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He was one of baseball's most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.

Ben Blatt, a data reporter for The Upshot, dreams up inventive ways to answer questions like: "Is Taylor Swift actually increasing N.F.L. ratings?"

In Canada, mercurial weather in March and April is known as false spring, but Blue Jays' opening day delivered spiritual spring on a winter cold night. We'll take it.