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Everyone knew it was coming. But knowing doesn’t make it easier when it finally happens. Bo Bichette is gone. He’s a New York Met now. The jersey has changed, the press releases have been filed, and the front office has already moved on to the familiar language of “next man up.” Inside the clubhouse, though, it doesn’t feel that clean. Davis Schneider didn’t try to clean it up. When asked about Bichette’s ... Read more

Everyone knew it was coming. But knowing doesn’t make it easier when it finally happens. Bo Bichette is gone. He’s a New York Met now. The jersey has changed, the press releases have been filed, and the front office has already moved on to the familiar language of “next man up.” Inside the clubhouse, though, it doesn’t feel that clean. Davis Schneider didn’t try to clean it up. When asked about Bichette’s ... Read more

It wasn’t a press conference.It wasn’t a report from an agent.It wasn’t even meant to be serious. And yet, a single joke from Bob Uecker has managed to do what few statistics ever could: it made Major League Baseball uncomfortable. “$175 million sounds big,” Uecker said with a grin, “but if you’re buying an entire career, a city, and a promise to stay until the end, then it’s actually cheap.” He never said José ... Read more

It wasn’t a press conference.It wasn’t a report from an agent.It wasn’t even meant to be serious. And yet, a single joke from Bob Uecker has managed to do what few statistics ever could: it made Major League Baseball uncomfortable. “$175 million sounds big,” Uecker said with a grin, “but if you’re buying an entire career, a city, and a promise to stay until the end, then it’s actually cheap.” He never said José ... Read more

It happened without drama.No bidding war.No public standoff. And that’s exactly why Jackson Merrill’s new contract matters more than it looks. The San Diego Padres didn’t just extend a rising star. They locked in a future—and did it years before the rest of the league could interfere. A nine-year, $135 million commitment to a 21-year-old isn’t about what Merrill has done. It’s about what the Padres believe he will ... Read more