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Michael Clair

@michaelclair.bsky.social

I like baseball and I write about it for MLB.com. Special focus on the World Baseball Classic, culture, and freaky little oddities. I also like rock n roll.

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Was wondering what the Mariners were going to do with him with Cal Raleigh ahead on the depth chart.

Only question is if this makes it less likely for Ford to play in the WBC as he’ll be looking to impress his new employers and earn an Opening Day job

06.12.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Underground Mutants, by The Subway Ghosts 6 track album

Happy Bandcamp Friday! What a great day to snag a physical copy of our debut EP, UNDERGROUND MUTANTS, on digital or extremely limited vinyl 12 inch! thesubwayghosts.bandcamp.com/album/underg...

05.12.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think I’ve realized that efficiency is my least favorite thing in the entire world

04.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Position player pitching was only fun when position players treated it as their chance to live out their dreams of being a big league pitcher.

When it became a don't get hurt and throw some coach lob, it lost the juice

04.12.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Eight years after winning the MLB Cup, A's prospect Shotaro Morii returns with MLB dreams Eight years ago, A's two-way prospect Shotaro Morii was just a 10-year-old student with a dream of playing baseball. That year, he arrived to Japan's MLB Cup, a tournament featuring over 1,700 fourth-...

Eight years ago, A's two-way prospect Shotaro Morii won the MLB Cup in Japan.

Last week, he stopped by on the tourney's final day to get a few swings in, talk to the kids, and answer a few questions for us: www.mlb.com/news/shotaro...

04.12.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eight years after winning the MLB Cup, A's prospect Shotaro Morii returns with MLB dreams Eight years ago, A's two-way prospect Shotaro Morii was just a 10-year-old student with a dream of playing baseball. That year, he arrived to Japan's MLB Cup, a tournament featuring over 1,700 fourth-...

Eight years after winning the MLB Cup as a 10 year old, A's two-way prospect returned to meet with the new kids. A few questions with the young phenom: www.mlb.com/news/shotaro...

04.12.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Band members are maybe a bit sketchy, but the music is high quality.

03.12.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

This is 100 percent going in our EPK

03.12.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Underground Mutants, by The Subway Ghosts 6 track album

Make Santa's life easier and your downstairs neighbor's life much louder. VINYL EP AVAILABLE NOW. thesubwayghosts.bandcamp.com/album/underg...

@davyandrewsdavy.bsky.social @mikepetriello.bsky.social @depstein1983.bsky.social

03.12.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Woooow didn’t even notice that

03.12.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been saying we gotta bring back the 1940s gloves!

03.12.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’M YOUNG AND I’LL BE YOUNG FOREVER

03.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why the Cubs Should Sign Free-Agent Infielder Sung Mun Song The Kiwoom Heroes have posted their star infielder, and the Cubs have to add a better Plan B behind Matt Shaw. It could be the perfect match.

Thought our Paul Niemiec made a really good case @northsidebaseball.com last night for Chicago to sign impending KBO import Sung Mun Song. I'm on board. northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...

03.12.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Do-young Kim, coming off an injury plagued season after being the youngest 30/30 player in the KBO, is one of the highlights here. Hyun-min Ahn will also open plenty of eyes at the WBC. And look, there's Hyun-Jin Ryu!

03.12.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, hope you're doing ok friend. Good idea to get off this infernal machine, though.

01.12.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One Oh Two | Baseball Prospectus You're going to hope this is about exit velocity, which it kind of is. But also, it's not.

The MLB leader in average exit velo hit .102 against lefties. ONE OH TWO! That shouldn't be possible, no matter how much he struck out. @baseballprospectus.com

www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

01.12.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Hail Goo

Hail Goo

Hail Goo

29.11.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 622    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 18
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On-site providing NWS weather support for the Illinois-Northwestern football game during a winter storm #ILwx

29.11.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 22

There may be no better combination of sport and weather than football and snow. This Northwestern vs. Ilinois game is like watching a romance directed by Wong Kar-Wai

30.11.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There should be friendship helmet stickers. You buy a round? You get a sticker. You send a killer meme to the group chat? You get a sticker. You help someone move? That’s like a dozen stickers.

In December there will then be a friendship award ceremony before resetting for the next year.

29.11.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Cincinnati for Thanksgiving and picked up this very cool beer with Mr Redlegd hitting a dinger with a guitar

27.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why not just make it an actual breton stripe jersey!

24.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ace pitcher Tatsuya Imai wants to 'take down' the Dodgers to win a World Series When the news broke that Seibu Lions ace Tatsuya Imai was posted, many Major League fans had one question: Would he also want to join the Dodgers? After all, not only is Los Angeles arguably the close...

Tatsuya Imai brought the "I come to bury Ohtani, not to praise him," vibes in an interview with Daisuke Matsuzaka last night.

The Seibu Lions ace doesn't want to join the Dodgers, he wants to beat them. Thanks to Ayako Oikawa for help translating: www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya...

24.11.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 42
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I don't know what I hate more: That we have REVIEWS of pencils, pointing out its excellent wooden barrel ... or that I went searching for such a review

24.11.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Salvador Perez named captain for Venezuela at 2026 World Baseball Classic Venezuela came a Trea Turner grand slam away from reaching the semifinals in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. They can thank their catcher, Royals veteran Salvador Perez for that. In '23, Perez slashe...

www.mlb.com/news/salvado...

24.11.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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League Opportunities | Careers | MLB.com Job opportunities at Major League Baseball.

For anyone who would like to be Brazil's pitching coordinator, there is a job opening. www.mlb.com/careers/oppo...

24.11.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hell yeahhhhhhh a killer dive

24.11.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

right back at ya bud

24.11.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

we need them now more than ever

21.11.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kelsie Whitmore, Ayami Sato, Mo'ne Davis, and Ashton Lansdell are among the names who went off the board in the first round.

In total, players from the U.S., Canada, Australia, U.K., Curacao, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Japan, and South Korea were selected for the inaugural season.

21.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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