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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' pitching plan puts them in a hole, Rays take Game 2 to even series — ARLINGTON, Texas — A lot of things sound good in planning meetings. — There was probably a lot of talk of synergy and collaboration as the Dodgers exhausted bandwidth and searched for a scalable paradigm …
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Associated Press
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers take World Series opener as offense stings Rays — ARLINGTON, Texas — Celebrate responsibly. — His right shoulder still sore from the overamped forearm bash that popped it out on Sunday, Cody Bellinger ditched the forearm but kept the bash, opting for foot taps all around …
Jorge Castillo / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts lead a dominant Dodgers win to open the World Series — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The reasons for the Dodgers' cool, unfiltered confidence this October, the reasons they believe this is finally the year they'll hoist that piece of metal …
Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
WATCH: Fan at World Series flings glove on field after catching Will Smith home run
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Beyond the Box Score
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
World Series: Kershaw, Betts shine as Dodgers top Rays 8-3 in opener
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers-Rays World Series is a matchup of baseball's best
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Red Reporter, True Blue LA, South Side Sox, Pinstripe Alley, DRaysBay, MLB Baseball News …, Daily News and New York Times
Todd Dybas / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Three free agents to watch in the World Series
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Tampa Bay Rays on Yahoo! …, Yahoo! Sports and Red Reporter
Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
New guidelines open California stadiums to limited fans, but Santa Clara Co. says no to 49ers — Coronavirus: 49ers, SF Giants, Oakland Athletics could allow limited-capacity fans under California reopening plan, pending county approval — The state of California opened the door …
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Kerry Crowley / Mercury News:
Despite county's objections, 49ers aren't giving up on hosting fans at Levi's Stadium — San Francisco 49ers president Al Guido said the team will work with Santa Clara County to develop a plan to host fans this season — Santa Clara County executive Dr. Jeff Smith called new state guidance …
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Daily Breeze, Marin Independent Journal, The Reporter and East Bay Times
John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
Olson, Laureano Gold Glove Finalists, but Athletics Chapman Gets Passed Over — Is there a three-peat in Matt Olson's future? — That possibility exists after Thursday's announcement that Olson, the Oakland A's two-time defending American League Rawlings Gold Glove winner at first base …
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Athletics Nation
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CoGreen / New York Yankees on Yahoo! Sports:
Yankees' Gio Urshela, Clint Frazier named Gold Glove finalists — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela and outfielder — Clint Frazier were named Gold Glove finalists, Rawlings announced on Twitter on Thursday. — Urshela joins — Chicago White Sox 3B
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Manfred likes larger playoff, runner in extras — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ahead of a World Series capping the pandemic-shortened season, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he hopes to keep two of this year's innovations: expanded playoffs and starting extra innings with runners on second base.
Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres' Luis Campusano arrested in Georgia, accused of felony marijuana possession — Catcher allegedly had 79 grams of marijuana in car when pulled over Saturday morning — Padres catcher Luis Campusano was arrested Saturday in Georgia on suspicion of felony marijuana possession.
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Beyond the Box Score, Lookout Landing, Gaslamp Ball, Detroit Free Press, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Mets' sale to Steve Cohen still has one hurdle to clear: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio — Steve Cohen certainly has the money to purchase the New York Mets, and appears to have the support of Major League Baseball owners, but there's still a large hurdle potentially blocking his path.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Claim Art Warren — The Rangers announced Wednesday that they've claimed right-hander Art Warren off waivers from the division-rival Mariners. The move brings Texas' 40-man roster to a total of 39 players and drops Seattle's to a count of 33. — Warren, 27, has just 5 1/3 big …
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Lookout Landing and Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Re-Sign Josh Harrison — The Nationals announced Thursday that they've re-signed infielder/outfielder Josh Harrison. It's a one-year deal for the MSM Sports client. The deal starts with a $1MM base salary. Incentives beginning at 200 plate appearances could add as much as $250K to the total …
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Federal Baseball
