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Kansas City Royals News / Athlon Sports / July 3
Royals Eye Outfield Upgrade as MLB Trade Deadline Looms

Royals Eye Outfield Upgrade as MLB Trade Deadline Looms

The Kansas City Royals have long valued the impact of switch-hitters in the middle of their lineup. Their 2015 World Series team got a major boost from Kendrys Morales, and that memory still resonates within the organization.

MLB News / Bluebird Banter / November 11

Today in Blue Jays History: Jays Sign Morales and Gurriel

Eight Years Ago Today: The Blue Jays signed Kendrys Morales to a 3-year, $33 million contract. I remember it surprising me at the time. I didn’t think we’d be signing a DH-only guy, or at least not until after Edwin Encarnación and Jose Bautista had signed somewhere else.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / October 1
The Blue Jays face their most pivotal off-season of this era

The Blue Jays face their most pivotal off-season of this era

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but the Blue Jays need to have a big off-season. It sounds like the same rhetoric we’ve heard every year dating back to 2019, but this winter has to be different.

Seattle Mariners News / Yardbarker Quizzes
The '2025 MLB All-Star Starters' quiz

The '2025 MLB All-Star Starters' quiz

How many of the non-pitchers selected to start the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta can you name in five minutes?

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MLB News / Yardbarker
The 25 best designated hitters in MLB history

The 25 best designated hitters in MLB history

There are plenty of Major League Baseball players who were born to hit, and when the designated hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973, it made and saved plenty of careers.

MLB News / Yardbarker / March 7, 2018
Top 10 DHs for 2018

Top 10 DHs for 2018

Defining a player's value is more nuanced than simply checking the box score, but there's one position in baseball that is a bit easier to judge. I'm talking, of course, of the designated hitter.

Top 10 outfielders for 2018
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MLB players hoping for bounce-back seasons in 2018
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