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Jeff Passan urges Rays superstar Junior Caminero to step up to keep World Series title hopes alive

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The Tampa Bay Rays face elimination in Tuesday’s World Series Game 4 as they try to keep their season alive against the Milwaukee Brewers. Junior Caminero enters the game 2-for-10 in the series after going hitless in three at-bats during Tampa Bay’s 10-1 Game 3 loss. The 23-year-old third baseman remains one of the Rays’ […] The post Jeff Passan urges Rays superstar Junior Caminero to step up to keep World Series title hopes alive appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Brewers’ Robert Gasser gets ‘masterful’ praise for lights-out Game 3 showing vs. Rays

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The Milwaukee Brewers may have jumped to a 2-0 lead in their World Series clash over the Tampa Bay Rays, having all the momentum on their side heading into a pivotal Game 3. However, the Brewers know that the series is far from over. The Fall Classic just shifted to the Rays’ home at Tropicana […] The post Brewers’ Robert Gasser gets ‘masterful’ praise for lights-out Game 3 showing vs. Rays appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan Shares Hot Take on new MLB Home Run Derby Format

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The 2026 MLB Home Run Derby, presented by T-Mobile, hasn’t even started yet, and it’s already drawing strong reactions across Major League Baseball. Perhaps for the right reason, but we don’t know yet. In case you are not aware, the MLB Home Run Derby will follow a new format. The event is on Monday, July […] The post ESPN’s Jeff Passan Shares Hot Take on new MLB Home Run Derby Format appeared first on HEAVY.

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Jeff Passan: MLB umpires can receive real-time strike zone feedback from ABS operators

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The ABS challenge system has been one of the best stories in baseball so far this season, and Jeff Passan has been one of the best people to follow on the subject. The ESPN MLB insider has been ahead of this story for a couple of years now, going back to his appearances on The…

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Jeff Passan reveals MLB ABS details no one knew that fans are loving

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After some initial trepidation, the new MLB Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system has been deemed a resounding success by fans. Games are moving at a feverish clip, bad calls are being changed in almost real time, and the excitement of pitchers, batters, and catchers alike using ABS has added an additional element of drama to the […] The post Jeff Passan reveals MLB ABS details no one knew that fans are loving appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Jeff Passan’s Braves admission will catch Dodgers’ attention

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Despite an injury-plagued season for the Atlanta Braves, the team has come out and had a hot start to the 2026 season, with some wondering if they are one of the teams that can topple the Los Angeles Dodgers. Though there’s been a setback with Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. hitting the injured list (IL), […] The post Jeff Passan’s Braves admission will catch Dodgers’ attention appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh’s custom ‘Big Dumper’ cup leaves Jeff Passan in shambles

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The Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is not off to the best start to the season. He is hitting just .205 with seven home runs, but the man affectionately known as The Big Dumper is still one of the biggest star catchers in the majors. Now, Raleigh is talking about the life of being a […] The post Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh’s custom ‘Big Dumper’ cup leaves Jeff Passan in shambles appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Guardians’ Calling up Top Prospect Travis Bazzana

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The Cleveland Guardians are calling up their top prospect, Travis Bazzana. MLB Insider Jeff Passan reports.  The Cleveland Guardians are calling up former No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana, sources tell ESPN. Bazzana, 23, hit .287/.422/.511 in 24 Triple-A games this season and will take over at second base for a Guardians team that's a […] The post Guardians’ Calling up Top Prospect Travis Bazzana appeared first on HEAVY.

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Red Sox firing Alex Cora after 17-1 win draws no shortage of reactions

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After the Boston Red Sox achieved a 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, the team decided to make a drastic change regarding manager Alex Cora and others on the staff. The Red Sox went ahead and fired Cora after the dominating win, leading to a myriad of different reactions. It wasn’t just Cora that was […] The post Red Sox firing Alex Cora after 17-1 win draws no shortage of reactions appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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New York Mets Get Strong Social Media Reactions After Historic Losing Streak

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The New York Mets lost again on Saturday afternoon, which marked the team’s 10th consecutive loss. They have not won since April 7. The Mets are 7-14, which is good for the worst record in Major League Baseball. It’s the longest losing streak for the Mets since 2004, and one of the worst in their […] The post New York Mets Get Strong Social Media Reactions After Historic Losing Streak appeared first on Heavy Sports.

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Jeff Passan’s new podcast wants to make you a better baseball fan

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Sometime on the evening of Dec. 24, Jeff Passan sat down and typed a long email to a man whose face he had never seen. The email went to Richard Staff, the presiding eccentric of Staffcast, a baseball podcast so constitutionally, almost militantly weird that its episode descriptions read like dispatches from a parallel universe…

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ESPN, Omaha Productions announce ‘Sources Tell Jeff Passan’ weekly podcast

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On Wednesday, ESPN and Omaha Productions announced that ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan will host Sources Tell Jeff Passan, a new weekly baseball podcast. The show, which launches on Tuesday, April 14, will have the MLB reporter “break down the biggest stories across Major League Baseball, delivering insider reporting, sharp analysis, and his signature perspective…

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Jeff Passan teases new MLB podcast coming this month: ‘I want to be a baseball professor’

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Jeff Passan is the latest ESPN commentator to get a new podcast as part of the network’s partnership with Omaha Productions, and it sounds as if the show is just about ready to roll out. In a new interview on The Varsity podcast, the MLB insider revealed that the debut episode will drop in mid-April, and…

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Jeff Passan: Becoming an MLB insider helped me ‘do the kind of journalism that I put on a pedestal’

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan is the rare sports insider who still writes long-form features, trend pieces, and even game stories. For most national sports insiders tasked with breaking news for a living, the work of getting information and putting it out is a full-time job. Some might have a podcast or a role on a studio Read more... The post Jeff Passan: Becoming an MLB insider helped me ‘do the kind of journalism that I put on a pedestal’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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MLB Insider makes bold ‘inevitable’ expansion prediction

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As the NBA explores expansion packages to bring its league to 32 teams, some have openly wondered if MLB will eventually follow suit, going from 30 to 32 teams in order to embrace an NFL-style divisional structure. Discussing the potential for two more teams to join Major League Baseball, ESPN Insider Jeff Passan broke it […] The post MLB Insider makes bold ‘inevitable’ expansion prediction appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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