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Why baseball spent more than $1bn on three players in a month
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2021 second-half goals for all MLB teams
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How playoff odds have changed since All-Star break
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Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Starling Marte, Edwin Díaz make NL All
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MLB on ESPN - Scores, Stats and Highlights
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Every MLB Team's Biggest Reason for Optimism in 2nd Half of Season
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MLB has its most productive class of rookie hitters ever. Managers
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All on the line: the Astros and winner-take-all playoff games
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100-win team probability in 2021