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On-Deck Circle: Three all-time greats headline newest Hall of Fame class

Brendan Galvin January 31, 2024
Three players were named on the most recent installment of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot. Last Monday, Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton passed the 75% voting threshold needed to be inducted into Cooperstown, enshrining their names in baseball forever.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Dodgers’ spending spree highlights salary issue in MLB

Brendan Galvin January 24, 2024
Oftentimes, in an MLB offseason, there are multiple “winners” and “losers.” Usually, whether your team “won” or “lost,” its offseason is based on the front office's activity or lack thereof. Teams make noteworthy trades or sign big-name players to bolster their lineup or pitching rotation — or they don’t.
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Fair or Foul: Opening weekend takeaways

Daniel Multz April 12, 2022
Columnist Daniel Multz highlights top storylines from MLB's opening weekend.
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Fair or Foul: Bold Opening Day predictions for the 2022 MLB season

Daniel Multz April 5, 2022
Columnist Daniel Multz makes eight bold predictions ahead of MLB's Opening Day.
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Fair or Foul: One thing every NL Team needs post-lockout

Daniel Multz March 1, 2022
Columnist Daniel Multz highlights one thing each NL team needs entering the 2022 season.
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Fair or Foul: Free agents who should sign the quickest after the lockout

Daniel Multz February 9, 2022
Columnist Daniel Multz gives his thoughts on the MLB free agents who should sign the quickest after the MLB lockout ends.
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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
Fans from across the city gathered in the Boston Common after the Red Sox clinched the championship in Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night. VIGUNTHAAN THARMARAJAH/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Young Red Sox fans ‘do damage’ in World Series celebration

Hannah Schoenbaum October 29, 2018
Red Sox fans swarmed the streets of Boston Sunday night and began parading from Fenway toward Boston Common before the fifth and final game of the World Series was called. The team earned its ninth World Series title in Los Angeles with a 5-1 victory against the Dodgers after dominating the league for the duration of the season.
2016 was a banner year in sports, capped off by the Cubs' World Series win. PHOTO COURTESY ARTURO PARDAVILA III/ FLICKR

Why We Play: A look back on 2016

Simon Kienitz Kincade December 12, 2016

As 2016 winds to a close, the internet is becoming saturated with content discussing the virtues and shortcomings of the past year. The consensus? 2016 was a rough one. But what about in the sports...

Going For Two: Hey Sox fans, time to root for the Cubbies

Going For Two: Hey Sox fans, time to root for the Cubbies

David Souza October 19, 2016

With the Boston Red Sox failing to move on in the 2016 MLB postseason, Sox fans all across New England now have a quandary on their hands -- do they root for Terry Francona and the Cleveland Indians...

Going for Two: Thanks for the memories, Vin Scully

Going for Two: Thanks for the memories, Vin Scully

David Souza September 27, 2016

On a spring day in 1950, Vin Scully sat down in the broadcast booth at Ebbets Field and called his first professional baseball game for the then-Brooklyn Dodgers. A young 23-year-old graduate of Fordham...

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