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World Series updates: Rangers' Adolis García out for Game 4 vs. Diamondbacks — Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic … DBacks' Emmanuel Rivera gets start at third base in Game 4 — After coming off the Diamondbacks' bench to deliver hits in each of the past two games …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks' title hopes on brink after Rangers' mauling in World Series Game 4 — In the span of two days, the Diamondbacks have gone from looking like the superior team in this World Series to one on the brink of elimination. On Tuesday night, their pitchers served up pipeshots. They made another key mistake.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Rangers crush Diamondbacks in Game 4, now one win from first World Series title — PHOENIX - It counts as just a single win, though it pushes the Texas Rangers within one more of their first World Series championship. They could have won by 100 runs and the Rangers would still need another W to finish off these Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
In Game 4 loss, Diamondbacks finally punished for lack of starting pitching depth — Ryne Nelson walked off the Chase Field mound with one out in the ninth inning of a dominant World Series performance. Over the course of his outing, he had allowed just one run on three hits.
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Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
Wasted opportunities haunt Diamondbacks offense in narrow Game 3 loss
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Greg Moore / Arizona Republic:
Corbin Carroll, rest of offense fail Diamondbacks in Game 3 loss to Rangers
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Curt Hogg / Journal Sentinel:
Craig Counsell's contract is set to expire. It would be a mistake for Brewers to let him walk. — The day the Milwaukee Brewers were hoping would never come - or, at least, not this soon - is here. — Craig Counsell is about to be a free agent. — The man with the most wins as a manager …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Guardians coaches Mike Sarbaugh, Rigo Beltran, replay coordinator Mike Barnett won't be back — CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians still haven't named a manager to replace Terry Francona, but there are changes taking place on his old coaching staff. — Third base coach Mike Sarbaugh …
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Paul Hoynes / Plain Dealer:
Craig Counsell visits Cleveland to interview for Guardians' manager job
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Janis Carr / Orange County Register:
Clippers | Report: Clippers acquiring James Harden in trade with 76ers — The 10-time All-Star and former league MVP, 34, requested a trade in June when he opted into his $35.6 million player option for the 2023-24 season and had yet to play for the 76ers this season — James Harden is coming to the Clippers.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Mookie Betts is at the World Series, but not as player. ‘I have to do better, no matter what.’ — Mookie Betts wore a smile to the World Series. He stood behind the batting cage at Chase Field, little more than two weeks after the Dodgers season crashed to an unceremonious end on this very field.
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Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
Dodgers free-agent outlook: What could J.D. Martinez's market look like? — The offseason is upon us and, with it, some decisions — for the Dodgers and for their pending free agents. Just as we did last year, we will break down some of the Dodgers hitting the open market and what that market should bring for them.
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Sahadev Sharma / The Athletic:
MLB scouts on Cody Bellinger and the Cubs' need for a big bat in their lineup — With free agency kicking off five days after the World Series ends, the biggest question for the Cubs is how they approach Cody Bellinger. It's hard to know what team president Jed Hoyer will do …
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Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Frank Howard, the Washington Senators' ‘Capital Punisher,’ dies at 87 — One of baseball's most feared hitters, the gigantic slugger belted the final home run for the old Washington Senators in 1971 — When Major League Baseball returned to Washington in 2005, the Nationals played their games at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.
Rob Bradford / audacy.com:
Red Sox leaned on consultation from some notable names — STORY BEHIND CRAIG BRESLOW'S JOURNEY TO BEING THE RED SOX BOSS — Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy said a day after the regular season ended that the search for the next Chief Baseball Officer was going to be more exhaustive the previous two occasions.
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