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Madison Bumgarner DFA'd by Arizona Diamondbacks, per source
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Playoff Chances for Each MLB Team at 2022 Season's Quarter Mark
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MLB beat roundup: The Athletic's writers offer inside info on the
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Madison Bumgarner Injury Puts Giants in an Impossible Situation
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Giants unlikely to trade Madison Bumgarner
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Madison Bumgarner looking forward to return to San Francisco
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Hot Stove Tracker: Hunter Pence is coming back to the Giants
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Madison Bumgarner says decision to leave Giants for Arizona all
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A Giants Fan's Fear of Saying Goodbye to MadBum - The Ringer
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Madison Bumgarner is not washed - Beyond the Box Score
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Why the Giants are bullish on Madison Bumgarner when the metrics
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The Diamondbacks paid the prospect cost for Starling Marte. But will