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MLB Insiders / ESPN:
World Series Daily: Can Rays seize series lead over Dodgers in Game 5? — After all the oddities of the MLB regular season and postseason, the 2020 World Series pits baseball's top two teams against each other. While we've grown accustomed to seeing the Dodgers playing for the championship …
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MLB Baseball News …, True Blue LA and Los Angeles Times
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Jillian Olsen / WALV-TV:
Rays tie the series 2-2 with exciting walk-off Game 4 win — Brett Phillips came through in the clutch for the Rays in their 9th inning comeback. — ARLINGTON, Texas — It was an ending no one could have predicted! After an already nail-biting game the Rays have won Game 4 in walk-off fashion.
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Justin Barrasso / Sports Illustrated:
ESPN's Jessica Mendoza Makes History at the World Series — In a Q&A, the ESPN MLB analyst discusses the Fall Classic and why Cooperstown came calling. — Jessica Mendoza is calling the World Series for ESPN Radio, making history as the first woman to serve as an analyst on a national platform during the Fall Classic.
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Lookout Landing
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' pitching plan puts them in a hole, Rays take Game 2 to even series
Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
WATCH: Fan at World Series flings glove on field after catching Will Smith home run
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DRaysBay and Beyond the Box Score
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Exclusive: Ex-Astros exec Mike Elias eyed for potential MLB pension fraud in his new role as Orioles GM — It was rather interesting last week to see disgraced former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow emerge from MLB exile to once again proclaim his innocence in the Houston sign-stealing cheating scandal and this time …
sabr.org:
2020 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced — OCTOBER 22, 2020 — For the eighth consecutive season, the SABR Defensive Index (SDI) will be used to help select the winners of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® and Rawlings Platinum Glove Award™, presented by SABR.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Yankees' Gio Urshela and Clint Frazier named 2020 AL Gold Glove finalists — Gio Urshela a Gold Glove finalist? — That was not a surprise Thursday afternoon when the finalists at each position were announced; certainly not a surprise to anyone who has watched Urshela man third base for the Yankees the last two seasons.
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Pinstripe Alley
John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
Olson, Laureano Gold Glove Finalists, but Athletics Chapman Gets Passed Over
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Athletics Nation
Gordon Wittenmyer / NBCSports.com:
Cubs' Will Venable in mix for Red Sox, Tigers manager jobs — If any changes are coming to the Cubs' coaching staff this winter, it might start with third-base coach Will Venable. — Venable, who has been on the Cubs' coaching staff for three seasons, has interviewed with the Boston Red Sox …
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MLB.com, Bleacher Nation, Cubs Insider, MLive.com, MLB Trade Rumors and The Athletic
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Alex Speier Globe / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox interview Cubs' Will Venable, Pirates' Don Kelly for manager job — The Red Sox managerial search is officially underway. — According to major league sources, the Red Sox have interviewed Cubs third base coach Will Venable and Pirates bench coach Don Kelly for their managerial vacancy.
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Over the Monster, Forbes, CBS Boston and MLB Trade Rumors
The Athletic:
Sources: The Cubs are making another change with their hitting coaches — Trying to fix the long-running issues with their offense, the Cubs will once again reshuffle their staff, choosing not to retain assistant hitting coach Terrmel Sledge, whose contract is set to expire Oct. 31, sources said.
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Cubs Insider, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bleacher Nation
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees already have competition for possible Didi Gregorius reunion — After the Yankees' season ended with their loss to the Rays in the ALDS, general manager Brian Cashman was blunt when asked if Gleyber Torres would remain at shortstop. — “We're gonna evaluate all circumstances that best fit us,” Cashman said.
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New Jersey Online, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Trade Rumors and Phillies Nation
Erik Boland / Newsday:
Alex Rodriguez on failed Mets bid: I would have raised payroll to $225M — Alex Rodriguez's tone suggested he still thinks about what could have been. — But the aggressive efforts made by he and his fiancee, Jennifer Lopez, to purchase the Mets this year that ultimately came up short aren't likely to be repeated.
Associated Press:
Nelson Cruz, Freddie Freeman winners at Players Choice Awards — NEW YOIRK — Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz was voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year and Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was picked as Player of the Year in annual Players Choice award voting by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
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Twinkie Town, MLB Trade Rumors, Royals Review and Talking Chop
From the Corner of Edgar & Dave:
Mariners Outright Three Players To Triple-A Tacoma — Nestor Cortes, Carl Edwards Jr. and Matt Magill all elect free agency — SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today the following roster moves:
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MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
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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