[ProPublica] Days after a loss of hundreds microbetting at a Yankees game, DraftKings sent a notice to our reporter: “Took a loss? Now take a beat.” Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.
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[ProPublica] Days after a loss of hundreds microbetting at a Yankees game, DraftKings sent a notice to our reporter: “Took a loss? Now take a beat.” Then came a promotion: A 20% profit BOOST on bets of up to $250 for an unlimited number of live bets on baseball plate appearances.

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u/Jux_ — 13 days ago
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[Langs] Pete Crow-Armstrong just had the most all-around valuable season under Statcast He’s the first player to be in the 99th percentile or better in batting, baserunning AND fielding run value for a season (1st tracked in 2016)

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u/Jux_ — 16 days ago
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[Highlight] A member of the Braves Triple-A affiliate, the Gwinnett Stripers, rescued a kitten from traffic in late August, and the team called on fans to help name the cute kitty. ChipPurr Jones was the runaway answer and the kitten (with the help of treats) threw out the first pitch

u/Batter___up — 27 days ago

[Beck] Tigers GM Jeff Greenberg, through a team spokesperson, said he is not pursuing a role running Red Wings and is committed to Tigers. He indicated he was honored to be considered for the opportunity.

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u/Jux_ — 1 month ago
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[Schur] Arte Moreno bought the Angels in 2003 (the year after they won the Series) for $184 million. He then spent 23 years running them into the ground, let the stadium decay, wasted Trout and Ohtani, and sold for $4B. And the owners are crying poverty and threatening to kill baseball next year.

bsky.app
u/Jux_ — 1 month ago
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Red Sox have concerning update on Adley Rutschman’s nagging elbow injury

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u/Jux_ — 1 month ago
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[Ford] Ninth Circuit panel says 3-0 that Kalshi’s “sports events contracts” are not swaps under the CEA and Nevada gambling laws aren’t pre-empted by CFTC rules for prediction markets. A massive blow to the industry

bsky.app
u/Jux_ — 2 months ago

[Guardado] The Giants got tough news on Willy Adames and Carson Whisenhunt, both of whom have UCL sprains. Adames is seeking a second opinion, but surgery has been recommended for Whisenhunt.

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago
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[Highlight] Joe Davis: It would be fun to track the home/road splits of players with children under 5 vs players who don’t have kids under 5. Karros: They’re having a great year and four years later they’re divorced”

u/Jux_ — 2 months ago

[Hogg] Max Muncy has a .623 xSLG against four-seamers. .720 against cutters, the pitch he just missed a homer foul against. .426 against sinkers. The Brewers threw him only fastballs in a six-pitch at-bat.

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago
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[Sherman] Checking back in on the Women’s Pro Baseball League: through four games, Denae Benites is hitting .824 (14-for-17) and leads the league with 5 home runs (the rest of the league has 6 combined) and 6 stolen bases (nobody else has more than 3) what the hell

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago
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[Highlight] [Codify] Gary Sanchez throws a curveball that drops 213 inches

u/Jux_ — 2 months ago

[Woodbury] The Mariners have now scored runs in just five of their last 53 innings

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago
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Mike Trout brought the Angels to his private golf club for team bonding. Then the trades began

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago
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[Highlight] Umpire calls a pitch clock violation on Jose Caballero for taking too long to get to first on a walk after previously being called for a pitch clock violation

u/Heavy_Economics_8595 — 2 months ago

[Crosby] Hurston Waldrep was at Gwinnett Field today, cleaning out his locker and taking his stuff. Teammates were spotted looking at his elbow during various conversations Feels like that’s a bit of confirmation that he’s likely not coming back this year

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u/Jux_ — 2 months ago