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Joe Musgrove is back, and the Padres are rolling the dice. San Diego added the right-hander to their wild-card roster against the Cubs despite Musgrove not having thrown a single pitch in twenty twenty-four after Tommy John surgery. It's a bold move, and the postseason is exactly the kind of stage where bold either looks brilliant or backfires fast.
Speaking of bold, Elly De La Cruz is closing out September like a man on a mission. The Reds shortstop earned National League Player of the Month after slashing three forty-eight with nine home runs, nineteen RBIs, and six stolen bases. He led all of baseball in total bases with sixty-four — at just twenty-four years old, De La Cruz is becoming must-watch television.
And in Dallas, Jerry Jones is not staying quiet. The Cowboys owner went on his radio show and pointed the finger squarely at his coaching staff for the week three loss to Baltimore, saying poor game management in the final seconds handed the Ravens a thirty-four to thirty-one win. When the owner goes public like that, the pressure inside that building just doubled overnight.
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