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21 hours ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
Derek Jeter—the Captain and the New York Yankees legend—owns a career packed with numerous milestones and moments. Across his 20 years of building a Hall of Fame career with the Yankees, he has earned many titles on the field. However, off the field, he had another title attached to his name: the most eligible and relentlessly pursued bachelor. The former star shortstop is now happily married to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
Throughout the 2025 season, the reigning American League MVP—Aaron Judge—has looked like he’s on a historic tear. He’s already leading the league with his impressive set of numbers. As of Tuesday, his batting average sits at .367 with 28 home runs and 62 RBIs to his name. All of this also happens to be his career best. More than the numbers, what continues to impress us is his composure. He’s close to 30 home runs, yet it doesn’t seem like it’s a cause for celebration for him.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
It’s well known that Shohei Ohtani is Japan’s most loved celebrity. Committing fraud in the name of a national icon strikes a major nerve. It hasn’t been long since Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from him. This time, it’s a bit different. The fraud wasn’t committed against Ohtani, but rather was executed by impersonating him.
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2 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
Back in 2017, 23-year-old Ketel Marte was in his first season with the Arizona Diamondbacks when he lost his mother in a tragic car accident. He flew back to the Dominican Republic and spent a few days with his family. No one could’ve prepared him for a heartbreak this heavy. Since then, he has dedicated every hit to his mom. It has been more of a ritual for him to point to the sky, believing she is looking down at him. To keep her close, he has a tattoo of her on his left arm.
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3 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
Shohei Ohtani isn’t somebody who wears grudges on his sleeve. He happens to be the guy who will pour his teammates water during time-outs, celebrate his teammates’ achievements, and have the calmest demeanor. Even when he runs out of his patience, he has a subtle way of reacting. If you’ve been keeping tabs, you’d surely know the hottest rivalry in the league right now. It’s not Red Sox-Yankees; it’s apparently Dodgers and Padres.
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3 days ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
Two intriguing narratives collided in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse. Before we unpack those narratives, let’s take a closer look at the Red Sox’s $21 million star’s return from the injured list. Across seven starts since his return, he has recorded an 8.59 ERA with an OPS against of .987. Clearly, it’s a lot more than just a minor slump. The Red Sox’s veteran pitcher Walker Buehler has dealt with shoulder inflammation throughout last month.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Anushka Solanki
It wasn’t a walk-off hit or a clutch strikeout—but a heated outburst from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana that left fans stunned and cameras rolling. During the seventh inning at Comerica Park, Santana climbed toward the stands and appeared to take a swing at a heckling fan seated directly behind the visitors’ bullpen. Within hours, the moment went viral.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
On Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, one name was echoing across the stands. It was the Chicago Cubs’ center fielder, Pete Crow-Armstrong. As the Cubs hosted the Milwaukee Brewers for a three-game series, this young star sent the audience into a frenzy twice in the same inning. His unmatched dominance had the fans chanting “P-C-A” in unison. Soon enough, those chants turned into roars of “M-V-P” as the Cubs secured the 5-3 win.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
The Dodgers and Padres were already carrying the weight of Monday night’s hostility. Little did they know what Tuesday night had in store for them. In the Monday series opener, the Padres’ pitcher Dylan Cease’s fastball hit Andy Pages’ arm directly. Consequently, this hostility prompted the managers and players of both teams to gather around home plate. Interestingly, during the next matchup, the tempers were even hotter than the night before.
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1 week ago | 
essentiallysports.com | Kinjal Talreja |Pratyusha Srivastava
There was massive hype in the league’s financial landscape when Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers for a record $700 million and Juan Soto for a historic $765 million contract. Recently, ESPN’s Jeff Passan held a survey for MLB executives and agents. The agenda was to find out who would make the next multimillion-dollar signing with an MLB team. A name that kept coming up was Cincinnati Reds star Elly De La Cruz. The only one who received more votes than Cruz was Gunnar Henderson.
