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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones, center fielders who excelled at the plate and with their gloves, were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
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Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Maybe Smith has focused on trying to maintain his first-half numbers more than simply employing his first-half approach at the plate.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
Seventeen of his home runs came before the All-Star break, a sign of injuries bogging down his results at the plate.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Heyward never figured it out at the plate, and Swanson, who still has four years left on a seven-year, $177 million deal, has been a slick-fielding shortstop and a bottom-of-the-order, just-above-average hitter.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ronald Blum, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
Maybe Smith has focused on trying to maintain his first-half numbers more than simply employing his first-half approach at the plate.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
Seventeen of his home runs came before the All-Star break, a sign of injuries bogging down his results at the plate.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Heyward never figured it out at the plate, and Swanson, who still has four years left on a seven-year, $177 million deal, has been a slick-fielding shortstop and a bottom-of-the-order, just-above-average hitter.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“At the plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20plate. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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