When Social Media Spooks a Team: How Online Negativity Shapes Player Decisions
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When Social Media Spooks a Team: How Online Negativity Shapes Player Decisions

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2026-02-15
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How online negativity — like the backlash that ‘spooked’ a director — reshapes MLB players, free agents, minor leaguers and Yankees fandom.

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