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Author name: Archie Banks

Archie is a freelance writer covering all things baseball. Expect articles containing desperate attempts to understand the Seattle Mariners, passionate defence of the old-school starting pitcher and detailed analysis of the latest trades and signings.

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KBO Season Preview

While we still wait for the first competitive baseball action of 2020 in the MLB, fans can finally get their home-run fix from Tuesday as the 2020 KBO League season gets underway. Following a delay to the start of the campaign due to the COVID-19 outbreak which has caused such high-level disruption, fans and players alike will doubtless be itching to take to the field to commence after the delay.

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Avoid recency bias and remember just how good Felix Hernandez was

Tonight, on the evening of September 26th, Seattle will witness the probable end of a Mariners career which fits that description perhaps better than anyone. Felix Hernandez will forever be an idol in the eyes of Mariners fans, yet perhaps it is common that people forget the extent of his dominance early in his career as a consequence of his struggles over recent seasons.

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New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox series preview: Will offences continue to dominate?

Though the division race would appear to be almost wrapped up for the New York Yankees in the AL East with just over 100 games played this season, they certainly will not want complacency to set in just yet, and the upcoming 4-game series with their bitter rivals at Fenway Park is set up to be a cracker.

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