Outrageous payrolls created outlandish expectations, but two of baseball’s most disappointing teams are just hoping to end the first half on a high note.
Tag: San Diego Padres
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MLB Teams Spend More Than $2 Billion on Free Agents
Baseball was in a spending mood at the winter meetings, where the Mets added Justin Verlander, the Yankees kept Aaron Judge and San Diego splurged on Xander Bogaerts.
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NLCS: Bryce Harper Is Building His Legacy With Phillies
Harper’s two-run home run in the eighth inning gave this city something few expected: the 2022 N.L. pennant.
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NLCS: Bryce Harper Leads Phillies to World Series
Harper’s two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning erased a one-run deficit and put Philadelphia back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 2009.
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Are the Nolas Rooting for Austin’s Padres or Aaron’s Phillies in the NLCS?
San Diego’s Austin Nola delivered a huge hit against Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola in Game 2 of the N.L.C.S. For their nervous (and well-traveled) parents, that was good and bad.