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Today's Top Achievements

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What's happening around baseball

Pirates Acquire Christian Bethancourt

The Yankees have traded catcher Christian Bethancourt to the Pirates for cash considerations, according to announcements from both clubs. Trades are allowed aft

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Mlbtraderumors 11h ago

Tigers fans' Dodgers prospect ranking conspiracies are funny, but miss major point

The Detroit Tigers dropped in MLB Pipeline's farm system rankings, but actually have more Top 100 prospects now than they did in preseason.

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Dodgersway 7h ago

Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, August 3-16

The Mets used a lot of pitchers in 2025, so I can’t say for certain that this is a record for most new names I’ve had to add to a meter in a single week, but it

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Amazin' Avenue Yesterday

Report: Phillies sign Nestor Cortes to major league contract

Well alright then. In need of some depth, the team is making a move to have Cortes give them that needed depth. We have all seen that the rotation and bullpen h

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The Good Phight 14h ago

Cubs Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw rehabs in Iowa

The Cubs have signed shortstop Jackson Cluff to a minor league deal and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. In the eighth inning of the Pelicans game, there was a 32

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Bleed Cubbie Blue 3h ago

Ceddanne Rafaela is finally getting deserved recognition for being Red Sox’s most interesting player

Every season of Ceddane Rafaela's career has been a little bit better than the previous one. Coming up through the minors, the Curaçaoan was known for his elite

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Bosoxinjection 7h ago

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