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MLB DFS: Best Lineups For Today’s Baseball Contests on DraftKings and FanDuel

Thursdays are a light day in Major League Baseball, and Fantasy Baseball has fewer options as a result. That’s also true for DFS baseball, with only two games in the evening slate. The Dodgers take on the Athletics, and the Rangers face off with the Astros. We’ve got the recommended…

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Joe Don Baker, tough-guy actor from Walking Tall and Bond films, dies aged 89

The prolific performer played varied roles – from arms dealer to baseball star – and made the rare switch from Bond villain to Bond good guy

The Guardian - UK

Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe and politics: Baseball and the real world collide more often than we think

Since the game’s early days, baseball mythology has been constructed — often deliberately — to set itself apart

The Independent UK

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Pete Rose returns to the Hall conversation as baseball embraces his original sin

MLB’s all-time hits leader was exiled from the sport he loved because of his gambling. Now the game is embracing betting at every opportunity

The Guardian - US

Pete Rose’s MLB Ban Ends After Death

Pete Rose is no longer banned by MLB after death, reigniting Hall of Fame hopes and sparking a tribute in Cincinnati.

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Will Pete Rose and Joe Jackson join the Hall of Fame?

Will Pete Rose and Joe Jackson join the Hall of Fame? Due to their death, Rose and Jackson are no longer permanently ineligible.

The Sports Daily

Rihanna Mixes Sports Uniforms in Gucci Pointe Shoes and a Baseball Jersey

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The Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB

The Cincinnati Reds are paying tribute to Pete Rose a day after baseball’s career hits leader was posthumously removed from the major leagues’ permanent ineligibility list

The Independent UK

Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB's biggest sin

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by gambling scandals

The Independent UK

‘They ROBBED the man of a dream’: Baseball ban on ‘Shoeless’ Jackson lifted after 104 years and the world is left disgusted

Too little too late.

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Who Were the Black Sox? A Look Back at the Scandal After Their Reinstatement

Baseball's darkest moment was thrust back into the spotlight Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Why Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Decision Is So Controversial

It’s a bad look for a couple of reasons.

Sports Illustrated

Why were Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson banned from Baseball Hall of Fame?

Major League Baseball reinstates two of the sport’s great players, making them Hall of Fame eligible.

Al Jazeera

Ranking MLB’s Inaugural Rivalry Weekend Matchups

Many crosstown and interleague rivals are set to face off starting Friday in an intriguing slate of games for the league’s first designated Rivalry Weekend.

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Tigers, Astros and Cubs All Hit Walk-Off in Four-Minute Span on Tuesday Night

You gotta love baseball.

Sports Illustrated

Tony Kornheiser Explains Why He Still Doesn’t Think Pete Rose Reaches Hall of Fame

Pete Rose is now eligible to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll get the votes.

The Independent UK

Baseball fans react to MLB’s reversal on barring Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe from Hall of Fame

‘Obviously, a person no longer with us cannot represent a threat to the integrity of the game,’ noted MLB commissioner Rob Manfred

Sports Illustrated

Reds Owner Releases Statement After Pete Rose Was Reinstated by MLB Commissioner

Reds owner Bob Castellini released a statement after MLB reinstated Cincinnati legend Pete Rose, who was banned from baseball since 1989 for gambling allegations.

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Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred’s Pete Rose Flip-Flop Further Stains His Legacy

Manfred has spent his decade as MLB commissioner publicly talking about the integrity of baseball and privately taking swipes at it.

The Independent UK

A full list of the players, coaches and owners permanently banned by Major League Baseball

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday that Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other players permanently banned by the sport would have their statuses restored at death

Sports Illustrated

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Explains Why He Reinstated Pete Rose

The legendary player finally gets his wish posthumously.

Sports Illustrated

Shoeless Joe Jackson, Black Sox Removed From MLB's Banned List

Their 1921 ban has been one of baseball's most durable discussion topics for over a century.

Sports Illustrated

45-Year-Old Rich Hill Signs Minor-League Deal With AL Central Team

Rich Hill is back in baseball, having signed a minor-league deal with the Royals.

The Independent UK

MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals

The Guardian - US

Major League Baseball ends lifetime bans for Pete Rose, ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson

Two of baseball’s greatest hitters, both given lifetime bans for gambling, have been removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list

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