To mark the end of an era, Ashley SP, one of the co-owners of the shop, wrote the below piece, which is also a celebration of what’s to come.

Scottish Power, which owns SP Energy Networks, said it hoped "the people of Glasgow enjoyed their brief introduction to the beauty of this wonderful language".

Rōki Sasaki, 23, SP, N/A: The Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks are chief among potential suitors for the next big thing coming from Japan.

Blake Snell, 32, SP, Boras: The left-hander can only hope this foray into free agency goes better than a year ago if he opts out of the second year of his $62-million deal with the Giants.

Jack Flaherty, 29, SP, CAA: The first of three Dodgers free agents bolstered his market by posting his best numbers since 2019 in his walk year.