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The Mookie Betts Trade Is Indefensible, With Ryen Russillo
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Boston Red Sox trading outfielder Mookie Betts was inevitable
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What baseball experts are saying about the Mookie Betts trade
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Why trading Betts now was the right move
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Mookie Betts Trade Talks: Red Sox setting themselves up for Curse
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Red Sox designate Jeter Downs, a key piece to the Mookie Betts
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The Mookie Betts Trade Makes the Dodgers Super Contenders - The Ringer
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Red Sox: Last days of Mookie Betts have a sad, familiar feel
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The 2021 MLB Preseason Power Rankings - The Ringer
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Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice says Mookie Betts didn't want to
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