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Veteran third baseman Evan Longoria was the driving force behind the D-Backs’ generous distribution of World Series shares. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)

Ken Rosenthal wrote a terrific piece for The Athletic about the generosity of D-Backs players in including support staff when divvying up their World Series shares.

A full share for the World Series losers this year was $313,634. While that’s not a huge amount of money for many major league players, it becomes truly life-changing when it’s shared with non-uniform personnel who contribute behind the scenes to a championship season.

Kudos to Evan Longoria and the D-Backs players for recognizing those contributors.

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“A MAJOR LEAGUE OPPORTUNITY”

This is the first time a piece from Rolling Stone has been featured in this space. Michael Schreiber writes about why, despite all the slings and arrows the sport has taken in recent years, Major League Baseball remains a gold mine for marketers.

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HOW WILL YAMAMOTO TRANSLATE?

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, pictured in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, is expected to command one of this winter’s largest free agent contracts as he comes to MLB after pitching for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images.)

A Statcast look at 25-year-old Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is expected to be one of the big catches in this winter’s free agent market.

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A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER

A graphic designer in St. Louis has developed a bat that could transform Major League Baseball.

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LET’S MAKE A DEAL

Among the biggest questions of the offseason: Where will Shohei Ohtani land and how will his contract be structured? (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)

From The Athletic: The challenge of crafting a contract for a talent and a set of circumstances as unique as Shohei Ohtani.

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR

D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo isn’t afraid to tell people how he feels. (Photo courtesy of the Arizona Diamondbacks.)

Evan Drellich of The Athletic writes about a D-Backs love story.

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LOOKING AT THE HALL OF FAME BALLOT

Third baseman Adrian Beltre looks like a first-ballot Hall of Fame lock. (Photo courtesy of USA Today.)

From Jayson Stark: 5 things to watch on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot.

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ICYMI

In case you didn’t check out VFTB daily, here’s what you missed this past week:

• A message of thanks.

A day to give thanks

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• Remembering the day Giancarlo Stanton signed what was, at the time, the biggest contract in North American sports history.

MARLINS MEMORIES: A big day for Big G

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