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MLB gets a grip on the sticky stuff - The Boston Globe
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New Book Shows Astros Kept Cheating After 2018
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Frankie Montas Gets 80-Game PED Suspension - MLB Trade Rumors
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A's “Can't Develop Hitters!” Narrative May Be On Life Support - Athletics Nation
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Jose Canseco Pinpoints the Exact Moment When Major League Baseball Wanted Him Gone
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Ramon Laureano suspended: Oakland Athletics OF positive for steroid
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MLB intends to increase enforcement of sticky-stuff checks in 2023 season
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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole doesn't deny doctoring baseballs
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Oakland A's Bob Melvin discusses MLB crackdown on 'sticky stuff
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Ex-MLB slugger: Sticky substances have more 'direct effect' than steroids
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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole doesn't deny doctoring balls with Spider Tack: 'I don't quite know how to answer that
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Which Pitcher Has MLB Crackdown on Sticky Substances Impacted Most? - InsideHook
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MLB beat roundup: The Athletic's writers offer inside info on the teams they cover - The Athletic