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Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Predicting winners of each MLB division

Brendan Galvin March 6, 2024
With MLB Opening Day coming up in about three weeks, there’s no better time to give my predictions on who will win each of the six divisions, along with the three Wild Card teams on each side that will advance to the playoffs come October.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Who Doesn’t Love an Underdog?

Brendan Galvin October 17, 2023
Brendan Galvin breaks down the plethora of upsets and iconic, unpredictable moments that have occurred thus far in the MLB playoffs.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: The 2023 postseason is finally here

Brendan Galvin October 4, 2023
The MLB season ended Sunday, which means the postseason is here and brackets are being filled.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: My top-five MLB ballparks, so far

Brendan Galvin April 26, 2023
In this week's edition of On-Deck Circle, columnist Brendan Galvin lists his top-five favorite ballparks.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Japan wins WBC as MLB Opening Day nears

Brendan Galvin March 30, 2023
Columnist Brendan Galvin breaks down Japan's victory at the World Baseball Classic and predicts award winners for the upcoming MLB season.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Proposed divisional changes would bring renewed rivalries and excitement baseball

Brendan Galvin February 23, 2023
With a potential league expansion in the future, here is a proposed plan of what the new look MLB could look like.
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Fair or Foul: Players with the most to prove in 2022

Daniel Multz January 26, 2022
Columnist Daniel Multz lays out the seven players with the most to prove in 2022
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GALLERY: Crowds return to Fenway for Opening Weekend

Hannah Yoshinaga April 4, 2021

By Shannon Damiano, Sophia Flissler, Jasmine Li, Jack Mingo, Bailey Shen  The Boston Red Sox began their 2021 season against the Baltimore Orioles last weekend in front of 12% capacity crowds at Fenway...

Fair or Foul: The necessary offseason moves for each American League team

Fair or Foul: The necessary offseason moves for each American League team

Daniel Multz November 16, 2020
The Major League Baseball offseason is in full swing and here are the moves each team in the American League should be looking to make.
Fair or Foul: Four pitchers’ arduous journeys to their first World Series

Fair or Foul: Four pitchers’ arduous journeys to their first World Series

Daniel Multz October 19, 2020
As Major League Baseball kicks off the World Series, four pitchers will get their first chance to pitch in the Fall Classic and all of them have taken unconventional paths to the MLB.
7th Inning Stretch: Picked-up pieces from around Major League Baseball

7th Inning Stretch: Picked-up pieces from around Major League Baseball

Jacob Gurvis October 4, 2018
Over the past few days, the game of baseball has endured quite a bit. From two intense tie-breakers in the National League to exciting Wild Card games to further developments in a player’s domestic violence case, it has been a rollercoaster of a week in Major League Baseball.
Between the Lines: The first Red Sox-Yankees series could change the narrative in the AL East

Between the Lines: The first Red Sox-Yankees series could change the narrative in the AL East

Michael Alcaraz April 9, 2018
Entering the year, the New York Yankees were heavy favorites to win the division, and many questioned the Boston Red Sox after last season’s quick playoff exit. Even though it seems the narrative is shifting in the Red Sox’s favor early on, we have to remember there are 162 games.
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