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Getting creative with four-time MLB All-Star Ozzie Albies

Getting creative with four-time MLB All-Star Ozzie Albies

Ozzie Albies is more than a four-time MLB All-Star, and Players’ Weekend is his chance to show it. See how he’s using Adobe Express to put his love of dogs front and center, while turning his custom gear into a win for the Ozzie Albies Foundation.

August 20, 2026

Ace pitcher Tarik Skubal traded to LA Dodgers

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Tonight’s 6 p.m. ET MLB Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching, but the biggest blockbuster is already in the books: Ace pitcher Tarik Skubal is heading to the LA Dodgers, a move that will have an immediate impact on the playoff race…and perhaps lasting consequences on the future of the league.

August 03, 2026

Women’s Pro Baseball League begins inaugural season

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The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) makes its long-awaited debut in front of a sold out crowd tomorrow at 6 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN Select in the U.S. and on YouTube for those outside the States. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the historic first pitch.

July 31, 2026

MLB’s revamped Home Run Derby was a major success

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From Patti LaBelle’s high notes to star-studded swings, MLB All-Star Week played all the hits in Philadelphia. Here’s the latest from the extra sparkly diamond before regular-season action resumes tomorrow.

July 15, 2026

MLB All-Star Week takes to Philadelphia with revamped Home Run Derby format

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Somebody call Smash Mouth because MLB All-Star Week has arrived, with baseball’s best descending on Philadelphia for 48 more hours of glimmering festivities. From tonight’s Home Run Derby to tomorrow’s All-Star Game (ASG), here’s everything you need to know about MLB’s mid-summer classic.

July 13, 2026

The top storylines to follow this MLB season

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A season that spans 162 games from March to September provides plenty of opportunity for pondering. The introduction of the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS, more on that below) is undoubtedly the biggest shakeup of the season, but first, here are the other major storylines we’re following before first pitch.

March 25, 2026

Breaking down baseball’s biggest plot twist: The ABS Challenge System

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This year’s campaign features an intriguing plot twist: The introduction of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, which will allow players — specifically the batter, the pitcher, and the catcher — to challenge an umpire’s ball or strike call. From how it works to the unexpected fallout , here’s everything you need to know.

March 25, 2026

Can the Toronto Blue Jays run it back in 2026?

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Can the Toronto Blue Jays run it back in 2026?

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March 25, 2026

Nothing united Canada quite like the Blue Jays’ 2025 World Series run, and the impacts are still being felt long after the final out. Youth registration is skyrocketing, the talent pool is deepening, and the power of friendship is alive and well in the blue birds’ clubhouse.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #585

Good Good Golf and Callaway did a bad, bad thing

August 27, 2026

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Good Good Golf and Callaway did a bad, bad thing

ICYMI, Good Good Golf and Callaway are in hot, hot water after releasing a video ad that depicted a woman being shoved to the ground. The backlash was swift and fierce, but questions remain, like how did this gross concept even receive approval in the first place? Tune in to hear The GIST of It co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz’s unfiltered thoughts on this *gestures wildly* absolute disaster.