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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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MLB.com, Sports Illustrated and baseballmusings.com
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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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Washington Post, MLB Baseball News …, UPI and New York Post
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
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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Associated Press and USA Today
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
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The Crawfish Boxes and Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Hitting coach Tim Hyers declines Red Sox' offer to return next season — Last week, the Red Sox said that aside from first base and outfield coach Tom Goodwin, they hoped to bring back the rest of their 2021 coaching staff. They were successful in all but one instance.Red Sox hitting coach Tim Hyers …
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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, The Athletic, Variety, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News …, New York Post and Lone Star Ball
Steve Hewitt / Boston Herald:
Red Sox to promote Peter Fatse as new hitting coach after Tim Hyers declines to return — The Red Sox will have a different look on the hitting side of their coaching staff, but there will be a familiar voice leading them in 2022. — Tim Hyers, who has been the team's hitting coach since the 2018 season …
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The Athletic, Over the Monster and MLB Trade Rumors
The Athletic:
Cubs hire Greg Brown from Rays as new lead hitting coach: Sources — The Cubs are hiring Greg Brown as their lead hitting coach, sources told The Athletic on Monday, adding an experienced teacher and a strong talent evaluator to David Ross' major-league staff.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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
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.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Lookout Landing, True Blue LA and The Athletic
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
