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Which of the 14 Expansion Franchises Yielded the Most Successful Draft?

Pat Gillick once observed that it should take 10 years for…

How The Devil Rays Came to Tampa Bay

“If there’s a greater day in the history of Tampa Bay, I…
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Making the Valley Major League: An Ownership History of the Arizona Diamondbacks

Cover of the Arizona Diamondbacks expansion draft program…
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The Making of the Marlins

Joe Robbie Stadium on Opening Day, April 5, 1993. (Courtesy…
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Colorado Rockies: The Time Zone With A Team

The National League Expansion Committee visited Denver…
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The Birth of the Toronto Blue Jays

Opening Day in Toronto, April 7, 1977, as a snowstorm…
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Major League Baseball Returns to the Pacific Northwest

American League President Leland S. MacPhail (l.)…
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The Flight of the Seattle Pilots

Seattle Pilots spring training program from 1970.…

1914-15 Cracker Jack baseball cards

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‘Les Expos Sont La’: The Expos Are Here

Montreal Expos’ manager Gene Mauch and New York…
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Mr. K Brings Baseball Back to Kansas City

Happy Birthday, Mr. K! Royals pitcher Moe Drabowsky…
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Expansion, Round Two: How Charlie Finley Blew Up Baseball

The cartel that ruled the national pastime was called Organized…
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“The Name Is Mets – Just Plain Mets”

As part of the National League expansion in 1962, a franchise…
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Here Come the Colts

In 1958, three years before a major-league expansion team…
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The Washington Senators Begin a New Term

Every two years, the nation’s capital sees senators leave…
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A Season in Homer Heaven: The Birth of the Los Angeles Angels

“I don’t give a damn about O’Malley.” Hank Greenberg…
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Rickey’s Folly: How the Continental League Forced Baseball Expansion

President John F. Kennedy delivered the ceremonial first…

Introduction: The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring

"At the time set for beginning the game the players of the home…

The Complete Collegiate Baseball Record of George H.W. Bush

Babe Ruth meets Yale baseball player George H.W. Bush in 1948.…

A Comprehensive Analysis of Team Streakiness in Major League Baseball: 1962-2016

A baseball team would be considered “streaky” if its record…

Quasi-Cycles — Better than Cycles?

One of baseball’s most highly-regarded accomplishments by an…
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