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Chicago Cubs starter Cody Poteet knew exactly what pitch he wanted to uncork to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy: a fastball down and away. But as the ball left his hand — in the first inning of the first game of spring training Feb. 20 in Arizona — it …

Everyone seems to agree that fan data is the gold mine behind the current boom in the sports business and the significant increases in the valuations of sports franchises. Yet, no one is talking about what these stats actually mean. Who are the fans, what motivates them, how loyal are …