MLB 2021

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In this thin air, it will be fun to watch the balls fly.  The Home Run Derby is going on now.  Six sluggers are competing for $1 million.  Updates to come.

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso won the Home Run Derby, beating Orioles right fielder Trey Mancini in the finals, 23-22.

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God, I'm hoping everybody is okay.  The Padres vs. Nationals game at Nationals Park was suspended after a shooting was reported outside the stadium.  Updates to come.

The Padres beat the Nationals, 10-4.

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Change is finally coming.  The Indians officially announced a change of their nickname to the Cleveland Guardians.  Updates to come.

The Indians lost to the Rays, 10-5.

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America’s most hated team is trying hard to stay relevant.  According to the YES Network, the Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire the Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo.  This comes as the Yankees lost to the Rays, 14-0, and the Cubs lost to the Reds, 7-4.

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This may be the biggest deadline deal of the year.  According to Jeff Passan, the Dodgers are finalizing a deal to acquire Max Scherzer and Trea Turner from the Nationals for a massive prospect haul.  This comes as the Dodgers lost to the Giants, 5-0, and the Nationals beat the Phillies, 3-1, in seven innings before losing to the Phillies, 11-8, in eight innings.  (What a thriller today in Philadelphia!)

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Somewhere, KMB is starting a conga line.  According to Jeff Passan, the Cubs and Mets are finalizing a trade to send Javier Báez to New York, pending a medical evaluation.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  The Great Northside Fire Sale is still on!  According to Passan, the Cubs agreed on a deal to send Kris Bryant to the Giants.

The Cubs lost to the Nationals, 4-3.
The Mets lost to the Reds, 6-2.
The Giants lost to the Astros, 9-6.

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To call this unlikely is the understatement of the year.  Diamondbacks rookie Tyler Gilbert no-hit the Padres in a 7-0 win, becoming the fourth player in MLB history to throw a no-hitter in his first career start.

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Let the postseason begin!  The Yankees are playing the AL East rival Red Sox in the AL Wild Card Game.  This is a win-or-go-home game.  Updates to come.

The Red Sox beat the Yankees, 6-2, to advance to play the AL East rival Rays beginning on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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This series more than lived up to the hype.  The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger silenced the NL West rival Giants crowd with a clutch ninth-inning RBI single to secure a 2-1 Game 5 win and a trip to the NLCS against the Braves beginning on Saturday in Atlanta.

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The biggest villains in the game are going to play for the title.  The Astros defeated the Red Sox, 5-0, in Game 6 of the ALCS to clinch their third World Series appearance in the past five years.

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The stage is set for the last two teams.  Eddie Rosario's three-run home run lifted the Braves over the Dodgers, 4-2, in Game 6 to earn a World Series berth against the Astros beginning on Tuesday in Houston.  This is Atlanta's first Series appearance since 1999.

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After all the obstacles this team faced, they earned this title.  The Braves won the World Series, dominating the Astros, 7-0, in Game 6 to claim their fourth title in franchise history and first in 26 years.