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FT's All-Star Recap, It's Officially Trade Deadline SZN!
Foul Territory Staff
July 18, 2025
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Would you want to see swing-offs happen in the regular season past the 11th inning? 🤔
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV)
1:05 AM • Jul 18, 2025
Watch - The All-Star Game ended with a wild twist: a Home Run Derby-style swing-off. Could that be the future of regular-season baseball? Plus, MLB’s new ABS challenge system has fans buzzing. Should there be a buffer zone?
MLB screwed up BIG TIME by not allowing Brent Rooker and Cal Raleigh to do a swing-off.
"That could have been the best part of that whole Home Run Derby."
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV)
5:23 PM • Jul 15, 2025
Watch - Cal Raleigh made history as the first catcher and switch-hitter to win the Home Run Derby outright, but not without controversy. Foul Territory breaks down the bizarre Statcast tiebreaker that eliminated Brent Rooker by less than a foot, and how Rooker may have been shorted on baseballs.
John Smoltz warns we may not see another generational pitcher.
"Give it three years."
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV)
7:25 PM • Jul 15, 2025
Watch - Hall of Famer John Smoltz delivers a passionate take on how MLB can save the All-Star Game, shares his thoughts on MLB’s growing injury crisis, the flawed reward system for young pitchers, and why today’s arms can’t stay healthy.
How is Dale Murphy STILL not in the Hall of Fame?
"I would love that honor. It would blow me away if it happened."
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV)
6:30 PM • Jul 14, 2025
Watch - Braves legend Dale Murphy looks back on his time with the Braves, shares his side of the story of being thrown at by Tom Glavine, and ending his career just shy of 400 homers, and more.
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“We all have to remember Jose Altuve at that time was not what he became.”
Did Jeff Luhnow really float Altuve in a trade?
— Crush City Territory (@Crush_City_Pod)
1:40 PM • Jul 14, 2025
Watch - Former Astros president of baseball operations Jeff Luhnow joins Crush City Territory to reminisce on the trade deadlines of his Astros tenure, regrets of some deadline deals he made, and how close Bryce Harper came to being an Astro.
“Bullpen guys are a crap shoot.”
@RAJr_20 breaks down the Phillies need for a back-end reliever.
— ThePhilliesShow (@ThePhilliesShow)
1:38 PM • Jul 14, 2025
Watch - The Phillies open a three-game series on Friday night against the Padres, but that’s not what’s on everybody’s mind: It’s the trade deadline.
Watch - Emmanuel Clase to the Phillies? Mason Miller on the move? Blue Jays being aggressive? Former MLB GM Jim Bowden joins with the latest intel on the trade deadline.
Watch - With just weeks to go before the trade deadline, FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal outlines which teams need to define their direction as buyers, sellers, or somewhere in between.
Watch - Fansided MLB insider Robert Murray reveals which teams are gearing up for a big move at the trade deadline, and which stars might be on the block.
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