The Red Sox Just Traded Away Our Best Player. And You Don't Have To Stand For It
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The Red Sox know they can trade Mookie Betts with absolute impunity, writes Peter May. It’s the MLB equivalent of saying you could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.
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Red Sox Smash or Pass: Free Agent Eduardo Rodriguez - Over the Monster
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Yankees land Juan Soto in blockbuster trade with Padres
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Report: Mookie Betts wanted to be Red Sox player for life - Los Angeles Times
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The Red Sox Just Traded Away Our Best Player. And You Don't Have
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I learned my lessons already” - Red Sox's Kenley Jansen opens up about trade rumors and uncertainty around his future
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OBF: Mookie Betts trade looking worse for Red Sox with each passing day
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Chris Sale's mindset after trade from Red Sox to Braves - ESPN
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Two Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox in Their Own Words: Sherman, Erik, Castiglione, Joe: 9781496219329: : Books
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Mookie Betts Says 'Everyone Was' Aware of Red Sox Sign Stealing