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[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are acquiring three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, sources tell ESPN.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

I'm a casual soccer enjoyer, but this is a really eloquent way to sum up my feelings as a baseball fan about the automatic runner in extra innings. The game has a characteristic (get a runner on base -> get him home) that makes it appealing, and altering that really bugs me.

[Roberto Parrottino @rparrottino]

Marcelo Bielsa: “Jugar cuatro tiempos en lugar de dos altera la concepción que culturalmente se había construido para interpretar el fútbol. No le agrega nada y le quita mucho. Cuando se dividió en cuatro no se pensó en el efecto que puede tener sobre lo que hizo que el fútbol sea un deporte que enamora, sino que se pensó en otro tipo de repercusiones que no las discuto ni las analizo. Antes de esta decisión el fútbol tenía una característica; ahora tiene otra. La gente se enamora del juego por sus características”.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

Tong hit the wall in the fifth, allowing five runs, including two laser beam homers. Did get two more ks to finish with 10 in 4.2.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

Advance scouting duty tonight: Jonah Tong vs Scranton

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Hayden Sanger's new approach of hitting home runs every time up is a sensible one.

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Enddy Azocar got just under this Mike Paredes offering for a fly out to left.

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Marcus Phillips getting a swinging strike on '25 1st rounder Marek Houston. Phillips K'd him looking two pitches later.

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Anthony Eyanson

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Juan Valera from the Triple-A game

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Thank you all for a record-setting 2025! We're hitting the ground running in 2026 with an @ByAndrewParker feature of 2022 first rounder Mikey Romero. https://t.co/75bT1fNMLU

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Happy New Year! We hit 23.7 million pageviews in 2025, a new record for us. Huge thanks to our staff, readers, and listeners!

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

I cannot endorse this take strongly enough. The automatic runner just turns baseball into a totally different game. Getting a guy to second base is hard and important and part of the game's balance.

[Tim Healey @timbhealey]

Extra innings in the postseason really underscores how lame the automatic-runner-on-second rule is.

[Tim Healey @timbhealey]

Extra innings in the postseason really underscores how lame the automatic-runner-on-second rule is.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

Romero's double was a 108.2 EV, barely missed going out. Contact inconsistent but he hits the baseball very hard.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

Kristian Campbell bounced the ball up the middle for a single. Lower body just not quite in sync enough to hit with authority.

[MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline]

The Pirates have called up their No. 11 prospect, Nick Yorke.

The 2B/OF -- who played 11 games in The Show last season -- was hitting .287 at Triple-A this year: https://t.co/p85HOu9IFi

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

Will be able to tell my grandkids that I was at the one magical game in Syracuse where Ali Sanchez caught Jonah Tong, neither to ever return.

[Tim Healey @timbhealey]

Red Sox call-ups for Sept. 1 roster expansion: reliever Zack Kelly and catcher Ali Sanchez, who returned in a minor trade last night.

[James Dunne @JamesDunneSP]

The DSL Red Sox Blue squad punched their playoff ticket with a win and a DSL Rays loss. They entered the day tied for the 14th seed in the 16 (!!!) team playoff structure, but seeds 5 through 15 were all separated by three games or fewer. They have won 10 of 12 in August.