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Nine Innings: Inside J.D. Martinez's Essential Role With the Red Sox and the Best of Mike Trout

Also in Nine Innings, we decide three teams' trade deadline strategy and deliver nine fun facts on Edwin Jackson joining a record-tying 13th team.

by SI.com Staff

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Everything To Watch This Week in Baseball

by Michael Beller

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A Reworked Swing Has Fueled Brandon Nimmo's Breakout

by Jack Dickey

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College World Series Finals Preview: Breaking Down Oregon State vs. Arkansas

Everything you need to know about the Beavers and Razorbacks as they play for the national title. We breakdown the two teams' lineup, rotation, bullpen and more.

by Eric Single

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How Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto Wheeled and Dealed His Way to First-Half Success

Jerry Dipoto mixed and matched his roster tirelessly until he ended up with the Mariners team he wanted. Now Seattle is off to its best start in years as it seeks a postseason berth for the first time since 2001.

by Jon Tayler

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New on SI TV: Shutting Out the Yankees Is Pedro Martinez's Favorite Career Moment

Pedro Martinez went toe-to-toe with another all-time great, Roger Clemens, pitching a complete game shutout over the Yankees on May 28, 2000.

by SI.com Staff

Austin Meadows, Avisial Garcia and Delino DeShields are three outfielders fantasy baseball players should be looking to add right now.

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Plenty of Outfield Talent Available on the Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire

Is your fantasy baseball team in need of an outfielder? Well, you're in luck. Austin Meadows, Avisail Garcia and Delino DeShields are just three of the players available in most leagues who can provide fantasy value for the rest of the season.

by Michael Beller

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Mike Trout Is Compiling a Historic Season and the Angels Are Wasting It Again

Mike Trout is on a historic tear right now, but the Angels are doing virtually nothing to help him.

by Emma Baccellieri

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New on SI TV: Tom Glavine Shuts Out the Indians to Clinch the 1995 World Series

Tom Glavine had a host of memorable outings throughout his career, but his favorite was compiling a shutout on the biggest stage.

by SI.com Staff

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There Are Too Many Strikeouts in Baseball: Here's How to Fix the Problem

The prevalence of the strikeout is completely changing the way baseball is played. Here's what baseball can do to correct this boring, dangerous trend.

by Tom Verducci

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SI TV: Nolan Ryan Recounts His Seventh No-Hitter, the Favorite Outing of His Career

Watch the entirety of Nolan Ryan's favorite outing: His seventh no-hitter, thrown at age 44, when he struck out 16 Blue Jays in May 1991.

by SI.com Staff

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Welcome to the New Era: 19-Year-Old Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Is Baseball's Most Exciting Prospect

He's only 19, but it's only a matter of time before Vladimir Guerrero Jr. brings his awesome talents to the big leagues.

by Jon Tayler

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The Control Pitcher: As Free Agency Looms, Will Clayton Kershaw Win It All in L.A.?

With free agency looming, Clayton Kershaw is desperate for the one thing that has been beyond his reach—a World Series title in Los Angeles.

by Stephanie Apstein

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Prospect and Pariah

He's one of the best college pitchers, a first-round draft talent—and an admitted juvenile sex offender whose crime, if not for a legal glitch, may have stayed secret forever. Watching Luke Heimlich pitch stirs wonder and outrage—and questions about guilt, forgiveness and second chances.

by S.L. Price