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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Austin Riley's home run, Michael Harris' amazing catch rescues Braves in Game 2 of NLDS  —  Once again, it seemed the Atlanta Braves' regular season dominance was no match for the Philadelphia Phillies' playoff brilliance.  —  Yet down to their last four outs before falling into a hole …
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Martin Frank / delawareonline:
How Phillies beat Braves behind manager's risky moves, Turner's unreal play in NLDS Game 1  —  It seemed so unorthodox, and yet, it worked so magnificently.  —  That's because Phillies manager Rob Thomson made all the right moves Saturday in Game 1 of the NLDS, and the Phillies beat the heavily favored Atlanta Braves 3-0.
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush and infield coach Carlos Febles  —  The Red Sox have fired pitching coach Dave Bush and third base coach/infield instructor Carlos Febles.  —  Bush had been the pitching coach since the 2020 season, following three years as a Red Sox minor league pitching coordinator.
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ESPN:
Red Sox fire pitching coach Dave Bush, 3B coach Carlos Febles  —  The Boston Red Sox fired pitching coach Dave Bush and third-base coach Carlos Febles on Monday as the team tries to rebuild after a third last-place finish in four seasons.  —  Bush had been the Red Sox's pitching coach since …
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Japanese HS phenom Rintaro Sasaki skips NPB, will play NCAA baseball  —  Rintaro Sasaki, the Japanese high school career home run record holder, did not submit his application for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) draft and has stated his intention to go to an American college to play baseball.
Mirjam Swanson / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' hitters succumbing to the pressure again  —  The injury-plagued starting pitching was always a question mark, but the offense - allegedly the Dodgers' strong suit - has no-showed again and has the team on the cusp of a second consecutive playoff failure  —  LOS ANGELES — Hey, batter, batter, batter!!
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw pulled after allowing 6 runs in 1st inning
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
With Rangers' sweep, Nathan Eovaldi sets up ‘best-case scenario’ for Texas pitchers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Sometime after the seventh inning, right around when Nathan Eovaldi took his curtain call, Chris Young's wife, Liz, turned to him and said, “I guess Christmas Eve was worthwhile.”  —  Liz remembered.
ESPN:
Former Dodgers, Padres star Steve Garvey joins U.S. Senate race  —  Former National League MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn't won a Senate race in 35 years.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles on brink of elimination after falling to Rangers, 11-8, in Game 2 of ALDS: ‘There is no tomorrow’
Greg Joyce / New York Post:
Michael King aiming to keep spot in Yankees rotation after late-season taste  —  Last offseason, Michael King was finishing up his rehab for a fractured right elbow and then beginning a careful buildup for the season as a reliever.  —  This winter, he will be preparing to take on a full …
Chandler Rome / The Athletic:
Astros part ways with assistant GM Bill Firkus, farm director Sara Goodrum  —  HOUSTON — The Astros have parted ways with assistant general manager Bill Firkus and farm director Sara Goodrum, The Athletic has learned, representing the first major front-office shakeup under first-year general manager Dana Brown.
USA Today:
Recent PlaysPhiAtl  —  Castellanos lined into a double play, center fielder Harris II to third baseman Riley to first baseman Olson, Harper out.  —  Top 9th  —  Realmuto flied out to center fielder Harris II.  —  Top 9th  —  Iglesias pitching.  —  Top 9th  —  Harper walked.  —  Top 9th
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Does MLB's playoff format already need changes as higher seeds lose advantage?  —  The five-day layoff between the end of the regular season and start of the Division Series is not the reason the Baltimore Orioles trail the Texas Rangers, two games to none.  It is not the reason …
Tim Keown / ESPN:
The radical calm of Bruce Bochy  —  BRUCE BOCHY SPEAKS in a low rumble, walks like his shoes are three sizes too small and prefers to talk about anything but himself.  He manages a baseball game as if there are actual human beings on the field and not just a collection of numbers designed to dictate all outcomes, big and small.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘Just an embarrassment:’ Major League Baseball managers are grossly underpaid  —  LOS ANGELES − They are the face of the franchise.  —  They're the voice of the team, the representative of the organizational brand, the messenger to their fanbase, the ones who ultimately are responsible …
 
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