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Nestor Cortes leads list of 10 standouts who deserve to be first-time All-Stars

Here are five position players, three starting pitchers and two relievers who deserve to make their All-Star debuts in Los Angeles next month.

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Even with 'slow' start, double-impact Shohei Ohtani still an AL MVP favorite

The top of the American League position player WAR leaderboard over at FanGraphs reads like a who’s who of baseball superstars. Still, Shohei Ohtani still stands out in a way others can't match.

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Joe Girardi wasn't the miracle-worker the deeply flawed Phillies needed

The ex-Phillies manager played the hand he was dealt to the best of his baseball-lifter abilities, with an outcome that was overwhelmingly unsurprising based on the cards he was given.

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Paul Goldschmidt, baseball's most under-appreciated superstar, is having his best season

Yep, Goldschmidt is quietly at it again.

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MLB's seven most disappointing performances so far in 2022

We’re nearly one-fourth of the way through the 2022 MLB season, and that means it’s time to take a look at some of the most disappointing performances of the season.

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How your favorite MLB player’s signature wound up in your childhood baseball glove

Generations of youth baseball players have grown up using gloves with the stamped signature of their favorite players. That's part of the allure that's made baseball gloves special. It's more than a piece of equipment — it represents a relationship. This is how it all started.

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How once-tied Yankees and Red Sox became miles apart in AL East standings

Through 10 games this season, the Yankees and Red Sox owned identical 5-5 records and were nestled a game behind the Blue Jays in the AL East standings. Thing have changed dramatically since then.

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Mets-Cardinals dust-up gives MLB perfect opening for new player-safety rules

Major League Baseball has made some pretty radical rule changes in the name of player safety the past few seasons. And now it’s time for MLB to introduce at least one more radical change in the name of player safety. It’s far beyond time, actually.

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Jake Burger making most of time with White Sox, fueling feel-good comeback story

Burger was a first-round pick in 2017, but played in zero regular-season games in 2018, 2019 or 2020. There isn’t much precedent for that. But he's making noise in Chicago this season.

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Ken Griffey Jr. on Julio Rodriguez and Seattle's chances of snapping playoff drought

The Mariners won 116 regular-season games in 2001, winning their division by 14 games and tying the major league record for most wins in a season. They haven’t been back to the postseason since. 

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Griffey family dinner lessons led to enduring way to honor Jackie Robinson

Long before he’d become known to baseball fans around the world as Junior or The Kid, young George Kenneth Griffey learned life lessons around the family dinner table.

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Guardians rookie Steven Kwan showing Cape Cod League contact skills still play in MLB

Kwan is a refreshing change of pace in today’s sport of sluggers and strikeouts.

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Ke'Bryan Hayes shows why he's the future the Pirates need

The Pirates’ slugger is just 25, but he’s already a leader in Pittsburgh.

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22 players we really want to see stay healthy for the 2022 MLB season

Injuries robbed us all of the chance to watch a lot of very talented MLB players put together complete seasons in 2021.

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