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The Teams That Won, Lost And Confused Us This MLB Offseason

UPDATE (Dec. 21, 2022, 9:16 a.m.): As it turned out, the Mets were even bigger winners than we thought. In addition to all of the moves detailed below, it was reported early Wednesday morning that Carlos Correa would not be heading to the San Francisco Giants after all, instead signing with the New York Mets […]

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The Padres Won The Juan Soto Sweepstakes. Will The World Series Follow?

neil (Neil Paine, acting sports editor): One of the most hyped MLB trade deadlines in recent memory is in the rearview mirror, and now we get to sift through the fallout. To help with that, I’ve gathered Brian Menéndez and Robert O’Connell, two of our esteemed FiveThirtyEight baseball contributors — guys, welcome! Brian (Brian Menéndez, […]

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Three-Quarters Of Baseball’s Playoff Spots Are Up For Grabs

With the All-Star Game and its many festivities (go Juan Soto!) in the rearview mirror, MLB can now set its sights on the stretch run — and all of the playoff races that come with it. So with some help from our forecast model, let’s dig into the burning questions that will get answered as […]

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Mookie Betts Isn’t Done Being Baseball’s Best Player

The Los Angeles Dodgers possess such a dazzling amount of star power that it can be easy to take the individual components for granted. Can anyone truly stand out on a roster with multiple former MVPs, a handful of future Hall of Famers and an MLB-high 13 players who’ve been named All-Stars at some point […]

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