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Jacked-Up MLB Wild Card Delivers Softer Ratings –
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The San Diego Padres Are Monetizing Bad Baseball - The Atlantic
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Ranking MLB's top 100 players for 2023: Shohei Ohtani at No. 1; Padres, Yankees, Angels all have two in top 10
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Red Sox acquire first baseman Eric Hosmer from Padres
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MLB 2023: First-month grades for all 30 teams - ESPN
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MLB announces 60-game schedule; Dodgers and Angels will open on ESPN – Daily News
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2023 MLB Free Agent Tracker: Updates on Every Signing and Trade
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Sarris: 10 MLB bold predictions for the 2023 MLB season - The Athletic
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Ranking All 30 MLB Teams as Free-Agent Destinations in the 2022-23 Offseason, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Projecting Padres' stacked 2023 lineup after Xander Bogaerts signing
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ESPN has opt-out in MLB deal: How it could affect sports media
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MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands entering the playoffs - ESPN
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Padres push back against reports there's a lack of leadership in a dysfunctional franchise
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Grisham has 4 RBIs, Padres beat D-backs in Tatis' return – KXAN Austin
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