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Hero stuff here.

Shoutout to @MattBonesteel for the headline on this massive breaking news: The Yankees, baseball’s all-time shaves leaders, will let their players grow beards. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Yesterday, TMZ has a video of its biggest star parallel parking pretty decently. Today, its most prominent franchise says it will allow facial hair. Will MLB’s scandals never cease?

The automated balls and strike system will make its spring training debut this afternoon. Here’s what you need to know about how it will work and when it might arrive in the regular season: t.co/HHMlOTNHBi

Is a showdown over a salary cap inevitable when the collective bargaining agreement expires in 2026? More importantly, can you believe we’re already talking about it? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

For Mike Trout, moving from center to right is a concession. Can it spark a resurrection? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Dodgers’ dominance of offseason and baseball discourse is unprecedented. But no one knows better how little that guarantees in October (see bullpen game with their season on the line). Have they finally built a machine too deep to fail? www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

The Boston Red Sox… had a good offseason? That and more winners and losers from an offseason that, as pitchers and catchers from the last few teams officially report today, is now behind us. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Knowing Rendon, I think it’s fair to wonder if he ever plays again.

Here I am, back in action today after a few months away with family, finding the baseball world exactly where I left it…

Huge news: As of this morning, Boz is officially a Hall of Famer. It’s about time.

Temptations singing My Girl followed immediately by Grimace on the McDonald’s float…pretty Mets-coded parade if you ask me.

Blake Snell: Dodger. Scott Boras: back? Dodgers: Untouchable? Humanity: Doomed? On most of this, here: t.co/VG1ZPsrbJG

Blake Snell as Dodger fit: Interesting. Padres and Giants (fans, probably): Seething. Dodgers: White-knuckled their way to a WS with dilapidated rotation, moving aggressively to make sure it’s sturdier. Scott Boras: Attacking the zone early. Velo looking better than this time last year.

Orioles announce 2025 coaching staff. Beloved Triple-A stalwart Buck Britton gets promoted to the big-league staff, former backup catcher Robinson Chirinos, who was a respected clubhouse presence when he played for O’s in 2022, joins as bench coach.

Rob Manfred said Roki Sasaki will likely sign as a member of the international amateur class of 2025, not 2024. Big deal. Here’s why. t.co/o0Q6ZmMEo0

Braves’ Chris Sale, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal capture MLB’s Cy Young Awards (via @chelseajanes.bsky.social): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...

MLBPA says of 13 players who received the qualifying offer, only Reds P Nick Martinez took it. Burnes, Fried, Manaea, Pivetta and Severino all taking very safe bets on a market in which pitching will be in very high demand.

Jose Siri. Perfect Met.

The Diamond Sports bankruptcy case is over. Here’s why that matters and where it leaves MLB’s television landscape. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...