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1. Your Weekly /r/baseball Recap

   **Sunday, December 07 – Saturday, December 13, 2025**

   ###Top Videos

   | score | comments | title & link |
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   | 2,931 | [334 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pjdbg2/freddie_freeman_to_kid_jays_fans_you_guys_have/) | [Freddie Freeman to kid Jays fans: “You guys have Vladdy, I think you guys are just fine!”](https://v.redd.it/mkf1fx96qf6g1)|
   | 2,616 | [220 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1phjsf2/shohei_ohtani_made_a_big_contribution_to_former/) | [Shohei Ohtani made a “big contribution” to former Dodgers teammate Gus Varland, whose mom was battling cancer a couple years ago. Dave Roberts saw her at the World Series supporting her other son, Blue Jays pitcher Louis Varland. She told him her cancer is gone.](https://v.redd.it/84dv01bsu06g1)|
   | 2,474 | [122 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1plxlzz/highlight_a_frustrated_paul_oneill_thinking_the/) | [[Highlight] A frustrated Paul O’Neill, thinking the game is over, kicks the ball to his first baseman and saves the game](https://v.redd.it/z5r9iq00q17g1)|
   | 1,922 | [305 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pgzwgk/freddie_freeman_looked_confused_when_kids_tried/) | [Freddie Freeman looked confused when kids tried to hit the 6-7 in front of him](https://v.redd.it/5egotensxv5g1)|
   | 1,883 | [900 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pl52l6/sny_edwin_díaz_was_asked_how_hard_it_was_to_leave/) | `[Players Only]` [[SNY] Edwin Díaz was asked how hard it was to leave the Mets and pick the Dodgers: “It wasn’t easy … They treat me really good … I chose the Dodgers because they’re a winning organization. I’m looking to win. And I think they have everything to win. Picking the Dodgers was pretty easy.”](https://v.redd.it/d98xzyzpmu6g1)|

    

   ###Other Posts

   | score | comments | title & link |
   |–|–|–|
   | 7,873 | [1,995 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pj9gx1/passan_breaking_first_baseman_pete_alonso_and_the/) | `[Players Only]` [[Passan] BREAKING: First baseman Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles are finalizing a five-year, $155 million contract, sources tell ESPN. Alonso leaves the Mets to make a loaded AL East even better.](https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/7b05652658861)|
   | 4,451 | [330 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pka0c8/huge_baseball/) | `[News]` [Huge baseball](https://i.redd.it/25taatv2bn6g1.jpeg)|
   | 4,333 | [698 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pibj7e/passan_breaking_slugger_kyle_schwarber_and_the/) | `[Players Only]` [[Passan] BREAKING: Slugger Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies are finalizing a five-year, $150 million contract, sources tell ESPN. The NL MVP runner-up, one of the best home run hitters and clubhouse leaders in baseball, is returning to Philadelphia.](https://www.espn.com/contributor/jeff-passan/c074ec0cdab47)|
   | 3,566 | [1,820 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pic2xf/passan_closer_edwin_díazs_deal_with_the_los/) | `[Players Only]` [[Passan] Closer Edwin Díaz’s deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers is for three years and $69 million, sources tell ESPN. The Dodgers, who were targeting bullpen help this winter, got the best closer on the market, setting a new AAV record for relievers.](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/47256988/source-dodgers-reach-deal-former-mets-closer-edwin-diaz)|
   | 3,188 | [117 comments](/r/baseball/comments/1pleckk/with_the_addition_of_tyler_rogers_the_blue_jays/) | `[Image]` [With the addition of Tyler Rogers, the Blue Jays now have the pitcher with the highest release angle and lowest release angle](https://i.redd.it/rcjqnechxw6g1.jpeg)|

    

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2. Chag Hanukkah Samcheach Baseball Reddit!

   John

3. DAY 392 (1005/505) on THE ROAD TO THE 2026 6TH WBSC-MLB WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC – Looking Back, Turning Forward: The Amateur Community Leagues

   An often overlooked member of the baseball community is the amateur community leagues, who, outside of the minors, independents, pro leagues and collegiates, continue the more than two centuries of links of the sport with the local communities they serve.

   This year, thanks to social media, the fame of the community leagues is growing even more. Given that these teams are based in the local communities, they also contribute, not just to the promotion of the sport and the preservation of the history and cultures of the sport in these communities, but also in the expansion of interest and winning new fans in these areas.

   As the inheritors and successors to the early years of the sport before the creation of the first professional leagues in the USA, once more these community leagues have distinguished themselves once more as a vital part of a sport that is indeed once again on the onwards march reaching out to even more nations and whose next generations are trained in part in these community leagues.

   Expect surprises from these leagues next year.

   For Glory

   John