The Braves lost their top two setup relievers in Joe Jiménez (knee surgery) and A.J. Minter (free agency) and added only aging minor-league free agents and non-roster invitees to the bullpen, confident that incumbents could step into higher-leverage roles and the newcomers could fill the gaps.
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David O'Brien,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
As Kuhle and Hood know, the Las Vegas desert is unforgiving for summer league invitees.
In nearly every comics appearance, Olsen is inherently something of a dweeb; a hanger-on to Lois and Clark who looks up to them and doesn’t always get respect back.
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James Grebey,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
In what qualifies as high concept by Madea-movie standards, the character is transplanted to a resort in the Bahamas along with her family and the usual hangers-on.
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