Notable baseball trades rarely happen in May. Trades involving defending batting champions almost never take place before Memorial Day. Friday, A.J. Preller happened (again): theathletic.com/5470783/2024/0…

The return, per source: Dillon Head, Woo Suk-Go, Jakob Marsee, Nathan Martorella. On it: Craig Mish

Source confirms: Padres acquiring Luis Arraez from Marlins for three prospects and a reliever. First: Jeff Passan

.Ken Rosenthal shares the plate blocking explanation he got from MLB after Alonso's slide.

The league is now advising replay room officials to look at these plays in 'a common sense kind of way.'

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Just (re)do it.

Nike confirms changes are coming to its MLB uniforms.

Rob Manfred: 'We will continue to work with Nike to make adjustments with the goal of delivering a uniform that looks good and helps MLB players perform at their best.' theathletic.com/5470457/2024/0…

'The team I am watching closely is Toronto'

Ken Rosenthal offers an early preview of some of the potential trade deadline stories that may unfold over the course of the summer.

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'This is a huge problem for them that they need to solve quickly'

Ken Rosenthal weighs in on the New York Mets inability to stop baserunners from stealing bases in 2024

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Latest notes:

*Guessing which teams could be surprise sellers

*Mariners’ imbalance

*Mets’ Nimmo

*Cardinals’ Arenado/Winn

*Royals’ McArthur

*Athletics’ Erceg

*One rival pitcher’s assessment of Bibee and Guardians

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🚨 Close Out the Week with FT 🚨

🎙️FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal
🎙️Oakland A's closer Mason Miller
🎙️Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Kevin Ginkel

LIVE on YouTube & X today from 1-3 PM ET
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Tyler’s weekly column…always a treat.

Attention, A's fans!

We're having Mason Miller on Foul Territory today! Sound off below with any questions you have for the fireballer!

'It's been a complete turnaround'

Ken Rosenthal dishes on the surprisingly dominant Red Sox rotation, despite 80% of their rotation being injured.

Catch the latest episode of Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal and AlaNNa Rizzo!

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Could Jayson’s Weird and Wild column get any funnier? The answer is yes!

Latest notes:

*Guessing which teams could be surprise sellers

*Mariners’ imbalance

*Mets’ Nimmo

*Cardinals’ Arenado/Winn

*Royals’ McArthur

*Athletics’ Erceg

*One rival pitcher’s assessment of Bibee and Guardians

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I wrote a big mess of words about Carl and Mike Yastrzemski because I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we define ourselves, and whether we contain multitudes over time. theathletic.com/5468299/2024/0…

Orioles make a statement in series win over the Yankees theathletic.com/5467882/2024/0…

Will the Seattle Mariners be buyers for a power bat at the deadline? 💥

Ken Rosenthal & AlaNNa Rizzo break it down on today's Fair Territory

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NEWS: MLB is in advanced talks to make Roku the new home for Sunday morning baseball, The Athletic has learned. 

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Should MLB get rid of the plate blocking rule?

A.J. Pierzynski says bring back the contact!

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