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Paul Sullivan: MLB’s ruling on the Josh Donaldson-Tim Anderson incident could have an effect on what’s acceptable trash talk

Modern baseball is boring.

Chicago Tribune

Miguel Cabrera's 504th career homer highlights Tigers' 4-2 win over Orioles in opener

DETROIT — Might as well start with the future Hall of Famer.

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Rays’ Wander Franco: The first 100 games

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Wander Franco has been putting up impressive numbers since he joined the Rays last June as the game’s most-touted prospect.

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MLB Power Rankings: The Breakouts and Busts Are Shaking Things Up

Nasty Nestor Cortes Jr. is leading the dominant Yankees, while the underperforming José Berríos is hurting the Blue Jays

Sports Illustrated

Paul Sullivan: It’s hard to get too excited for the return of the City Series during a gloomy Chicago spring

CHICAGO — The City Series that begins Tuesday night at Wrigley Field matches the gloomy Chicago spring we’ve endured, with anticipation low on both sides of town.

Chicago Tribune

A’s, Blackburn blank Giants 1-0 for Bay Bridge Series split

SAN FRANCISCO – Paul Blackburn may have grown up a Giants fan, but the Giants were no fan of the A’s right-hander Wednesday night.

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John Romano: The slightly unhinged case for Wander Franco and 3,000 hits

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So here’s a crazy thought:

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SI:AM | A Nets Sweep Could Spell the End for Steve Nash

Their long, strange season could mercifully end tonight.

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Ron Cook: How many more chances will fans give the Pirates?

If I had a dime for every time I've heard someone say ...

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Carlos Monarrez: Why I disagree with Jim Leyland about Barry Bonds and the Baseball Hall of Fame

DETROIT — One of the favorite memories of my career is of Jim Leyland, when he was the Detroit Tigers’ manager, conducting a morning interview in his office while lying on his couch, wearing a bathrobe and smoking a cigarette.

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WAR Is Not the Solution for Baseball’s Labor Woes

The good news is that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association met twice this week on consecutive days. And that’s pretty much all the good news from the bargaining table we can cover at this time. There were a handful of interesting developments, some of which were more…

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Matt Calkins: Here's why Baseball Hall of Fame voters got it right with Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens

SEATTLE — Based on what I've seen on Twitter, this will be about as popular an opinion as calling for a national ban on puppies.

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Paul Sullivan: Sammy Sosa is off the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The former Cubs slugger never had a chance.

CHICAGO — Former Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was the only player on the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot to be elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

Chicago Tribune

The Hall Of Fame Can't Erase Barry Bonds From History: Unchecked

The Baseball Hall of Fame has actually caused Barry Bonds to be celebrated more.

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Barry Bonds being intentionally walked with the bases loaded is a reminder he’s a Hall of Famer

That really happened.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a silly museum that we should just continue to ignore

We don't need a bitter voters to tell us who the great players were.

The Independent UK

Column: Baseball harmed itself more than Bonds ever did

The real question wasn't whether Barry Bonds would make the Hall of Fame in his final year of eligibility on the writers' ballot

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Barry Bonds didn’t make the Hall of Fame. Get over it.

LOS ANGELES — Neither his name nor his greatest accomplishment are hidden. On the official website of Major League Baseball, he is immortalized as owner of the sport’s most cherished record, atop the all-time home run list: Barry Bonds, 762.

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Bill Madden: With help from Rob Manfred, David Ortiz gets free pass into Hall of Fame, while others are held to a higher standard

NEW YORK — After wading through the muck of steroids cheats, drug dealer associations, lurid sexual harassment charges, and an alt-right extremist who once called for their lynching, the Baseball Writers Association Tuesday bid good riddance to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Curt Schilling on their ballot, dealt…

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David Ortiz is elected to baseball Hall of Fame while Barry Bonds is shut out

Suspicions of steroid use prevented Bonds, an all-time great, from getting enough votes in his final year on the ballot.

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MLB world reacts to the snubs of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens from Baseball Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have been snubbed from Cooperstown.

Los Angeles Times

Hall of Fame elects David Ortiz, snubs Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in final try

LOS ANGELES — David Ortiz, primarily a designated hitter who helped the Boston Red Sox win three World Series after an 86-year drought, was the only player elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

Integrity Still Matters for the Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are about to fall off the ballot, but the judgment of steroid users continues.

Sports Illustrated

Revealing My Hypothetical Hall of Fame Ballot

This is the last Five-Tool Newsletter before the results of the BBWAA Hall of Fame election are announced, so I’ll be revealing my hypothetical ballot today. Sure, it has no bearing on the actual process, but it’s fun. And as the lockout drags on, there aren’t too many better things…

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Mark Bradley: In a lockout winter, let's discuss Andruw Jones and the Hall of Fame

ATLANTA — It being January, this would be a fine time to assess offseason additions made by the 2021 world champion Braves. Here goes: In November, they acquired reliever Kirby Yates and catcher Manny Pina. That's about it.

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