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SPRING CLEANING

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Is there any aspect of professional baseball less noticed or less cared about than extended spring training?

Twenty years ago, the minor leagues mostly slid below fans’ radars. Now, they’re nearly mainstream and easily accessible without going to the ballpark.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was more famous than many of his future Blue Jays teammates before he ever took his first official MLB at-bat

Orioles fans were more concerned about Adley Rutschman’s development than they were the fate of who won or

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