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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge blasts home run No. 60 to tie Babe Ruth, then Stanton wins it with game-ending grand slam — Aaron Judge sheepishly climbed up the stairs for the curtain call and ducked back into the dugout as quickly as he could. The Yankees slugger had just tied Babe Ruth with 60 home runs in the season …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge hits home run No. 60 to tie Babe Ruth, one away from tying Roger Maris' AL record — He's one away. — Aaron Judge led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a 430-foot shot to left-center field for his 60th home run of the season. Judge tied Babe Ruth's 1927 record …
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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
The Yankee legends were alive in Aaron Judge as he hit home run No. 60 — It was just a little past 10:30 at the new Yankee Stadium, on Aaron Judge's side of 161st St., when Judge hit No. 60 to left field off a Pirates reliever named Wil Crowe, and the Stadium, the capital of baseball history, had now seen more.
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits 60th home run, one shy of Roger Maris' AL single-season record — NEW YORK — Only five players had hit 60 home runs in a single season in the history of the major leagues — that is, until New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge joined that exclusive club …
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The Athletic:
Royals fire Dayton Moore as president of baseball operations — Dayton Moore, the architect of the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals but the steward of a franchise in the midst of its sixth consecutive losing season, has been relieved of his role as president of baseball operations.
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Anne Rogers / MLB.com:
Royals dismiss Dayton Moore as president of baseball ops — KANSAS CITY — The Dayton Moore era in Kansas City — one that has spanned more than 16 years and included two American League pennants and a World Series title — has come to a close. Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman announced …
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox will try to ‘keep pressing the pedal’ as they trail the Cleveland Guardians by 4 games entering a crucial 3-game series — Three games. — Three opportunities for the Chicago White Sox to make up ground in the American League Central. — Three chances for the Cleveland Guardians …
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Mandy Bell / MLB.com:
Guardians head to Chicago to ‘close this thing out’
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun-Times:
White Sox' Miguel Cairo will be ‘hot commodity’ as managerial candidate
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Associated Press:
Los Angeles Dodgers great Maury Wills, NL MVP in 1962, dies at age 89 — LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.
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Adam Lichtenstein / Sun-Sentinel:
Hurricanes miss opportunities, fall to Texas A&M | Five takeaways — COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Hurricanes had their chances on the national stage Saturday night, and No. 13 Miami stuck with No. 24 Texas A&M in front of more than 107,245 people at a sold-out Kyle Field.
Alex Speier / Baseball America:
Ceddanne Rafaela: Red Sox 2022 Minor League Player Of The Year — See also: Baseball America updated all its prospect rankings for subscribers in August. — Two months into the 2021 season, Ceddanne Rafaela looked overmatched at the plate. — He was hitting .225 with one homer in 39 games …
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Edgar Thompson / Orlando Sentinel:
Florida QB Anthony Richardson aims to re-establish dual threat at Tennessee — GAINESVILLE — Florida's Anthony Richardson is a quarterback without a touchdown pass. — He is a runner without a green light and with a degree of trepidation. — He also is a 20-year-old facing immense expectations …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Forever Giant: Buster Posey Joins San Francisco Ownership Group — Posey, the catcher who was a centerpiece of three championship teams, will also be on the Giants' board of directors. — Buster Posey had a charming little habit as a hitter when he questioned an umpire's call.
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins grades, stock up, stock down for thrilling comeback victory over Ravens — Sun Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde and reporter David Furones discuss the Miami Dolphins' comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens and Tua's big day. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Five things we learned from the Ravens' 42-38 loss to the Miami Dolphins
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Justin Fields' failed 4th-and-1 play halts the Chicago Bears' momentum. What the QB had to say about the call — and the replay. — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 68 — Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) talks to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers after the Packers defeated the Bears 27-10 on Sept. 18, 2022, at Lambeau Field.
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