but I took one journalism elective, so I’m pretty sure I’m qualified, right? I’ve loved baseball and writing since I ...2024
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"The second big moment was July 24, 1983, once again at Yankee Stadium."

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"1923 - The first Sunday game at Yankee Stadium draws an estimated 60,000, but the Yankees fall to the Washington Senators 4-3."

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"According to Statcast, Judge's fly ball would have gone out in only one park: Yankee Stadium"

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"” will not be heard at Yankee Stadium much longer."

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"The president’s announcement that he would pitch at Yankee Stadium on Aug."

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"— who runs the visitors’ clubhouse at Yankee Stadium — during the pitcher’s trips to the Bronx as an opposing player, aided the Yankees’ wooing of him."

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"Yankees will expand protective netting at Yankee Stadium for 2018"

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"Firing a lethal splitter that vanished from the strike zone all afternoon, Masahiro Tanaka recorded a career-high 15 strikeouts in a brilliant seven-inning performance that led the Yankees to their 90th win of the season, a 4-0 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium."

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"Ryan Hanigan, Travis Shaw and Xander Bogaerts each celebrated their return from the All-Star break with homers off of Yankees starter Michael Pineda, leading the Red Sox to a 5-3 victory on Friday at Yankee Stadium."

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"Mookie Betts lifted a sacrifice fly to center field in the 19th inning off Esmil Rogers, sending Xander Bogaerts home with the deciding run as the Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 6-5, in the longest game played at the current Yankee Stadium."

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"New York Yankees fans will never forget Derek Jeter's final game at Yankee Stadium."

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• Damian Priest Spotted At Yankee Stadium Following WrestleMania 40 Title Win

Damian Priest makes a trip to Yankee Stadium. Two days after successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on Drew McIntyre at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, the newly-minted WWE World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest returned to his hometown of The Bronx to hang out with the stars of the New York Yankees. […] The post Damian Priest Spotted At Yankee Stadium Following Wr...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10
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• Paul Heyman: It Would Have Been Disrespectful To Triple H To Turn Down Hall Of Fame Induction
Paul Heyman explains why he accepted Hall of Fame bid. Paul Heyman is set to headline the WWE Hall of Fame 2024 class, taking his spot in the Hall in front of a Philadelphia crowd that he knows very well given his history with ECW. Heyman's legacy speaks for itself as he's been a manager, producer, commentator, promoter, and much more throughout his career in the wrestling business. Speaking to...2024
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• Remembering the life of UL Washington

Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The toothpick guy Stringtown, Oklahoma, population 410, sits in the southeast corner of the state. For a small village, it has produced some interesting people, most notably country music superstar Reba McEntire and lead singer and guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the rock band, Alice in Chains. Stringtown also produced one UL Washington. That’s UL with no perio...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron collects his first Major League hit
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Marquis Grissom
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• Today in White Sox History: March 23

Oscar Gamble returned to the scene of his greatest season on this day, 39 years ago. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images The South Siders take a Gamble on Oscar 1955 Roberto Clemente made a huge splash with a spring training performance at Fort Myers, Fla. against the White Sox. The rookie clouts a third-inning triple some 425 feet off of the center field fence, the deepest spot in Terry Park. ...2024
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• Identifying background photos in 1956 Topps baseball

IntroductionI spent this week inspecting 1956 Topps baseball cards in more detail than usual. Many cards with background action show actual games and some contain enough context to suss out date and situation.Play at the plate for ol' Puddin' Head, but which one?Today's post investigates several of them, seeking clear dates and situations. I rely on Baseball-Reference.com for box scores,...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: April 17
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10
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• Paul Heyman: It Would Have Been Disrespectful To Triple H To Turn Down Hall Of Fame Induction
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• Looking at projections for the 2024 Chicago Cubs

Jed Hoyer introduces Shōta Imanaga in January | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images This team seems incomplete at the moment. Every offseason I wait until the Cubs look like a quasi-finished project before writing up my thoughts on the new team. This year I waited longer than usual. Cubs Convention came and went. January turned into February. The ZiPS projections were released, so wa...2024
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• Remembering Billy Gardner

The former Royals manager died earlier this month. Former Royals manager Billy Gardner died on January 3 at the age of 96. Gardner enjoyed a ten-year career in the big leagues as an infielder before managing in the minors with the Royals. He would eventually serve as manager of the Minnesota Twins for six seasons, and skipped the Royals in 1987. Gardner grew up on a farm in Connecticut, signing wi...2024
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• Sammy Sosa, Tom Ricketts and the Cubs

Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images It’s time to touch the third rail. Wednesday, I posted the text of an email Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts had sent to fans. Many of the comments to that post had to do with the relationship, or non-relationship, between Ricketts and former Cubs star Sammy Sosa. So I thought it’s time I addressed this issue. Let’s stipulate ...2023
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• Trump Announced, Then Canceled, a Yankees Pitch. Both Came as a Surprise.
The president’s announcement that he would pitch at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15 startled the team’s officials, who had not scheduled such an event....2020
• Extra effort: Red Sox outlast Yanks in 19 innings
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• Yanks rally on McCann's walk-off HR in 12th
Brian McCann sent a walk-off three-run homer over the right-field fence in the 12th inning to push the Yankees past the Rays, 7-5, on Friday night at Yankee Stadium. It was the Yankees' first walk-off win of the year....2015
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• Yanks rally on McCann's walk-off HR in 12th
Brian McCann hit a walk-off three-run homer in the 12th inning as the Yankees rallied to defeat the Rays, 7-5, on Friday night at Yankee Stadium....2015
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• McCann drives in three to back Whitley's solid spot start
Brian McCann doubled twice and drove in three runs to help the Yankees continue their winning ways, powering a 4-2 victory over the Rays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium....2015
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• Tanaka's 15-K gem keeps Yanks in East race
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• Tanaka's 15-K gem keeps Yanks in East race
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• With 9-run 7th, Yankees pound Red Sox
Brian McCann homered as part of a nine-run seventh inning and drove in four runs to support Masahiro Tanaka's solid effort as the Yankees rallied for a 13-3 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, spoiling Henry Owens' big league debut....2015
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 19, 2024
Welcome Back! Around the League Kyle Bradish-Orioles-SP Kyle Bradish is unlikely to start the season in the Orioles rotation after suffering a UCL sprain in his pitching elbow. This is concerning news for the Orioles because this type of injury is usually a precursor for Tommy John surgery. For now, there has been no mention of TJS for Bradish. He is going to receive PRP injections and se...2024
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• MLS W2W4: Struggling Orlando City desperate for a win; Vela building an early MVP case

NYCFC took the lead twice and on both occasions Carlos Vela answered back to earn the visitors a share of the points at Yankee Stadium. FC Cincinnati secured their first ever MLS home-win with an emphatic 3-0 win over the Portland Timbers. Jeff Berding delivers a loud and heartfelt speech to the FC Cincinnati squad after winning their first MLS home game. Summer signing...2019
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• Roger Goodell's 'A Christmas Carol'
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• Rookie Brandon Finnegan Makes History with 1st NCAA, MLB World Series Double-Dip
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• Identifying background photos in 1956 Topps baseball
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• Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!

1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Boston fires Casey Stengel

Braves Franchise History 1944 - The Boston Braves fire manager Casey Stengel as new owners Lou Perini, Guido Lugo and Joseph Maney take over the team. 1966 - Wisconsin State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules that the Braves must remain in Milwaukee or the National League must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for the 1966 season. MLB History 1927 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis...2024
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• Yankees promoting Clarke Schmidt is, of course, paired with more bad news
Earlier on Monday when buzz started circulating about pitcher Clarke Schmidt having a locker at Yankee Stadium, fans were excited the team would be getting back a key player who helped New York countless times he’s taken the mound this year. Well, they are! Schmidt has officially been recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, a place he […] Yankees promoting Clarke Schmidt is, of c...2022
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• Yankees charmed Gerrit Cole with bottle of wine special to ace, wife
The New York Yankees pulled out all the stops in a charm offensive during the team’s dogged pursuit of Gerrit Cole, and the organization used some inside knowledge of the ace pitcher’s taste in wine to help seal the deal. According to Cole, his discussions about wine with Lou Cucuzza Jr. — who runs the visitors’ clubhouse at Yankee Stadium — during the pitcher’s trips to the Bronx as an opposing p...2019
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• Gerrit Cole swayed to sign with Yankees by team's outrageous gizmo?
The New York Yankees locked down the top pitcher on the free-agent market when the team signed Gerrit Cole to a historic nine-year, $324 million deal this week. While the absurd amount of money undoubtedly played a significant role in Cole’s decision — not to mention the allure of playing in the iconic pinstripes — it sounds like the Yankees had an outrageous gizmo at their disposal that helped al...2019
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• Nani strikes again for Orlando City in draw with New York City FC

New York City FC Orlando City SC 1 1 FT Game Details Live football odds with bet365. Bet Now » Highlights GameCast Lineups and Stats...2019
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• New York City get coaching tips from Sesame Street's Grover: 'Kick the ball with your feet!'

D.C. United were denied an early goal at Yankee Stadium by an outstanding save from NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnson. New York City FC welcomed a very special guest down to Yankee Stadium for their MLS game against DC United on Sunday -- Sesame Street favourite Grover. Not long after the children's TV staple marked its 50th anniversary, he was in attendance to watch the big game. Grover's ...2019
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• Roger Goodell's 'A Christmas Carol'
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