Bob Nightengale

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USA TODAY Major League Baseball columnist, President Baseball Writers Association of America,Hall of Fame voter,@Audacy insider,

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1	Dec 8, '23	Shohei Ohtani is NOT in Toronto. Ohtani is NOT on a flight to Toronto. Ohtani is at home in Southern California.	146×	15.3M	17k	2.6k	655
2	Mar 20, '24	The Los Angeles Dodgers fire Ippei Mizuhara, Shohei Ohtani's long-time interpreter. Mizuhara was accused by Ohtani's attorneys of engaging in a “massive theft” of Ohtani's funds to	71×	7.5M	11k	1.9k	683
3	May 28, '24	Ángel Hernández to retire: Much-maligned MLB umpire calling it quits	65.4×	6.9M	9.7k	1.7k	244
4	Mar 23, '23	Top 5 MLB team values per Forbes: Yankees:$7.1 billion Dodgers:$4.8 RedSox:$4.5 Cubs:$4.1 SFGiants:$3.7 Top 5 profits(2022) Mariners:$83.8M SFGiants:$74.9 RedSox:$71.6 Orioles:$64.	39.1×	4.1M	5.6k	657	228
5	Dec 11, '23	Shohei Ohtani’s decision to earn just $2 million a year certainly is a great benefit to the Dodgers’ payroll, but also a stroke of genius for tax repercussions. If he’s not living	38.9×	4.1M	18k	1.6k	581
6	Sep 26, '24	Six security guards chasing a man with a stolen stadium seat outside the Oakland Coliseum	34.2×	3.6M	32k	1.3k	571
7	Jan 4, '23	Confirmed: The Boston #RedSox have signed Rafael Devers to an 11-year, $332 million contract extension, as Carlos Baerga first reported.	33.7×	3.5M	7.3k	1.3k	36
8	Mar 19, '23	Trea Turner calls the grand slam the biggest hit he ever produced in his career, and this was the loudest baseball crowd he ever witnessed	33.1×	3.5M	15k	824	86
9	Oct 14, '25	Teoscar Hernandez makes it clear he doesn’t believe in ghosts, but his wife does, so they have switched hotels in downtown Milwaukee	30.1×	3.2M	11k	337	475
10	Feb 14, '23	The size difference in the two bases going into play	29.6×	3.1M	8k	696	99
11	Oct 1, '24	The finger pointing has begun: In the aftermath of missing the postseason, Arizona Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick blasts the signing of starter Jordan Montgomery to a two-year, $4	23.3×	2.4M	7.5k	370	521
12	Mar 9, '23	Mike Trout facing the #Angels for the first time in his career and Tyler Anderson comes inside	20.1×	2.1M	7.6k	181	116
13	Jul 12, '23	Remember, if this All-Star Game remains tied after 9 innings, the game will be decided by a Home Run Derby. Each team selects three players, and each batters gets three swings. The	19.6×	2.1M	5.7k	322	42
14	Mar 22, '24	MLB launches Shohei Ohtani investigation	17.7×	1.9M	5.8k	755	128
15	Oct 4, '24	The average ticket prices for NLDS and ALDS home games, per Logitix. Philadelphia Phillies: $417 San Diego Padres: $319 New York Mets: $293 Kansas City Royals: $256 Detroit Tigers:	17.6×	1.8M	9.3k	592	461
16	Mar 21, '23	It’s official: The WBC is returning in 2026	17.6×	1.8M	16k	1k	41
17	Jul 31, '25	The Minnesota Twins, who are about $440 million in debt, erased a huge chunk of it by trading away virtually their roster in a matter of 12 hours. No wonder Carlos Correa wanted ou	16.1×	1.7M	14k	521	333
18	Jul 12, '23	Houston #Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker gets viciously booed when he comes to the plate. Note to fans: He wasn't on that 2017 Astros team.	14.9×	1.6M	7.2k	211	31
19	Oct 29, '25	World Series TV viewership for the first 2 games: United States: 12.6 million Japan: 10.7 million. Canada: 7 million	14.7×	1.5M	20k	836	689
20	Mar 30, '25	Boston Red Sox DH Rafael Devers just set a major-league record by striking out 10 times in the first three games of the season.	11.6×	1.2M	9.5k	557	237
21	Mar 16, '23	Mike Trout and Mookie Betts say it’s unfair to blame the WBC on Edwin Diaz’s injury, calling it a fluke	11.6×	1.2M	6.5k	403	29
22	Dec 31, '24	Roki Sasaki requested that no team include any of their own players in the recruiting visits.	10.8×	1.1M	6.5k	304	135
23	Sep 25, '24	Texas Rangers security addressed their players today to prepare them for all scenarios on Thursday for the Oakland A’s final game at the Coliseum with a sellout crowd.	10.5×	1.1M	9.3k	312	271
24	Sep 23, '25	There were 23 teams in favor of the ABS Challenge system and 7 opposed.	9.7×	1M	7.6k	133	182
25	Oct 24, '23	D-backs manager Torey Lovullo is aware that Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo said he’ll retire if the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies in Game 7, and says, ‘I’m looking forward to that.’	9.4×	990k	6.5k	460	68
26	Jul 29, '20	Dusty Baker on #Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly: "What really enraged everybody was what he told Carlos [Correa] when he struck him out, "Nice swing bitch!''	8.7×	0	43k	5.5k	249
27	Sep 30, '24	The Arizona Diamondbacks will come to the ballpark today with their suitcases packed for a week, watch two baseball games on TV, and sit around wondering whether they’ll be popping	8.4×	881k	11k	479	217
28	Oct 29, '24	So what does a 3-0 lead mean in World Series history? Results: 4-game sweep: 21 times. 5 games: 3 times. 6 games: 0 times. 7 games: 0 times.	8.2×	855k	8k	297	194
29	Oct 31, '24	Remnants of a World Series championship	8.0×	844k	9.9k	357	323
30	Sep 27, '24	RIP Minnesota Twins’ 2024 season. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals are going to the playoffs!	7.9×	826k	7.3k	244	114
31	Sep 30, '24	MLB announces that players will once again wear the jerseys from their own teams at the All-Star Game, just the way it used to be.	7.8×	822k	7.4k	526	65
32	May 11, '25	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts on the firing of mentor Bud Black of the Rockies. ‘I don’t think Casey Stengel could change the outcome of that ballclub. That’s not the manager’s faul	7.8×	815k	11k	425	215
33	Sep 29, '24	The San Diego Padres, who are losing 6-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks, are actually WINNING. You see, if the Padres lose today, it forces Atlanta and the Mets to play at least one g	7.1×	744k	6.2k	318	205
34	Apr 1, '25	Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner, who’s from Oakland, emotionally talks about missing Oakland calling it a sad day and saying, ‘I wish we weee playing in Oakland.’	6.9×	722k	9.2k	255	259
35	Oct 12, '24	The Detroit Tigers magical season is over, but when they report to Lakeland, Fla. for spring training, they’ll be the favorites to win the AL Central.	6.8×	712k	5.9k	170	99
36	May 1, '24	The Bee Guy throwing out ceremonial first pitch	6.7×	700k	9.5k	903	309
37	Aug 2, '25	The Yankees' three new bullpen acquisitions in debut tonight: Bird: 0.1 inning, 3 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 HR Bednar: 1.2 innings, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 1 HR. Doval: 0.1 inning, 2 h	6.7×	700k	7.5k	540	235
38	Aug 17, '25	The Milwaukee Brewers, who reside in the smallest market in MLB, and have the 7th-lowest payroll, are the best team in baseball. Really.	5.9×	621k	6.8k	433	115
39	Oct 30, '25	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts gave everyone on his team the option of working out tonight or taking the day off: Every player showed up at Rogers Centre for the workout	5.6×	587k	7.7k	239	186
40	Mar 20, '23	USA manager Mark DeRosa on Trea Turner, who hit two more homers: ‘Every time he went deep, I said, ‘Who’s the idiot who’s batting him 9th.’’	5.4×	570k	5.7k	143	20
41	Sep 26, '24	The final game at the Oakland Coliseun	4.7×	490k	9.6k	332	96
42	Jul 12, '25	For those players snubbed for the All Star Game, Hall of Famer Chipper Jones reminds everyone that he was not an All Star in 1999, and won the 1999 NL MVP award.	4.5×	470k	11k	367	102
43	May 15, '25	Since Pope Leo stepped into office, the White Sox (his favorite team) are 4-1 and the Cardinals are 5-1.	4.5×	468k	7k	217	101
44	Oct 10, '22	Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman said he would attend their mandatory workout if he definitely was going to be on their postseason roster. The Yankees could not give him that assura	4.3×	0	25k	1.6k	158
45	May 1, '24	Press conference for the Bee guy	4.3×	448k	8k	226	120
46	Sep 26, '24	Attendance for the final baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum: 46,889.	4.2×	438k	8.8k	440	69
47	Jun 2, '25	Randy Johnson wanted Ichiro Suzuki to have his own day, so he delayed his Mariners’ jersey retirement ceremony until 2026. Ichiro, who also wore No. 51, wrote a letter to Johnson u	4.1×	425k	9.4k	336	141
48	Nov 1, '25	Toronto manager John Schneider on Max Scherzer being ready for Game 7: ‘I walked by him last night and he looked like he was ready to kill somebody.’	4.0×	418k	7.6k	283	138
49	Dec 9, '22	RIP Col. Gene Nightengale My hero. My father.	3.5×	0	22k	314	77
50	Feb 5, '21	Trevor Bauer and the #Mets have a deal.	3.4×	0	8.2k	2.1k	185
51	Jun 20, '24	First all-Black MLB umpiring crew in history	3.2×	334k	7.6k	594	96
52	Oct 18, '25	The Dodgers starting rotation yielded a 0.63 ERA, the lowest in NLCS/ALCS history.	2.9×	300k	6.4k	649	196
53	Apr 10, '20	MLB considering radical realignment as one of their options for 2020 season: Grapefruit and Cactus leagues	2.6×	0	6.4k	2.6k	84
54	Mar 10, '22	Play Ball!	2.6×	0	13k	2.1k	14
55	Oct 2, '22	Albert Pujols hit a HR in his first AB at Busch Stadium on April 9, 2001. Pujols hits a HR in his last AB at Busch Stadium on Oct. 2, 2022	2.6×	0	15k	1.4k	101
56	Apr 21, '22	The Oakland A’s attendance today: 2,703. Lowest since 1980.	2.5×	0	13k	1k	87
57	Oct 5, '22	The man who caught the historic Aaron Judge baseball, Corey Youmans, doesn't exactly need the money. He is a vice president at Fisher Investments, which manages $197 billion worldw	2.4×	0	11k	1.1k	203
58	Jul 21, '22	Remember when the #Athletics drafted Kyler Murray with their No. 1 pick in 2018, trying to convince him to choose #MLB over the #NFL? Well, he just signed a 5-year, $230.5M extensi	2.3×	0	13k	1.3k	118
59	Mar 20, '22	Trevor Story has reached an agreement with the Boston #Redsox	2.3×	0	8.4k	1.6k	21
60	Mar 1, '22	The two sides appear to have reached a compromise on a 12-team postseason.	2.3×	0	11k	1.1k	39
61	Aug 13, '22	The Curse of Dairy Queen? They selected 4 players this season to market their ice cream and sandwiches: Bryce Harper: Broken thumb, out since June 26. Tim Anderson: Broken finger,	2.3×	0	13k	1.2k	133
62	Mar 10, '22	Traditional baseball is also back: No more ghost runners in extra innings. No more 7-inning doubleheaders	2.2×	0	12k	1k	24
63	Sep 24, '22	If not for the Covid shortened season, Albert Pujols would have passed Babe Ruth. If not for his injuries in Anaheim, he’d be the home run king.	2.1×	0	11k	864	54
64	Jun 23, '20	Spring training will start July 1, with the 60-game regular season starting the weekend of July 24-26. Play ball.	2.1×	0	8.2k	2.3k	22
65	Nov 28, '22	The Houston #Astros are finalizing a deal for free-agent first baseman Jose Abreu.	2.0×	0	7.1k	1.1k	35
66	Oct 12, '20	More awful news. Hall of Famer Joe Morgan has passed away.	1.9×	0	6.5k	1.7k	19
67	Sep 29, '25	New Clayton Kershaw display celebrating his legacy at Dodger Stadium	1.9×	203k	9.2k	654	226
68	Oct 5, '22	Aaron Judge's historic HR was hit in Section 31, Row 1, Seat 3. The fan is being taken by security to have the ball authenticated. It's expected to be worth at least $2 million	1.9×	0	11k	853	83
69	Aug 2, '22	San Diego #Padres 1B Eric Hosmer has NOT approved the trade to Washington. The #Nats are on his no-trade list. It remains to be seen if he changes his mind.	1.9×	0	7.1k	1k	34
70	Mar 10, '22	It's official: The vote by the owners was 30-0	1.7×	0	9.6k	843	22
71	Mar 1, '22	It is now midnight and no one is moving as the two sides moving ever so closer	1.7×	0	7.5k	786	124
72	Feb 17, '22	The #MLB and #MLBPA negotiating session is over after just 15 minutes.	1.7×	0	5.6k	576	23
73	Jan 26, '21	Curt Schilling in letter to the Hall of Fame: "I will not participate in the final year of voting. I am requesting to be removed from the ballot. I’ll defer to the veterans committ	1.7×	0	6.5k	833	39
74	Aug 2, '22	The Juan Soto deal is done with the #Padres, and does NOT include Eric Hosmer.	1.7×	0	7.1k	1.1k	23
75	Aug 11, '20	Houston #Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, who instigated the #Athletics-#Astros melee Sunday, has received a 20-game suspension, believed to be the largest levied against an #MLB	1.6×	0	7.3k	1.2k	11
76	Mar 1, '22	MLB wanted to implement a pitch clock, ban shifts and have larger bases for the 2023 season during the last two days of talks.	1.6×	0	6.5k	471	75
77	Feb 10, '20	Former #MLB pitcher Mike Bolsinger files lawsuit against #Astros, saying their cheating changed course of his career	1.5×	0	6.3k	1.1k	51
78	Mar 9, '22	If an agreement is reached today, the tentative plan is for Opening Day to be April 6-7, with the regular season extended by three days. The other missed games from the week-long d	1.5×	0	7.6k	913	31
79	Jun 23, '21	Clayton Kershaw suggests that perhaps managers should lose a replay challenge if they check a pitcher and nothing is found to help assure that managers aren't simply interrupting a	1.5×	0	9.1k	570	18
80	Feb 5, '19	It's shameful that 5-time All-Star outfielder Adam Jones, one of #MLB's greatest ambassadors, role models and clubhouse leaders, still does not have a job this winter. He's still o	1.5×	0	6.5k	814	3
81	Mar 10, '22	Full season, full pay, season will be extended 3 days with doubleheaders to make up for April 7 Opening Day.	1.5×	0	7.8k	1k	25
82	Jan 25, '22	My official Hall of Fame ballot before today’s announcement	1.4×	0	6.5k	254	20
83	Oct 31, '24	Freddie Freeman family picture in center field	1.4×	145k	5.9k	184	70
84	Mar 10, '22	Rob Manfred says the 2023 schedule will be more balanced. Teams will play at least one series against every opponent in both leagues.	1.4×	0	6.9k	604	46
85	Apr 3, '22	Current players who will be making more money this season than the entire Oakland #Athletics with their $33 million payroll: Max Scherzer, #Yankees: $43.3M Corey Seager, #Rangers:	1.4×	0	5.6k	748	51
86	Dec 7, '22	The #Yankees have yet to make it official but Aaron Judge will be wearing a C on his chest for the next nine years. He will be named captain of the Yankees.	1.4×	0	7.4k	692	28
87	Mar 10, '22	Let the trade talk and free agent signings begin!	1.3×	0	7.9k	606	3
88	Mar 10, '22	The players union accepts the deal and once owners agree, which is a formality, it’s official. Opening Day is April 7	1.3×	0	6.4k	1.1k	13
89	Dec 8, '22	The #Padres are now the first team in #MLB history to have three players making at least $300 million, all infielders	1.3×	0	7k	437	56
90	Mar 10, '22	Opening Day is April 7. Spring training games will start about March 18-20	1.3×	0	6.3k	1.1k	17
91	Nov 15, '22	Yasiel Puig makes 899 sports bets in a 3-month period. His #MLB career is now officially over	1.3×	0	5.6k	861	189
92	Apr 23, '22	Miguel Cabera joins Hank Aaron and Willie Mays as the only players who have 3,000 hits, 500 homers and a career batting average of at least .300	1.2×	0	7.2k	626	21
93	Apr 20, '22	Plenty of good tickets available tonight in Oakland.	1.2×	0	6.4k	231	38
94	Jul 21, '20	Gabe Kapler becomes the first #MLB manager to kneel during the national anthem. #SFGiants	1.2×	0	6k	673	12
95	Mar 1, '22	Fans chanting: ‘We want baseball’	1.1×	0	6.6k	542	6
96	Jan 25, '22	Barry Bonds, by 1999, was the only player in baseball history with at least 400 homers, 400 stolen bases and a 400+ OBP. He remains the only one today. His career totals: 762 homer	1.1×	0	5.7k	772	27
97	Mar 1, '22	The players union just submitted their proposal to MLB	1.0×	0	5.6k	383	7
98	Mar 28, '22	Albert Pujols announces that this will indeed be the final year of his career. His dream of going into the Hall of Fame together with close friend Yadier Molina should be realized.	1.0×	0	5.8k	474	13
99	Dec 7, '22	Judge had informed teammates late Tuesday night that he was staying put.	0.9×	0	5.9k	308	14
100	Jun 27, '22	Jesse Winkler on brawl: The only thing I'm going to apologize for is flipping the fans off. That's it. As fans, they're spending their hard-earned money to come watch us play a gam	0.9×	0	5.9k	194	24

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