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MLB trade rumors and news: Adley Rutschman makes Triple-A debut - MLB Daily Dish
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The goal for Rockies' Kris Bryant? Be himself again: 'I'm a really good baseball player', Colorado Rockies
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Kris Bryant responds to critics who questioned his move to the Rockies
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Nuance free projections for the NL Central! - Twinkie Town
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Ranking MLB's top 10 rookie sensations of the 2000s as Reds' Elly De La Cruz takes baseball by storm
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Kris Bryant set to rehab in Salt Lake City
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Steve Cohen Needs to Throw the Bag at Theo Epstein
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Top 100 MLB players: Nats' Max Scherzer, Dodgers' Cody Bellinger in top 10; Phillies' Bryce Harper misses first-half cut
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Arrieta kicks off second act with Cubs
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At Least Kris Bryant is Doing His Thing Again - Bleacher Nation
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2021 MLB All-Star Game highlights
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Kris Bryant Motivated to Shut Doubters Up, Prove Them Wrong - Cubs Insider
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How Kris Bryant, Chris Taylor became selfless stars