John Sterling is officially retiring, the team has confirmed.

Fear, pain and letting it rip.

MLB pitchers open up about the epidemic of elbow injuries, and carrying on amid concerns that they’re a pitch away from (another) Tommy John surgery. From Zack Meisel: theathletic.com/5415508/2024/0…

MLB took control of the minor leagues in 2020. Since then, one new company has purchased more than a quarter of all minor league affiliates.
Who are these guys? Why are they doing this? And what does it mean for the future of minor league baseball?
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I just ordered my copy of Andy McCullough's The Last of His Kind (from Silver Unicorn Books!). Andy's daily work is must read, but when you give him the time and space of a book, plus the character study of a Clayton Kershaw — this is what you came for silverunicornbooks.com/item/koW0Owlej…

Ippei Mizuhara surrendered to authorities Friday in Los Angeles and was released on a $25K bond.

From Sam Blum: theathletic.com/5411537/2024/0…

NEW: The Windup podcast, with Cody Stavenhagen

🎙️ Ippei Mizuhara/Shohei Ohtani takeaways
🎙️ Jackson Holliday and the homegrown O's
🎙️ And talkin' Tax Day with guest Jacob Turner

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jac…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7dgrAc…

Jackson Holliday was in the majors less than two years after signing, just as he'd predicted. The O's won Holliday's debut, and he joined a long line of former top prospects in the handshake line.

'I can’t ask for more—except for maybe like four hits.' theathletic.com/5407409/2024/0…

On or about [the day after Victim A won his second MVP].

The day Jackson Holliday — the No. 1 pick in 2022 — signed with the Orioles, there was hope he’d be in the majors in “two years or less.”

It was audacious. It was also accurate.

Stephen J. Nesbitt on Holliday’s MLB debut on Wednesday night:

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Jackson Holliday was in the majors less than two years after signing, just as he'd predicted. The O's won Holliday's debut, and he joined a long line of former top prospects in the handshake line.

'I can’t ask for more—except for maybe like four hits.' theathletic.com/5407409/2024/0…

Jackson Holliday's family is sitting in the front row, directly beside the Orioles dugout. He will pass them on his way to the on-deck circle.

I humbly ask my own family to please sit somewhere less visible for my MLB debut.

Jackson Holliday said the coolest person he’s heard from today is Michael Phelps.

They said Lucas Giolito is gonna miss the whole year.

Vaughn Grissom, gonna need some time, not what you want to hear.

Chris Murphy needs some downtime, Hendriks might return.

revor Story's done for and Pivetta too is hurt.

But we got Pablo. Baby, Pablo is here to stay. I…

From plastic bats in the Rockies clubhouse to his imminent debut with the Orioles, Jackson Holliday’s life combined two inevitable truths of his famous last name: pressure & privilege.
Or, as he learned it: pressure is a privilege.
Now, his time has come.
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Brianna Wakefield threw out the first pitch for Opening Day, using a knuckleball grip taught to her by her father. Here’s my column ⁦The Athletic⁩ … theathletic.com/5403923/2024/0…

all-star teammate rowdy tellez

cool of the hall of famer to take the time for a fan

let’s see what sort of zany way the buccos win today

🚨MLB Power Rankings 3.0🚨

An early-season overreaction for each team.

With Andy McCullough and Chad Jennings: theathletic.com/5399932/2024/0…

Never know what you're going to see at the ballpark, huh?

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