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A series to circle on each club’s calendar
Thursday, February 2




One series to circle on each team’s schedule in ’23

Here’s how Padres could fill out their roster

‘Major League or bust’: Moore paves way for Black umps

Mariners, versatile Dylan Moore agree to extension (source)

Boston’s prospect to watch this spring is …

AL West title ‘a realistic goal’ for Mariners

Chavez headlines Atlanta’s list of non-roster invitees

Drafting teams from Top 100 Prospects list

Introducing new Astros GM Dana Brown

Best starting pitchers in baseball right now? Let’s rank ’em
Today’s Trivia Question
Toni Stone was the first woman to play professional baseball regularly in a major men’s league. Which Hall of Famer did she replace at 2B when she joined the Negro American League?

‘Undeniable’ series honors women of the Negro Leagues
Major League Baseball launched the first installment of a three-part series titled “Undeniable — Stories from the Negro Leagues” on Wednesday.
“Undeniable,” MLB’s first animated series, tells unique short stories — narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick — from the historic era of the Negro Leagues. The MLB Original Series is just one of several initiatives by Major League Baseball to celebrate Black History Month.
The first part of the series, released on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, is fittingly titled “Women of the Negro Leagues.” It highlights the legendary careers of three women — Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mamie “Peanut” Johnson — who played professional baseball.
Jeter back to The Show? Well, sort of
Derek Jeter will grace the cover of a collector’s edition of MLB The Show, and the Hall of Famer joked on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” that “it’s a lot easier to come out of retirement in a video game.”

Super bowl comes early for Mookie
Mookie Betts is taking some time in the offseason to tout his two-sport prowess, and he just happens to be going toe-to-toe with the No. 1 bowler in the world.
Finch, Gajownik inspiring next generation
On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, USA softball superstar Jennie Finch and new Hillsboro Hops manager Ronnie Gajownik held a clinic for about 80 kids, “who just get to play ball.”

An iconic matchup on the big stage
Let’s take a look back at the 1971 All-Star Game, when Doc Ellis and Vida Blue faced off as the starting pitchers.

Tom Brady, famously a … ‘really good receiver’?
That’s right, seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady was once described that way. We’re of course talking about his receiving behind the plate as a high school baseball prospect.
Top 10 Right Now: Catchers
Who are the best backstops in today’s game? Find out on MLB Now at 8 p.m. ET.







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