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![JeffPassan Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::33857883.png) Jeff Passan [@JeffPassan](/creator/twitter/JeffPassan) on x 1.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-07 13:25:34 UTC

This is a great story about what it's like inside front offices at the deadline. I also learned Felix Hernandez was almost a Milwaukee Brewer and Manny Machado nearly an Arizona Diamondback.

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