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Unlikable 1/2 of @cespedesbbq . Baseball writer and podcaster @YahooSports . Harlem Little League ballcoach. Will bike anywhere for attention.

NYC
Joined March 2012
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@Jake_Mintz
Jake Mintz
10 months
What Alanna said yesterday was incredibly hurtful/uncalled for. I’m glad she apologized. One last thing before this 🙏 moves on: please don’t toss hate (particularly sexist stuff) into her mentions. She fucked up, said sorry. The end. Take the high road. Appreciate you all ❤️
@awfulannouncing
Awful Announcing
10 months
Alanna Rizzo gave "a very heartfelt apology to Jake Mintz and the entire BBWAA"
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Jake Mintz
10 months
Thanks to all the reporters, journos, baseball twitter weirdos, acquaintances and friends who had my back over the last 48 hours. And also, of course, the @officialBBWAA . Community feels good, humbled to be a part of this one. Now let’s enjoy some ball.
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1 year
As a former college pitcher with a surgically repaired elbow ligament… I have very little issue with this. Kid was a 19th rounder last year who went back to school to win a title, not a future big leaguer risking millions. He’d tell you the same.
@NCAABaseball
NCAA Baseball
1 year
Not big time… LEGENDARY! Quinn Mathews IS Stanford! 9IP | 16Ks | 156 Pitches #RoadToOmaha x @StanfordBSB
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1 year
Splendid way to spend the All-Star Break. Your 9th favorite baseball prognosticator is officially engaged.
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Jake Mintz
8 months
Happy Chanukah!! A few months ago the folks at Wilson Baseball asked if I wanted to help them design a special Chanukah themed glove to go alongside their annual Xmas glove. Obviously I said yes. Pretty sweet.
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Jake Mintz
2 months
Jorge López’s tantrum warranted criticism and maybe even his getting cut. But his postgame response — clearly jumbled by the language barrier — deserves empathy and context. On a sad, unfortunate moment for a human being with a lot on his shoulders.
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Jake Mintz
10 months
Game 4. Let’s watch some ball.
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Jake Mintz
21 days
Been asking big leaguers about their all-star break plans and at least 5 guys said something like: “Locking myself in a room and playing a wild amount of College Football 25.” Game drops Tuesday. Everyone is gonna return from break red-eyed, but with the glory of a CFB title.
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Jeff Passan
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A’s owner John Fisher: “Today is an incredibly difficult day for Oakland A’s fans. It’s a great day for Las Vegas.”
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2 years
Game 1 of the World Cup Final this morning, I got Argentina in 6
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Giants infield guru Kai Correa doing pregame work with Mauricio Dubón, putting differently weighted balls in the machine to give randomness and variety to the type of hops Dubón gets.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Rhys on Harper: This guy has been destined to be THE guy, a Hall of Famer, a champion, his whole life. Me: Ok, so what does that make you? Rhys: Me? I'm just a dreamer, I guess.
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20 days
Remember the hitting mini-game from MVP Baseball 2005? MLB is doing a Skills Competition after the Futures Game this year heavily inspired by that mini-game. Wrote about the new whimsical contest and what it might mean for All-Star Week going forward. 🔗
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Jake Mintz
1 year
College coaches have a responsibility to look after the best interests of their players. Sometimes that means not letting a top pick throw 120 pitches. But sometimes it means letting a non-prospect type throw 156 pitches in an experience he’ll cherish for the rest of his life.
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Jake Mintz
1 year
My Harlem Little League 10u kids are 4-0 with four mercy-rule wins this weekend in our Memorial Day tourney. Playing for the championship tomorrow. Yes, we taught a lot of kids to swing like Acuña. Been coaching this same group for 3 years now, love seeing them grow. #HarlemRakes
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Jake Mintz
6 months
“First of all, we do have a major-league team in the Bay Area. It's not like there is not an available option. The Giants obviously still play there.” Rob Manfred spoke on how MLB plans to serve Oakland baseball fans once the A's leave. NEW @YahooSports
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Jake Mintz
4 months
Celebrating fans but not letting them reply to tweets
@Athletics
Oakland A's
4 months
Commemorating the final season at the Oakland Coliseum 🏟️ The 2024 season will be a celebration of fans, employees, and players past and present. Details:
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Jake Mintz
2 months
Can confirm the Cardinals are calling up RHP Ryan Loutos. Loutos played D-III ball at Washington University in St. Louis and signed with the Cards as an un-drafted free agent in 2021. Was 90-92 when he signed. Had a big velo spike before camp in ‘22 and now he’s a big leaguer.
@WashUBsblFan
WashU Baseball Updates
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Our very own ‘21 Ryan Loutos is headed to the bigs! He’s on his way to STL to join the Cardinals. Well deserved and super proud 🔥
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Jake Mintz
3 months
You ever try to text something to yourself, but you accidentally send it to somebody with the same first name as you? I sent @TalkinJake my grocery list a few times, but had a new one this morning when I texted Jake Bauers my daily workout plan.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Jordan got engaged, but me? I’m still lawfully wedded TO THE GAME OF BASEBALL.
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Jake Mintz
1 month
Might be spending too much time around baseball people. Just had a flight delayed four hours and my first thoughts were: "This is an opportunity to get better. Be patient. Fight through some adversity. Explore O'Hare. Take it one hour at a time."
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Jake Mintz
3 months
If the Brewers win the NL Central it's cuz I accidentally texted Jake Bauers my mediocre workout plan
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Jake Mintz
3 years
Me: Mom can we have José Iglesias? Mom: We have José Iglesias at home At home:
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Jake Mintz
2 months
I do this shit once a week at Little League practice to remind the kids I still ball
@EmSheDoesIt
Emily Nyman
2 months
Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me, spin midair, throw the ball 20ft wide of 1st base & fall on my ass]
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Jake Mintz
8 months
I see the Two-Ohtani theory is picking up steam
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Jake Mintz
4 months
Wavering between feeling too conspiratorial and then too naive about the Ippei/Ohtani stuff. Dangerous to be too trusting, exhausting to be too skeptical.
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Jake Mintz
8 months
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is gonna get at least $250 mil and he’s never thrown an MLB pitch. Why are teams are so confident about giving Yamamoto mountains of cash? It’s all about his very special fastball. Dug into some Yamamoto pitch data @MLBONFOX
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Jake Mintz
8 months
Wacky story time 1. A good friend from HS is a pro opera singer in Montreal 2. She happened to be in NYC today and came over to chill w/me + my fiancee 3. Even tho she’d never heard of Ohtani she IS GOOD PALS WITH THE CANADIAN OPERA SINGER WHO TWEETED THE KIKUCHI SUSHI THING
@CespedesBBQ
Céspedes Family BBQ
8 months
Shohei Ohtani’s flight to nowhere: A timeline of the weirdest day of the MLB offseason. Wrote about the mess that was today @MLBONFOX
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Jake Mintz
1 year
My GF saw this picture on my laptop and asked "who's that." Me: The new guy on the Yankees. Her: HE'S THAT YOUNG?! Me: Lol no this picture is from 2013. Did you think this was like a Doogie Howser situation Her: Yes, wait so Team USA has always had that dumb bacon logo?
@CespedesBBQ
Céspedes Family BBQ
1 year
"Team USA taught me so much about what’s important. Whether it’s the Stars and Stripes or the Yankees, you’re playing for something bigger than yourself." How Anthony Volpe's Team USA experience as a kid helped prepare him for The Bronx 🔗 📸 @USABaseball
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Jake Mintz
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"He mentioned to me: I'm talking to Oregon State right now. I was like, dude, you're 14, you're not talking to Oregon State... Turns out he was." Here's an article I wrote earlier this year about Corbin Carroll's outrageous high school baseball exploits.
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Jake Mintz
9 months
Asking my tummy to “Embrace the Chaos” feels too far
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Jake Mintz
2 months
I talked to 30 or so people this morning about Jorge López. The overwhelming majority described him as a kind-hearted man with demons who often struggles to control his emotions.
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Jake Mintz
1 year
Good morning from Phillies camp, where Brandon Marsh informed me that while his teammates are out golfing in the afternoon he’s taking long walks on the beach instead. “I took like three walks up and down the beach yesterday, bro. I love it. Helps clear my mind.”
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Jake Mintz
1 year
Best friend got married and they let me do a tight five. Congrats to Jordan and Bailey, a special duo
@j_shusterman_
Jordan Shusterman
1 year
sure the Mariners lost the series to the Orioles but all I saw was the Friday blowout and then the Felix Hall of Fame induction and then nothing else after that because I was busy getting married so I’d say it was still a pretty solid weekend
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Jake Mintz
1 year
“Non-prospect type” probably an oversimplification here (Mathews will almost certainly play Minor League Ball) but you get my point.
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Jake Mintz
9 months
The two best words in sports 🔗
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Jake Mintz
8 months
“He will inject a new energy and sense of untouchable optimism into every corner of Chavez Ravine. LA paid a whopping sum of money because, in their minds, Ohtani was worth it. They had the most to gain — and now they will.” Wro about the Sho @MLBONFOX
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Jake Mintz
1 year
Here’s how you turn Wemby into a big leaguer: 1. Put him in the back of the batter’s box and make him a catcher’s interference machine. 2. Late inning defensive replacement at first base. 7’4 with an 8 foot wingspan? We’re STEALING bang-bang plays over there.
@SportsCenter
SportsCenter
1 year
Victor Wembanyama's first pitch was a bit outside 😅 @yankees | @vicw_32
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Jake Mintz
2 months
@FoolishBB Thought these were your legs for a sec
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@AviMiIIer
Avi Miller 🟦
2 months
Hidden gem during #Orioles pregame tonight🫢 🔊Jim Palmer to Kevin Brown: "𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨" Then the giggling that followed 😅 #FreeKevinBrown
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Jake Mintz
3 months
Things not looking great here in Pittsburgh for Skenes Day
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Jake Mintz
10 months
Meow Wolf forever
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@HelenRuthsGhost
soup eater kat
10 months
Phillies radio telling a story about Nick Castellanos taking Kyle Schwarber to an immersive art show called Meow Wolf as a bonding activity—and I have never wanted to go to anything so much in my life
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Jake Mintz
9 months
Corbin Carroll is a very very very good baseball player, and maybe he will remedy this in time, but wow does he have a bad outfield arm right now.
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Jake Mintz
4 months
Ok, now I’m getting on a plane so if Ippei gets linked to Brad Bohannon or Madoff or Watergate or something I guess I’ll find out in a few hours
@CespedesBBQ
Céspedes Family BBQ
4 months
Haha holy shit Jordan is on a plane right now he’s gonna be so confused when he lands
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1 year
Instead of a big expensive diamond we did matching rings with various important objects of ours ground up into the setting of the ring.
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Jake Mintz
6 months
All the chaotic baseball thoughts, now in one single place. Really excited to get going at Yahoo. Already down in Florida looking for grapefruits.
@CespedesBBQ
Céspedes Family BBQ
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🚨 BBQ NEWS 🚨 we are thrilled to announce @YahooSports as our new home for *all* of our MLB coverage -- written, video, and yes, even the podcast! allow us to reintroduce ourselves...
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Jake Mintz
10 months
Zac Gallen has faced three batters. The Phillies have hit two absolute moon-scraping tanks. Citizens Bank Park is not a library right now.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
My favorite thing about the AL MVP discussion is when someone includes the phrase “there’s no debate” in their argument. There is a debate! We’re having it! Both guys are good!
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Jake Mintz
2 years
The ratio of how many baseball belts I own (6) to the last time I wore a baseball belt (4 years ago) is really questionable
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Jake Mintz
1 month
Gonna huddle all the passengers together and let 'em know that we can only control what we can control.
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Jake Mintz
10 months
You folks ever think about how the Phillie Phanatic will outlive all of us? We'll all die one day, but the Phanatic will never die. Pretty wild.
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Jake Mintz
3 months
Paul Skenes, big leaguer
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Jake Mintz
2 months
James Wood has been removed from the game here in Lehigh Valley. Unsure as to why. No obvious reason. Looked fine in his first two plate appearances, but did misplay a ball in center earlier, turning a single into a double. Doubt it’s a call-up, but what do I know.
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Jake Mintz
1 year
Just filed 1800 words on Rich Hill, life is good
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5 months
So much fomo about not being at the Ohtani marriage presser
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Jake Mintz
3 months
Bummer watching Craig Kimbrel right now, dude looks lost. Legendary career, but it's pretty yeeesh right now. Fastball command all over the place. Hard to imagine trusting him, unless something changes, with high leverage playoff innings.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
The postseason is over and I wrote a whole bunch of words that I'm really proud of. First season covering the October mayhem and I learned quite a bit. The 2022 Phillies made it real easy. Here's a thread of my favorite stuff from the month that was. Thanks for following along!
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Jake Mintz
1 month
One passenger chewing out the lady working the gate desk after another 30 min delay tacked on. Don’t love that. Our program doesn’t conduct ourselves that way. United employee can’t control weather. Disappointing. Can’t let adversity get to us like that. Need to be better.
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Jake Mintz
10 months
Michael Harris II might stick in centerfield
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Jake Mintz
1 month
Another 30 minute delay tacked on? Not a problem. Just an opportunity to get better. Nobody wants to face us come October, we’ll be ready. Pressure makes diamonds.
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Jake Mintz
1 month
Ashamed to admit that I drove to the Subway Series
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Jake Mintz
9 months
That the Dbacks even pushed this to six games, while getting basically bupkis from Corbin Carroll and Christian Walker, is outrageous and impressive
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Jake Mintz
3 months
Lovely 24 hours in Pittsburgh for Skenes, but we gotta have a conversation about that airport 1st time there. Place is hilarious, a 1992 time capsule. Easily worst major airport I've seen, but I loved it Pirates won't make the playoffs again til that airport gets a facelift tho
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Jake Mintz
3 months
“If you ask me, Luke Voit is better than Anthony Rizzo. Voit could really really hit.” One of my Little Leaguers stirring the pot this AM.
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Jake Mintz
1 year
Josh Donaldson just strolled into the Yankees clubhouse in a Michael Jordan SpaceJam basketball uni and stunner shades the size of a car windshield
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6 months
“You can only have so much fun in one lifetime”
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Evan Drellich
6 months
Rob Manfred is done as commissioner in January 2029. "You can only have so much fun in one lifetime. I have been open with them (the owners) about the fact that this is going to be my last term."
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Jake Mintz
1 year
On my way to Jordan’s wedding. Stopped off for a meal in Buffalo. All time outstanding spot. Schwabl’s. Life changing. Beef on weck forever.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Showed this to my girlfriend of 7 years and she rolled her eyes
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Dave Jauss -- the human pitching machine throwing to Pete Alonso tonight -- is currently a scout/special advisor for the Nats. Somebody on the field pre-Derby asked him about wearing a Mets uniform for the event. He chuckles and goes: "I got Rizzo's permission."
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10 months
Cheeky baserunning play there by the Phillies. First and third with two outs against a tough pitcher, you send the runner on first as bait. If the defense throws thru that runner (Stott in this case) is taught to freeze halfway and turn back if necessary.
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3 years
Let the kids coach
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10 months
When Kyle Schwarber swings at the first pitch of the first inning this season (postseason included) and puts the ball in play... 5 homers 3 doubles 2 singles 3 outs
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5 months
Gonna be my first spring breakout since I went on Accutane in the 11th grade
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Hi, I’m here to ref your intramural basketball game
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Jake Mintz
10 months
I’m so good at putting on workout clothes, going to the hotel gym and pretending to lift weights for 20 mins until I get bored. I’m the Babe Ruth of exercise ADHD.
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Jake Mintz
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I tore my UCL pitching in a mens league in August of 2017 and then pitched in that same league in 2018 and 2019 before I got Tommy John in 2020 so I'm not too worried about Félix Bautista
@NathanSRuiz
Nathan Ruiz
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The main takeaways here: - The Orioles are hoping Félix Bautista comes back, but they’re not depending on it. - The advice they’re getting is he can’t hurt his UCL further by playing catch. - They can afford to wait to make a decision on surgery because of the time of year.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
None of the Padres starting players were originally drafted/signed/developed by the Padres. It’s a fantasy team, a gaggle of baseball mercenaries. How did that come to be and how does it impact their chances? NEW @MLBONFOX
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💪💪💪💪
@MLBHR
MLB Home Run
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Jake Bauers - Milwaukee Brewers (5) Solo 412 feet +550 BetMGM
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Jake Mintz
2 years
It’s early, but I’m a bit worried about the White Sox. Reasons: 1. Injuries and lack of roster depth 2. Shallow starting pitching 3. La Russa’s awful game management 4. The rest of the division is actually trying this year
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Kids these days and their screens
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Proud to have forever made my mark on this highlight reel catch from Riley Greene
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Jake Mintz
2 months
Ryan was a freshman at WashU the year after I graduated. Incredibly smart, kind guy who worked his tail off. At one point he was working for the Cards front office doing analytics while also pitching in minors. Immensely proud of Ryan. Great day for him and the whole WashU fam.
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Jake Mintz
8 months
Yankees picked up former Boston top prospect Jeter Downs, Red Sox should counter by snagging Yankees farmhand Yastrzemski Gutiérrez
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Correa in Camden by nightfall or it’s war
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Jake Mintz
3 years
I’ve had this Salvador Pérez postgame interview from Weds stuck in my head all week. There’s just something about they way he says “WE are the Kansas City Royals” that feels so authentic and beautiful to me.
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Jake Mintz
4 months
Guy knows ball
@YahooSports
Yahoo Sports
4 months
🚨 Our expert pool standings after the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament 🚨 @Jake_Mintz holds an early lead.
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3 months
Rain has stopped, tarp is off. Lookin like ball on the horizon.
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Jake Mintz
2 years
People at Spring Training were like who the heck is this guy
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Jake Mintz
4 months
This might shock you, but neither Spencer Strider nor Zack Wheeler have allowed a run thru three innings. It’s almost like these are the two best pitchers in baseball.
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Jake Mintz
5 months
Rafael Devers says he talked with the front office yesterday about making improvements to the roster. “Everybody knows what we need.”
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@Russ_Dorsey1
Russell Dorsey
3 years
. @Jake_Mintz wants me to tweet while I’m on TV and won’t stop texting me. So … I’m on TV right now 😂
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Adolis García is on fire. Wrote about the electrifying October superstar and how his walk-off last night was his only homer of this postseason that he didn’t celebrate (kinda)
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Jake Mintz
2 years
Not sure how the rest of the series can live up to this.
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