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Major League Baseball: The Social Media Rundown

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Spring is in the air and another Major League Baseball season is upon us

For sports fans, that means seven solid months of day games, nights at the ballpark, hotdogs, cold beer and all the other awesome things that go along with America’s pastime

But what’s the baseball landscape look like online? Regardless of on-field results, which teams dominate digitally? The infographic below, which comes by way of digital marketing company Silverpop, takes a look

If you hate the Yankees, prepare to be disgusted. The Bronx Bombers — possibly by virtue of playing in New York, possibly by virtue of being a huge global brand — have a major leg up in social media popularity. Here’s one example: they have a whopping 29 times as many Facebook fans as the nearby Washington Nationals Read more…

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Bacon, Beef, Doughnuts, Sprinkles: MLB Team Creates Ultimate Burger

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Pittsburgh Pirates fans may not have high hopes for their team on the field this season, but the MLB franchise is taking sports fan gluttony to a whole new level

It’s called the Brunch Burger, and it’s available to fans who attend games at PNC Park. Here’s the deal: Beef patty, bacon, cheddar cheese and a fried egg sandwiched between a bun made from a sprinkled-glazed doughnut

MLB’s Cut4 content arm shared a photo of the burger in this Thursday night tweet:

Donuts … mhmmm. @pirates have created a bacon-cheddar burger with glazed donuts for buns: atmlb.com/14S0RHm twitter.com/Cut4/status/32…

— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 5, 2013 Read more…

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