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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Defending World Series champion Dodgers survive NL wild-card vs. Cardinals with walk-off win — LOS ANGELES - Come on, it's Hollywood. — It's the drama everyone wants to see. — It's the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, one of the fiercest rivals in all of sports.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Scooby Axson / USA Today:
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk' — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer went through several emotions before and after the reigning World Series champions advanced to the National League Division Series. — In the postgame, alcohol-filled celebration …
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Sports Illustrated and Wide Right & Natty Lite
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Chris Taylor's walk-off home run, face Giants in NLDS — LOS ANGELES — It's a playoff matchup 130 years in the making. — Baseball's two best teams - the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants - will add a chapter to their ancient rivalry after Chris Taylor's two-run …
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Los Angeles Times, MLB.com, Denver Post, Press Telegram and The Athletic
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers hoping Max Muncy can return in postseason; no Tommy John surgery for Clayton Kershaw
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MLB Daily Dish
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Yankees manager Aaron Boone ‘at peace’ with future up in air as New York's season ends — BOSTON — As the New York Yankees' season came to an end at the hands of the Boston Red Sox in Tuesday night's American League Wild Card Game, the spotlight shifted to manager Aaron Boone's contract situation and his future with the club.
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ESPN:
Boston Red Sox oust New York Yankees, ready for ‘huge challenge’ against Tampa Bay Rays in ALDS — As the ball sailed over the center-field fence, landing 427 feet from the plate in a horde of happy Red Sox fans, Xander Bogaerts turned to the Boston dugout to flex his muscles before resuming his home run trot.
ESPN:
Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez getting treatment on ankle; Gio Urshela good to go for New York Yankees
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Another huge Yankees moment is here for Gerrit Cole
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MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
All New Yorkers / New York Post:
Boston sucks — and these are all the reasons why
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Boston.com, CBS Boston, NBCSports.com, The Boston Globe and Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
San Diego Padres fire Jayce Tingler in move made with eye on ‘big stage’ — SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres still believe they have a World Series-caliber team despite a brutal late-season collapse that left them with yet another losing record. — If the Padres do make it to the Fall Classic …
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Firing Jayce Tingler doesn't solve the real problem with the San Diego Padres — To nobody's surprise, the San Diego Padres fired manager Jayce Tingler after a bitterly disappointing 79-83 season that included a 26-43 mark in the second half. Tingler may or may not have been a good manager …
Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Breaking down Padres roster — how players fared in 2021 and what's ahead
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MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Trevor Story won't rule out return to Colorado Rockies, but says ‘winning is at the top of the list’ among priorities as free agent — DENVER — Trevor Story's time in Denver may have just reached its final chapter. — The Colorado Rockies' standout shortstop is driven by one prevailing theme as he hits free agency: winning.
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Rox Pile
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Hannah Keyser / Yahoo Sports:
MLB plans COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minor-league players in 2022 — Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that would require all minor-league players to be vaccinated before the 2022 season, Yahoo Sports has learned. It'll be the latest in a series of vaccine mandates that MLB …
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Phillies Nation, Associated Press, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Matt Vasgersian leaving ESPN's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ booth — Play-by-player Matt Vasgersian informed ESPN executives that he is leaving his position on “Sunday Night Baseball,” The Post has learned. — After four years teamed with Alex Rodriguez, Vasgersian wants to focus on new …
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USA Today, Bleacher Nation and Sports Illustrated
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Tony La Russa vs. Dusty Baker: ALDS is new chapter for heated rivalry between MLB's oldest managers — It is the dugout version of Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird. — It is cool and hip vs. stoic and curmudgeonly. — It's one hopeful Hall of Famer vs. a Hall of Famer coming out of retirement.
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White Sox News
Devin Gordon / ESPN:
A fan's guide to abiding the LOL Mets — IN THE HEARTS and minds of Mets fans, every baseball season ends twice. There's the moment when it's officially over — mathematical elimination — and the moment when, in retrospect, we should've known it was. On paper, the 2021 Mets weren't eliminated …
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MLB Baseball News …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Record-breaking umpire Joe West to retire after postseason — Umpire Joe West has officially informed Major League Baseball he will retire after the postseason. — West, 68, broke the record for most games umpired, held by Bill Klem, when he was behind the plate for No. 5,376 in May.
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Washington Post, Bleed Cubbie Blue, AZ Snake Pit, Amazin' Avenue, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Nation and Associated Press
Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
Bobby Witt Jr.: 2021 Minor League Player Of The Year — When Royals director of hitting performance Alec Zumwalt first saw Bobby Witt Jr. in person, what stood out to him immediately was his personality. — Whether Witt was in the lineup or slotted in at DH or taking a day off, he was always smiling.
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Sports Illustrated, Inside the Crown, Royals Review and Kansas City Star
