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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
World Series 2021 - How Martin Maldonado saved the Houston Astros' season by not swinging — ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves had a plan. With a 5-4 lead and an open base to work with in the top of the fifth inning of World Series Game 5, they figured they could get out of a jam by intentionally walking …
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Sports Illustrated, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Atlanta on the brink of World Series title after dramatic back-to-back homers vs. Astros: ‘This is our house’ — ATLANTA — It was like a lightning bolt from the sky, and in a stunning sequence of just five pitches Saturday evening, Atlanta stunned the Houston Astros, 3-2 …
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MLB Baseball News …, ESPN and The Athletic
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Donald Trump does tomahawk chop at World Series Game 4 in Atlanta — ATLANTA — Former president Donald J. Trump, returning to a region that dealt him a bitterly contested defeat during his failed reelection bid in 2020, attended Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night at Truist Park …
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KRDO, Atlanta Braves on Yahoo! …, MLB Baseball News … and Politico
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Astros stay alive with Game 5 comeback vs. Atlanta, forcing World Series back to Houston — ATLANTA — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker strolled onto the field Sunday evening at Truist Park, looked around, and grinned. — “I like what I see,” Baker quietly said. “Look at these guys.
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MLB Baseball News …, UPI, New York Post and 710 ESPN Seattle
Associated Press:
Braves' Dylan Lee to make history with first career start in World Series — ATLANTA — Dylan Lee, a 27-year-old Atlanta Braves lefty who made his major league debut on the final weekend of the regular season, will become the first pitcher to make his first major league start in the World Series …
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USA Today and Associated Press
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Braves' weird World Series win - who needs a no-hitter? - was a modern masterpiece — ATLANTA - The modern baseball fan is best advised to accept the inevitable. — Whether or not you love or loathe the way the game is planned, played and managed, the sport is entrenched …
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MLB.com and MLB Baseball News …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Watch: Blooper breaks up Braves' no-hit bid in eighth inning of Game 3 vs. Astros — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves nearly made a most unique bit of World Series history. — The Braves held the Houston Astros hitless through seven innings of an eventual Game 3 win on a damp Friday night at Truist Park …
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The Crawfish Boxes and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Larry Mayer / ChicagoBears.com:
Nagy will not coach Sunday's game vs. 49ers — Matt Nagy remains quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 Monday and will not coach Sunday's home game against the 49ers, the Bears announced Saturday. — Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will assume head-coaching duties for Sunday's contest at Soldier Field.
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Bleacher Nation, FanSided, The Athletic, ProFootballTalk and Sports Illustrated
WCVB:
Longtime Boston Red Sox broadcaster, former player Jerry Remy dies of cancer — Hide Transcript Show Transcript — The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. — Your Email Address — Submit — Privacy Notice — BOSTON —
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The Spun, Associated Press, The Athletic, NBCSports.com, New York Post, MLB Baseball News …, Variety and Lone Star Ball
Jorge Castillo / Los Angeles Times:
For Dodgers this coming offseason, team icons are among those in free-agent flux — The Dodgers have advanced to the playoffs each of the last nine seasons with a rotating cast of characters. Every year, familiar faces leave. Every year, others become fan favorites.
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MLB Trade Rumors and True Blue LA
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
San Diego Padres hire Oakland Athletics' Bob Melvin as new manager, sources say — MLB, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics — The San Diego Padres hired Bob Melvin to a three-year contract as their new manager Thursday, bringing on one of the most respected figures in baseball …
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San Francisco Chronicle, Purple Row, Times of San Diego and baseballmusings.com
Asha C. Gilbert / USA Today:
PETA calls for the MLB to change term ‘bullpen’ to the ‘arm barn’ to be sensitive to cows — The World Series is underway and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are asking Major League Baseball to do one thing: change the term ‘bullpen’ to ‘arm barn’.
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WSAV-TV, MLB Baseball News … and Surviving Grady
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Why the end of the opener strategy is coming to baseball — When the Los Angeles Dodgers faced a winner-take-all game in the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants, L.A.'s pitching options included two guys who have won Cy Young Awards and two more who might win that hardware in the future.
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True Blue LA and Bleacher Nation
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani, Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper among Players Choice Awards winners — Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer and Robbie Ray highlighted the list of those who claimed Players Choice Awards for the 2021 season. The awards, announced Thursday on ESPN …
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