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MLB's plan to eliminate 42 minor league baseball teams, explained
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Stockton Ports
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MBL/MBT - MBL
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12 Best Baseball Movies of All Time
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Meet the Savannah Bananas, who wow fans and have MLB's attention - Los Angeles Times
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Braves turn first 8-3-5 triple play since 1884 … and lose to Red Sox, Atlanta Braves
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Inside Baseball's Desperate Effort to Save Itself From Irrelevance - The Atlantic
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In Fighting Over the Minors, What Might Baseball Lose? - The New York Times
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Red Sox move on from longtime minor league pitching coach Paul Abbott - The Boston Globe
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MLB threatens to abandon minor leagues as talks about eliminating teams grow contentious