Some of our more eagle-eyed (pun intended) users may have noticed a new feature on the main page today, a link to The Baseball Early Bird. But maybe you were also wondering, what on earth is The Baseball Early Bird? Well, that's the question I'm here to answer.

The Baseball Early Bird is a joint project between Baseball-Reference and Gary Gillette of 247baseball.com (you may also know him as the co-editor of the ESPN Baseball and Pro Football Encyclopedias) that sends out daily e-mails containing recaps of the previous night's games, the day's slate of games, current standings, the starting pitchers and top hitters of the previous day, a list of players who were born, died, and made their MLB debut on the current date, and a variety of other editorial features.

You can access the Early Bird at the project's website, or by subscribing via e-mail, which offers the option of receiving the message optimized for html, text, or mobile devices. So go over and check it out, and be sure to make it your first stop for baseball info when you wake up in the morning.

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