American League
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Frank Costanza Really Hated Under-appreciated Hitter Ken Phelps
Actor Jerry Stiller died recently. The 92-year-old was best known for playing Frank Costanza on Seinfeld, but his career goes back to...
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6.1K3B-Ref Top Ten: Batting Champs
One of the best ways to waste time online is by digging around on Baseball-Reference. This series explores the top ten Baseball-Reference...
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5.7K1The Best Shortened Seasons at Each Position
In the midst of a global pandemic, Major League Baseball continues to look for a way to have a 2020 season. We’ve...
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4.6K2MLB in May – The Arizona Plan – Would Be a Disaster
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before America’s suburban sprawl, the “job creators” in certain industries had a problem. Coal...
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14.8K1Wander Franco: An In-Depth Look at the #1 Prospect in Baseball
Signed by the Tampa Bay Rays out of the Dominican Republic in 2017, Wander Franco comes from a baseball family. His father,...
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8.9KMLB’s Sign Stealing Scandal: A Fan’s Perspective
In following the sign stealing scandal gripping Major League Baseball with no signs of letting up, it’s been intriguing to witness the...
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6.7KHow Justin Upton May Have a Bounce Back Season
All through Justin Upton‘s career, he has been a decorated guy. He is quite the hitter who carries more of the offensive...
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5.7K3Let’s Pump The Breaks on the Astros Bashing
Some of the best players in baseball have come out hard against the Houston Astros amid the sign-stealing scandal that’s been the...
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12.0K1Andrew Friedman’s Mona Lisa: A Dive Into the Mookie Betts Trade
The saga was arduous, lengthy, and uncertain times, but the Mookie Betts Trade eventually happened and Betts and David Price are officially...
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5.7K1Red Sox Mookie Betts Trade Is Unprecedented
After much speculation this offseason, word came out last week that the Boston Red Sox finally did, in fact, trade Mookie Betts....
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Re Mike Fiers, Don’t Shoot the Whistleblower
Mike Fiers was instrumental in exposing the Houston Astros’ sign stealing scandal, a controversy of which the depths likely have yet to...
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4.2KThe Minor League Contraction: An Aquasox Season Ticket Holder’s Perspective
Here at Off the Bench, Daniel R. Epstein has detailed the ongoing saga of MLB’s proposal to eliminate 42 minor league baseball...