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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Major League Baseball to require teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022, sources say — Amid mounting pressure from players and advocacy groups, Major League Baseball will require teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022, sources told ESPN.
Jaylon Thompson / USA Today:
Braves take first game of NLCS rematch with 3-2 home victory against Dodgers — ATLANTA - In some circles, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves were always on a National League Championship Series collision course. The storyline wrote itself considering the Braves needed to avenge a disappointing collapse in the NLCS last year.
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Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
Braves defeat Dodgers 3-2 on walk-off single in Game 1 of the NLCS — Austin Riley's walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifts the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. — Here's what you need to know — Dodgers' mistakes, missed chances costly in NLCS Game 1 walk-off loss to Braves
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘Play hard, party hard’: Dodgers bulldog Max Scherzer is greedy for another World Series ring — ATLANTA — Mad Max was made for Hollywood. — His eyes, one blue, one brown, burn with rage when he pitches. — The sinews in his neck stretched tight, he ferociously rips off his jersey …
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Mets could replace Michael Conforto with these players in offseason — Like the Yankees and their trough of free agent middle infielders to choose from this winter, the Mets are also in a position to shake things up at a position where a fan favorite once stood. — Michael Conforto is a fully unrestricted free agent.
Josh Kosman / New York Post:
MLB in talks to launch nationwide streaming service for home games without cable TV — Major League Baseball is in talks to launch a nationwide video-streaming service that would enable fans to watch their teams' hometown games without a cable-TV subscription, The Post has learned.
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Talking Chop
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Houston Astros starter Luis Garcia leaves Game 2 of ALCS in second inning with right knee discomfort — HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are still evaluating right-handed starter Luis Garcia after he left Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox with right knee discomfort.
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ESPN:
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa to return as manager for 2022 season, source says — Tony La Russa will return to manage the Chicago White Sox for the 2022 season, a source told ESPN on Thursday. — White Sox stars Tim Anderson and Jose Abreu had both publicly lobbied …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Clutch homers from Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa power Astros past Red Sox in Game 1 of ALCS — HOUSTON — The ball had not yet cleared the scoreboard down the left field line at Minute Maid Park, nor had it settled in fair territory, but Carlos Correa knew. — As his drive off Boston Red …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Arenado should have the right to sign off on new Cardinals manager — This isn't the first time the Cardinals have made a managerial change after a postseason appearance. In fact, they made one after their first postseason in 1926 when, after guiding his team to the World Series title …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Murray Chass / New York Times:
How the Yanks Landed Bernie Williams — Manny Batista, a scout for the Texas Rangers, knew a highly regarded 16-year-old outfielder was absent from the sandlots of Puerto Rico that summer, but he didn't know what had happened to him. Doug Melvin, now Batista's boss as the Rangers' general manager …
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