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Why a 3-Time Batting Champion Is One of M.L.B.’s Most Polarizing Players

SAN DIEGO — When Luis Arraez leads off for the San Diego Padres in Tuesday’s postseason opener at Petco Park, he will do so as a three-time batting champion. He will also...

Nearly Every M.L.B. Team Passed on Him. Now, He’s a Superstar.

On the evening of June 3, 2019, roughly 50 people gathered in the backyard of a single-family home in Valley Grande, Ala. The sun was still high on a 92-degree day that...

Brock Purdy Is Displaying All the Qualities of a Franchise Quarterback

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Brock Purdy is no braggart.But following Sunday’s 30-13 win over the New England Patriots, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback did state that his 10-yard split coming out of...

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