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MLB has a take-out-the-trash Friday as cheaters prosper, Mets clean house & Justin Turner skatesThe Friday news dump is a time honored tradition, but baseball really went all in on it this time, not only with it being Friday, but with the drama of the American election continuing to unfold....

MLB Will Surely See A Replay Of Cheating After Changing NothingThere’s getting what you want, even when it’s pretty sordid, and then there’s shoveling what you don’t want out the window before anyone can notice....

Red Sox Owner's Paper Says Cheating Really Didn't Help ... Uh, OKThe Red Sox got away with cheating their way to a World Series victory in 2018, as Major League Baseball announced this week that Boston’s only sanctions for illegal sign-stealing methods would be a two-year suspension for a video replay system operator and the loss of a second-round draft pick....

The Retro Video Game Quarantine Rolls On. Next Up to Bat? NES R.B.I. Baseball

The Deadspin Sports Quarantine Nintendo Club so far has featured Ice Hockey and 10-Yard Fight, both resulting in losses to a computer with varying degrees of enjoyment along the way. Will your humble, terrible-at-video-games correspondent have any better luck with RBI Baseball?...

There Is No God If The Red Sox Get Rewarded For Dumping Mookie Betts

Thanks to an agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association on coronavirus-related adjustments, Mookie Betts will be a free agent next winter, regardless of whether there is a 2020 baseball season....

Stupidity Is Also Contagious, And Stats Geek Bill James Has Come Down With A Severe Case

The Red Sox have had a tough go of things lately. Major League Baseball continues to investigate the team for illicit sign-stealing techniques during their 2018 World Series run, even after championship manager Alex Cora lost his job for his connection to the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing operation ...

Police Describe Some Pretty Unexpected Details In Ongoing Investigation Of David Ortiz's Shooting

David Ortiz was flown from Santo Domingo to Boston Monday, where he received further medical attention following emergency surgery in the Dominican Republic after he was shot there Sunday night. The good news is, Ortiz is reportedly up and moving around and speaking with family, and is mostly out of...

Red Sox Fan Throws Back Home Run Ball, Hits Giancarlo Stanton 

In the face of seeing his team allow the Yankees to get their 100th win of the season, this Red Sox fan was able to get a little victory of his own on Saturday. After Giancarlo Stanton rocketed a homer into the Green Monster’s seats, the fan in question grabbed the baseball and threw it back onto th...