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    BrandonJohnson

    Kansas City Royals
    • Kansas City Royals
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      1.83 m, 88 kg
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      12/6/1999 (26)
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                        Aaron Nola to start World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy

                        Aaron Nola to start World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy

                        Aaron Nola will start Monday night's World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy against Venezuela rather than Michael Lorenzen.
                        Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start for Dodgers in season opener

                        Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start for Dodgers in season opener

                        World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start another season opener for the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 26 against Arizona.
                        Team USA manager: WBC should move to middle of MLB season

                        Team USA manager: WBC should move to middle of MLB season

                        Team USA manager Mark DeRosa joins Pat McAfee to discuss the growth and excitement around the World Baseball Classic.
                        Robot umpire test for checked swing calls moving to Triple-A

                        Robot umpire test for checked swing calls moving to Triple-A

                        Major League Baseball's experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple-A.
                        WBC 2026: Italy-Venezuela preview, live updates, analysis

                        WBC 2026: Italy-Venezuela preview, live updates, analysis

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                        Stephen A. doesn't want to hear complaints about Team USA's WBC win

                        Stephen A. doesn't want to hear complaints about Team USA's WBC win

                        Stephen A. Smith is adamant that the controversial call that sealed the U.S. team's WBC semifinal win over the Dominican Republic was correct.
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