Hannah Keyser is a writer and reporter who has covered sports and food for Major League Baseball, Deadspin, and Vice. She lives in New York, after growing up outside of Philly and getting an ancient history degree from the University of Pennsylvania that almost never comes up in her current line of work. She thinks bandwagoning is good, long relief is underrated, and hot dogs are an embarrassment to the game of baseball. Follow Hannah on Twitter (@HannahRKeyser) and Instagram (cleverwpanache).
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The outrage over MLB's decision to move the All-Star Game over Georgia's voting law is a new attempt to play off false election conspiracy theories as legitimate politics.
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All across America, fans filed into ballparks to see their hometown teams for the first time since 2019. But MLB's opening day could not escape the shadow of the pandemic.
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The Braves are the defending champs. The Mets are going for it. The Phillies kept the band together. The Nationals have blinding star power. And even the Marlins somehow made the playoffs last year.
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Executives answer the burning questions about where their teams stand as division enters a time of flux.
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Executives detail honest expectations in a division now featuring two behemoths.
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Division executives detail their expectations as the AL Central race gets heated heading into 2021.
Yahoo SportsMLB memo details loosened COVID-19 protocols for players, teams who get vaccine
While the league is not requiring players receive the vaccine, those who do will be governed by loosened protocols.
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These players could be on the fast track to stardom (or a new level of stardom), if you believe the executives putting them in the lineup.
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Yahoo SportsCould MLB still have the universal DH in 2021? Here's where baseball's rule change uncertainty stands
Universal DH? Expanded postseason? MLB and the union didn't agree on a way to alter the schedule, but 2020 rule changes could still be discussed for 2021.
Yahoo SportsSarah Thomas is set to officiate the Super Bowl. How long until a woman becomes an MLB umpire?
With women officiating in the NFL and NBA, what is standing in the way of a breakthrough in baseball's umpire ranks?
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