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Sunday, August 23, 2026 — Rodón answers Toronto, John Smoltz’s remarkable reinvention, and why the automatic runner has to go
Welcome in, everybody, to The Daily Diamond Buzz Show. It’s Sunday, August twenty-third, twenty twenty-six. Today, I’m circling a heavyweight response in the Bronx, a fascinating left-handed matchup in Seattle, and another test in Philadelphia. Then I’ll celebrate John Smoltz’s remarkable two-career résumé and tell you why the automatic runner has to disappear. Did You Know? John Smoltz gave Atlanta something almost no pitcher has ever given one franchise: greatness in completely different jobs. He arrived as a power starter, became part of that legendary Braves rotation, won a World Series…
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