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12:55 PM ET, October 17, 2023

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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
100 wins guarantees nothing: MLB's new postseason critics are way off base  —  PHOENIX — Let's face it, the first two rounds of the postseason provided all of the drama of a Gilligan's Island re-run.  —  There were a potential 32 games in the first two rounds and only 22 games were played.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks suffer first loss of postseason, dropping NLCS Game 1 to Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Diamondbacks made their way out of the visitors' dugout on Monday night with their heads down, showered and dressed quietly, then spoke to reporters in hushed tones.  It felt almost unfamiliar.
Kevin TresoliniDelaware / delawareonline:
Early homers raise a ruckus, send Phillies toward win in NLCS Game 1  —  PHILADELPHIA — There was quite an echo in Citizens Bank Park on Monday.  —  It began early, with two Phillies smacking home runs on the first five pitches they saw, thereby raising a ruckus in the crowd of 45,396.
Nick PiecoroArizona Republic / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks-Phillies NLCS updates: Pitching matchup for Game 1 at Philadelphia  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the National League Championship Series for the third time in franchise history, playing the Philadelphia Phillies in the best-of-seven set for a trip to the World Series.
Mark Faller / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks vs. Phillies picks, predictions, odds: Who wins NLCS?
Chad Jennings / The Athletic:
Red Sox's search for head of baseball ops narrows as notable names decline to interview  —  In the past two weeks, the Boston Red Sox's search for a new head of baseball operations has run into multiple roadblocks as notable candidates including Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes …
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The Athletic:
Kim Ng won't return to Marlins in 2024: What to make of GM's shocking departure  —  Less than two weeks after the Marlins' return to the postseason, shocking news came out of Miami on Monday that general manager Kim Ng will not return to the club in 2024.  Here's what you need to know:
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Kim Ng out as GM after Marlins propose hiring new president  —  The Miami Marlins wanted to hire a president of baseball operations over general manager Kim Ng despite her constructing a playoff team this year, sources told ESPN, leading to her departure from the organization Monday.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Mets have to consider Kim Ng after sudden Marlins split  —  HOUSTON — Kim Ng should be on the Mets' radar.  —  Because Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns suddenly has a general manager role to fill after the abrupt resignation of Billy Eppler.
Brittany Ghiroli / The Athletic:
Why Kim Ng left the Marlins — and what could come next  —  The abrupt departure of Marlins general manager Kim Ng on Monday morning came as a result of numerous instances in which Ng — who led the Marlins to the playoffs this season for the first time in a full-season year since 2003 …
Andrew Baggarly / The Athletic:
Alyssa Nakken formally interviews for Giants' managerial position, makes history again  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken made history in 2020 when she became the first woman appointed to a Major League Baseball coaching staff.  Now she's making history again.
Murat Ates / The Athletic:
Inside PL Dubois' decisions, ambitions and how he landed in Los Angeles  —  PL Dubois forced his way out of two NHL organizations before his 25th birthday.  He's been part of two blockbuster trades, both at his request, and he knows that it's upset some people.
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Jacob Lev / CNN:
Olympic great Mary Lou Retton making ‘remarkable’ progress, according to daughter  —  Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley's Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.”
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