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Recent Examples of first base
Aaron Judge dropped a routine fly ball in center field, Anthony Volpe misfired on a throw to third baseman Jazz Chisholm, and Gerrit Cole and Anthony Rizzo did not communicate who was going to cover the first base bag on a simple ground ball.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
So, where does that leave first base and right field?
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
Cole initially broke toward first base to cover but inexplicably stopped between the mound and the bag, hanging Rizzo out to dry.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tyler Wade – Veteran utility man played five different position for the A’s last season and expanded his range this season with the Padres, playing every position except pitcher, catcher and first base.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
So, where does that leave first base and right field?
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024
Cole initially broke toward first base to cover but inexplicably stopped between the mound and the bag, hanging Rizzo out to dry.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Tyler Wade – Veteran utility man played five different position for the A’s last season and expanded his range this season with the Padres, playing every position except pitcher, catcher and first base.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first base
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These days, swaths of the city of 450,000 feel like ground zero for a dystopian version of California.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Wednesday’s 9/11 ceremony at ground zero in New York was a photo of the year in the making.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
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It’s been on the city drawing board for years but has yet to go any further.Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com, al, 27 May 2021
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Winter Park is back to the drawing board in charting a path forward for its former library, which sits within shouting distance of Park Avenue.Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
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At the beginning of 2023, Quevedo announced a stop in his career.Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, the time for these measures was at the beginning of the massive Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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In my experience, no CMO truly succeeds without adopting this mindset—much like in politics, where the vice president is prepared to lead on day one.Tifenn Dano Kwan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Both of these steps had been mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701 in 2006—but its terms were never enforced, and Hezbollah violated its terms from day one.Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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According to Texas, the school record for career starts is the 55 made by both Jonathon Scott and Rodrique Wright from 2002-05. Texas has two games left in the regular season, so Majors will soon tie Blake Gideon (52 starts from 2008-11) and Colt McCoy (53 starts from 2006-09).Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Winston has avoided turnovers in two of his three starts this year, but did throw three killer picks against the Chargers on Nov. 3.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The political traditions of England planted the seeds of American exceptionalism in Jamestown and Plymouth from the outset: representative assemblies, consent to a constitutional charter, and the liberty of dissenting religious communities.The Editors, National Review, 28 Nov. 2024
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From the outset, it was intended to be both socially and environmentally sustainable and has already received B Corp certification.Liam Freeman, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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Three Gmail Security Tips For Android Users From Google Itself Google has published a set of three security tips for Android users of the Gmail service which provide a good baseline for keeping your email secure.Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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On the campaign trail earlier this year, Trump pledged a baseline tariff of 10 percent on all imports to the United States and up to 60 percent on those from China in particular.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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