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In Baseball's Time Machine, 21st Century Belongs to the Red Sox - The New York Times
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Buckley: Braves-Red Sox series a reminder of how far Boston has stumbled - The Athletic
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Behind the Yankees' most miserable season in 30 years - The Athletic
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Nine Innings: The Fear-Inducing Yankees, Examining MLB's Troubling Trends and Banning the Shift
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Ranking the biggest concerns for each AFC North team in 2021
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2006 White Sox just missed repeat of 2005
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Mookie Betts spurs Dodgers to victory in his return to Boston - Los Angeles Times
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Black Sox Scandal - Wikipedia
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MLB's Ultimate All-Lefty Team of the 2010s, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Regular-season team rankings for recent World Series champions : r/baseball
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MLB Power Rankings: A new No. 1 heading into All-Star break?! - ESPN
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Mookie Betts spurs Dodgers to victory in his return to Boston - Los Angeles Times
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2021 MLB Season Preview: Team-by-Team Capsules - The New York Times