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This will go to the winner of the annual MIA Drama Coproduction Market & Pitching Forum, with a jury from Sony Pictures Television making the choice from the 15 in contention.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The team’s recent first-round picks, right-handers Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder, are also in contention for a spot, as is lefty Brandon Williamson, who is coming off Tommy John surgery.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bieber is in contention to start his new team’s first playoff game, though that honor might go to Kevin Gausman instead.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
If the Sharks are not in contention for the playoffs later this season when the trade deadline rolls around, and Klingberg stays healthy, the option to deal him to a contender for an asset is also available.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The team’s recent first-round picks, right-handers Chase Burns and Rhett Lowder, are also in contention for a spot, as is lefty Brandon Williamson, who is coming off Tommy John surgery.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Bieber is in contention to start his new team’s first playoff game, though that honor might go to Kevin Gausman instead.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
If the Sharks are not in contention for the playoffs later this season when the trade deadline rolls around, and Klingberg stays healthy, the option to deal him to a contender for an asset is also available.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“In contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contention. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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