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A piece of cardboard just became the most expensive baseball card ever sold. A Florida collector pulled a one-of-one Shohei Ohtani Dual Gold Logoman Autograph and moved it for more than ten million dollars. That is not a misprint — ten million dollars for a single trading card, cementing Ohtani's status as the sport's most transcendent name.
Shifting to Tampa Bay, where the Buccaneers are dealing with two contract headaches at once. Nose tackle Vita Vea has formally requested a trade after negotiations stalled, and quarterback Baker Mayfield is also seeking a new deal. Despite all the noise, historical patterns suggest both players could still be wearing pewter and red when two thousand twenty six rolls around — but right now, the tension in Tampa is real.
And over in the MLB, the trade deadline is four days out and the power rankings are starting to reflect the urgency. The top ten held fairly steady in week eighteen, but the wild-card bubble is bubbling hard, with contenders surging and others dropping fast. Front offices across the league are burning the phones down trying to make the right move before the window closes.
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