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Senior writer, @TheAthletic . THE LAST OF HIS KIND, a biography of Clayton Kershaw, comes out May 7 for @HachetteUS .

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Thanks to all who expressed interest in the book. The ending hasn’t been written yet. There are still some things to be decided this October, and beyond. But I’m so excited to share this with you next spring.

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The Last of His Kind

The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular pl...

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Shohei Ohtani on Babe Ruth: “Obviously, I’ve never seen him play live.”

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If you had "Joe Kelly" as "First Player Disciplined In The Fallout From The 2017 Astros Scandal," come collect your winnings

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Rich Hill was very unhappy with Yuli Gurriel's gesture to Yu Darvish in Game 3. Hill stepped off the mound so the fans could boo more.

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Nick Castellanos said he did not know the kid he threw the baseball to was the kid who dropped Brandon Marsh’s home run. He had no idea. “Maybe there are no accidents,” he said. The Philadelphia Phillies may well be a Team of Destiny.

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Rich Hill on stepping off to let the crowd boo Yuli Gurriel: “That was my silent gesture” to condemn Gurriel’s insult toward Yu Darvish.

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Mike Trout declined to comment on whether Joc Pederson violated the rules of the fantasy league. He said he is unsure if he’ll resign as commissioner for this coming season. “Every commissioner I know gets booed,” he said.

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Patriots haven't won a playoff game since they arrested Rich Hill

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Liam Hendriks, on Josh Donaldson's explanation for what he said to Tim Anderson: "Usually you have inside jokes with people you get along with -- not people who don't get along at all. So that statement right there was complete bullshit."

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The amount of exhaustion, despair and anger I’m hearing from people around baseball — people who have dedicated their lives to this industry — is remarkable. The owners are breaking the spirits of the people who run their businesses.

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Cody Bellinger: "I don't think it's a hassle to wear a mask. If your breath stinks, it sucks. But it just means you brush your teeth a little more."

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Justin Turner torched Rob Manfred’s description of Commissioner’s Trophy. “The only thing devaluing it right now is the fact that is says ‘Commissioner’ on it. It’s just unbelievable. Is he that out of touch with our game, that those are his comments?”

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‘Is he that out of touch with our game?’ Justin Turner blasts Rob Manfred as sign-stealing anger...

“The only thing devaluing (the trophy) right now is the fact that it says ‘Commissioner’ on it,” Turner said.

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You are not going to believe which fellow LA athlete Matthew Stafford went to high school with

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Congrats to @david_j_roth

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Clayton Kershaw said the 2019 Dodgers, as a group, arrive earlier to the ballpark than any other team he has played on. Motivated to win? Determined to study their opponents? Desperate to end the drought? Nope. "A lot of young guys," he said, "who want lunch."

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Bad news for folks in the Bay Area: Someone woke up the Dodgers.

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Blake Snell thanked the Red Sox last year for trading Mookie Betts out of the American League East. Snell, now a fellow denizen of the National League West, said today he has rescinded his thank you to Boston.

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The Padres will now be looking for their third manager since declining to interview Dave Roberts.

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Darvish on Gurriel: “He made a mistake. He’ll learn from it. We’re all human beings.”

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A scene from Reds camp. Turner Ward: Hey Yasiel, you talk to this guy yet? [I smile and wave.] Puig: Wrong team. Wrong colors. Me: I don’t cover the Dodgers anymore. Puig: They fired you, too?

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Yasiel Puig is free from Dodgers’ platoon, ready to thrive in Cincinnati

The prospects gathered in the outfield grass around the veteran.

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Justin Turner on the 2017 Houston Astros: "They shouldn't have rings. Sorry. A World Series championship is earned."

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Clayton Kershaw in Game 7: “I can go 27 innings. Whatever they need.”

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Something to pass the time. You must make the lineup for a baseball game that you absolutely must win. Top this: LF Rickey RF Ruth CF Trout 1B Gehrig 3B Chipper 2B Hornsby C Yogi SS Wagner P Pedro

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Your Periodic Reminder Brett Anderson Is An American Treasure

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With the acquisition of Nelson Cruz, the Rays are getting a thunderous bat for the middle of the order, a kinetic presence for the clubhouse and someone who can talk to Rich Hill about being a teenager in the 1990s

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KC players are fining each other if they don't use "1738" in postgame interviews. I have no idea what it means. Success has driven them mad.

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This is horrifying. The eagle let loose during the National Anthem is lost and terrified, flying and landing on random spectators in the crowd.

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I think the best move the Dodgers made this offseason was trading for Mookie Betts

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Blake Snell said he is looking forward to going a third time through the batting order with San Diego. He wants to try to finish games so he can "really challenge myself, and see how good I really am," he said.

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David Freese on his postseason heroics: “I don’t know, man. I’m not THAT terrible in the regular season.”

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I once asked a veteran player what was the difference between a $150 million contract and a $200 million contract, considering either sum represented life-changing wealth. “$50 million,” he said. I looked it up: His math checked out. I have no further updates on the MLB lockout.

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Walker Buehler: "This is the loudest I've ever seen this place. We need this the whole f---ing playoffs." That young man can't stop cursing.

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After months of halting, fruitless negotiations, one thing is clear: The owners don’t care if you want to watch a full season of baseball. But if they don’t care about games in April, why should you care about games in May? Column:

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McCullough: MLB owners clearly don’t want fans to watch their sport right now

If MLB's 30 owners don’t care about Opening Day or games in April, why should fans care about games once they finally do resume?

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Carlos Correa is undergoing his physical with the Mets today, Scott Boras said.

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You have to give credit to Major League Baseball for conceding from their initial offer of six of one to now offering half a dozen of the other

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Kyle Schwarber on how it felt to get no-hit in the World Series: “I really don’t give a shit. I guess we’ll be in the history books.” Tough to turn the page? “Absolutely not.”

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Zack Greinke has as many hits in this World Series as Alex Bregman.

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7 years

THERE ARE POLICE ON HORSEBACK GUARDING THE POOL

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With free agency set to re-open, we are about to find out how good MLB agents and teams are at tampering. Good luck to all involved parties.

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Yasiel Puig: “This is not going to be finished Tuesday. There is going to be a Game 7.”

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Rich Hill, on baseball: "It's much more fun when you don't suck."

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MLB should consider relocating to a bubble in a functioning country

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The Dodgers and Padres each acquired a two-time All Star outfielder today.

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3 years

Rumors swirling that the Royals are back

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2 years

The Astros and Yankees proved that top seeds can advance in these expanded playoffs, provided they score more points than their opponents.

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It must suck to play against the 2019 Dodgers

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For the past two years, I’ve been writing a book about Clayton Kershaw. It’s a story about the burden of greatness, how to change without losing yourself, and Kershaw’s singular place in this era. It’s called THE LAST OF HIS KIND. You can preorder here:

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The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness

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Kershaw: "That's a bullshit swing." Profar: "Shut the fuck up." Baseball is back.

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Clayton Kershaw and Jurickson Profar yell at each other.

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The age-old debate for the Dodgers: Is it the offense's fault or the manager's fault or the ace's fault or the bullpen's fault?

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Framing the Royals sending down a 20-year-old with 37 games of rookie ball experience as “service time manipulation” is a remarkable bit of broken-brain logic

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A scout who covered Double-A and Triple-A in 2021 called KC prospect Bobby Witt Jr. “the highest-rated player I ever put in.” The Royals, the scout said, “are going to be back." I have no further updates on the MLB lockout.

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The Dodgers season is over. It is their earliest postseason exit since 2015. Clayton Kershaw was set up to fail. Dave Roberts made one confounding decision after another. And a 106-win campaign goes to waste.

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Today is 8-year anniversary of the accident that paralyzed Chance Veazey, Alex Wood's best friend. Veazey was here for Wood's gem tonight.

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Obviously the Dodgers are parting with some players that fans like, which can be painful, but also they are getting Mookie Betts

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Kris Bryant was informed that Arte Moreno bought the Angels for $184 million. “That’s crazy,” Bryant said. “Mike Trout can buy that team now. Twice.”

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what games

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NEWS: NBC and MLB have had serious talks about the network, mostly on Peacock, calling games, The Post has learned.

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Enrique Hernandez pointed to this sign next to the visitors dugout at Wrigley Field. “If you hit three homers in a playoff game here, you get your own office.”

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That might have been the first time Corey Seager yelled since Game 2 of the 2017 World Series.

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6 years

Tonight was my last game on the Dodgers beat. I’ll be transitioning into a new role at The Times. You are in good hands with @jorgecastillo — please follow him, if you aren’t already. Thanks for reading.

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A Nationals fan told me "Go f--- yourself" in the elevator at Nationals Park on Saturday. That, oddly enough, filled me with a similar warmth.

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Just met a fan who said "thanks for being family" and my gosh that was the coolest thing. What makes being the voice of a team so gratifying. Love you all.

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Yu Darvish said Yuli Gurriel’s gesture was “disrespectful.”

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Lorenzo Cain said he had opportunities to play after the Brewers released him last summer. His kids wanted him to stay home, so he did. There will be a ceremony for him this summer in Kansas City, where he will officially retire as a Royal.

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The Dodgers announced that they have been told by Major League Baseball not to talk about the Astros and the 2017 World Series.

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Walker Buehler on dropping another f-bomb on a live mic: "I have some problems with that. I apologize to all the children, all the parents, all listening ears. But I’m from Kentucky. We don’t really hold back when we’re a little excited."

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I got a degree in journalism so I could ask the tough questions

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LA Times reporter @McCulloughTimes asks Clayton Kershaw's children if their dad should have stayed in for the 9th inning

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Rich Hill said he wants to be a Dodger again in 2020. He teared up while speaking with reporters. He called his time with the organization an honor.

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I like this gambit from the Dodgers. It prevents SF from stacking the top of the lineup with the RHH platoon dudes. Corey Knebel can steal three outs and shorten the game. And Julio Urias is measured enough that it is unlikely to mess with his rhythm.

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Royals . . . are back?

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The Royals win, 7-2. For the first time since 1985, they are the world champions of Major League Baseball. The team of a lifetime.

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Sam and I used to joke, "I wish I loved anything as much as Terez loves football." But what he loved was the work. He loved telling stories and informing the public. We pretend all the time to be jaded, and Terez just refused to strike that pose. This shit sucks so much.

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Asked Ned Yost how he planned to celebrate. “I’m already half-hammered,” he said.

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Dave Roberts intends to win the World Series this fall. He also indicated he would decline an invitation to the White House. “We have to win it first,” Roberts said. “But one trip to D.C., playing the Nationals, is plenty for me.”

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts would like a White House invitation to decline

Dave Roberts learned he had drawn the ire of the president of the United States in the most public of settings, sitting at a postgame news conference, broadcast to millions, as he sifted through the...

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New career goal: Get suspended with pay in a series of 10-day increments until I reach retirement age

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I don't understand sticking with Kelly for a second inning. I don't understand IBB-ing Soto when Kolarek exists. I don't understand letting Kelly face Kendrick. I just don't understand.

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The damage Yu Darvish did to the Dodgers in this series feels immeasurable.

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Nick Castellanos on playing the outfield: “A lot of times I find myself thinking about my wife or my kids or my mom . . . For me, as soon as postseason baseball started, it’s like my mind has gone empty out there. And the only thing I’m focusing on is the baseball.”

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Let Brad Lidge pitch the last 30 seconds

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Through patience, discipline and creativity, Andrew Friedman just added Mookie Betts (and David Price, one of the best pitchers of his generation) onto a roster that won 106 games last year. The Dodgers have ended this winter with a roar.

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McCullough: Through patience and discipline, Andrew Friedman just put Mookie Betts on the 106-win...

To make the deal, Friedman benefited from his discipline and his cultivation of one of baseball’s best farm systems.

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Sometimes I think about how the Royals revolutionized baseball by saying "What if our relievers were actually good?"

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“I’ve had too much caffeine,” said a reporter stationed outside the MLBPA offices in Manhattan. “I’ve had too much caffeine. This is bad.” I have no further updates on the MLB lockout.

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Hendriks was also unhappy w/ MLB Network's discussion of the incident, which he felt favored Donaldson's explanation. "MLB Network’s take on it was horseshit last night. Watching that, that was bullshit. That was absolutely un-fucking-believable that they went that way with it."

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Ross Stripling was recently chatting w/ Zack Greinke. "Man, I really think the Blue Jays are using you right," Greinke said. Stripling asked what he meant. "They don't let you go through a third time," Greinke said. "That's perfect for you." "Thank you?" Stripling said.

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Ross Stripling since returning to the Blue Jays rotation on June 6th ERA 2.14* WHIP 0.92* Walks 8 Strikeouts 51 Opponents AVG .216* *Leads all Toronto starters #NextLevel

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Are the NLCS and the ALCS the same sport

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Ross Stripling was told the Dodgers may be acquiring a new shortstop. "Does his name rhyme with Fanny Fachado?" Stripling said.

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Dave Roberts on the impact of LeBron James joining the Lakers: “We’ll probably never see Plaschke or Dylan ever again.”

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Asked why his team was taking BP in the heat, Ned Yost: "Because we're not all sissies like you." The Royals: Tougher than Andy McCullough.

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The Dodgers toasted Corey Seager, in absentia. "Pour one out for the homie!" Andre Ethier said.

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Mookie Betts: "For me, no matter what, I wasn't going to play tonight."

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Highlight of the postgame circus: Rich Hill spraying champagne in Manny Machado’s face while loudly booing him

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It’s amazing that AJ Hinch — the guy wearing baseball pants and a fitted cap, about to go manage a game meant for kids — is the only person in his organization to note that the reporters who enter the clubhouse are worthy of being treated with dignity.

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8 years

This game is great advertising for baseball.

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"What are you wearing?" "A bear suit. I'm wearing a bear suit, Joel."

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Saw Matt Kemp at Dodger Stadium today and remembered "Oh, yeah, Matt Kemp is on the Dodgers." Happy Thursday, you guys.

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MLB says the lockout will officially be lifted at 7 pm EST. Enjoy these last 28 minutes.

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Dave Roberts was legit pissed when informed about BattingPracticeTshirtGate. “I take it personally when someone questions our professionalism,” Roberts said.

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This trade is . . . not going to be popular among Dodgers fans.

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You thought Fernando Tatis looked awesome tonight? So did James Shields. “I accounted for four home runs in the game, between him and Wil Myers. This is my best playoff performance yet.”

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‘My trade value was pretty decent’: Consider James Shields a Fernando Tatis Jr. fan

Shields was one of the better pitchers of his era. Yet baseball history might remember him as the guy San Diego traded for Tatis.

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7 years

Rich Hill deserved better.

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2 years

Buddy, you better believe many people are saying the Royals are back

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2 years

My first spring covering the Royals, the players gave me a choice: They would call me either Harry Potter or Napoleon Dynamite. To this day, I look up when I hear someone at a ballpark say “Harry.” We need clubhouse access back. I have no further updates on the MLB lockout.

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At long last, Clayton Kershaw can call himself a champion. My column:

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Clayton Kershaw is finally a World Series champion

It took Kershaw 10 postseason berths and three World Series bids. But it is done. He has checked the last box on a Hall of Fame career.

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