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"Just attack every day the right way," Cora told reporters via Zoom. "If we have any doubts how we're going to attack days, just listen to that press conference of Pedey a few days ago and our mentality will be the same one. I'll make sure we put it on the speakers here so everybody listens to Pedey."

Added to that group now is Lester, a five-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion with a reputation as a big-game pitcher who steps up when the lights are brightest. He's been a bulldog in his own right as the ace atop rotations in Boston and Chicago, and he's a great luxury for the Nationals to have slotted into the four-spot in their rotation.

The Rays are a farm sytem-building machine because of their domestic and international amateur scouting, player development, and trades/pro scouting. One type of players they have most often created value with is seemingly limited-upside second-base types they are able to turn into potential everyday shortstops. They don't always end up that way, or may end up playing more of a utility role around the infield, but Walls may be the best example. Seattle Mariners

“Waking up Friday, and continuing the process, and having conversations, our ownership group, [principal owner] Mark Walter, puts some wind behind the sail and said, ‘Let’s go get this done,’” Friedman said. “Fortunately, it wasn’t too late, and we were able to come to this outcome.”

In the moments after the final out, Shehadi caught up with Soto on the field. “I was nervous because I’d never met him before, and he was with his dad, hysterically crying—and they fell to the floor together in tears. We were live! We were live on TBS and I remember thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, I have to show this, like this is such a beautiful moment.’ So I just got on the floor, too. I got on the ground, and we just started talking. He was like, ‘I never forget where I came from,’ and this is just a magical moment for me.” New York Mets

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At the most basic level, the players have not seen their salaries rise alongside the league’s revenue. In ramping up toward a CBA negotiation that could change that, the sides have become increasingly hostile toward one another, as evidenced by the endless maneuvering over questions as simple as whether there should be a universal designated hitter. Atlanta Braves

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner joins an already loaded rotation topped by Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler. Starting pitching wasn’t a glaring need for the Dodgers. They had six capable major league starters before Bauer arrived. But Friedman’s front office made Bauer a priority, even though just two of his nine seasons have been elite and he’s drawn criticism for his behavior, particularly on social media. Boston Red Sox