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Associated Press:
Forecast washes out 2 games of Mets-Braves; doubleheader Mon. — ATLANTA — The final two games of a crucial series between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves were postponed Wednesday by heavy rains ahead of Hurricane Helene. — Now, a wild-card race that seemed headed to the final …
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Bill Trocchi / Associated Press:
Harris and Schwellenbach shine as Braves down Mets 5-1 in opener of pivotal series — Michael Harris II had three more hits, including a solo home run and an RBI double, and rookie Spencer Schwellenbach shut down the New York Mets again as the Atlanta Braves cruised to a 5-1 win Tuesday night …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
How Braves' decision for Mets series set up nightmare scenario with Hurricane Helene bearing down — ATLANTA — For reasons of business, logistics and perhaps gamesmanship, the Braves did not want to shift start times, days or locations for their series against the Mets despite forecasts …
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Dieter Kurtenbach / Mercury News:
Billionaire John Fisher stole Oakland's major-league future and blamed A's fans on his way out of The Town — On a quiet night in Alameda, when I open up the windows, walk the dog, or sit out on the porch, and if the wind is just right and the schedule aligns, I can hear it. — Bum nah nah nah.
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Geoff Pontes / Baseball America:
Kristian Campbell: Baseball America's 2024 Minor League Player Of The Year — No one saw Kristian Campbell's 2024 season coming. — When the Red Sox drafted the Georgia Tech product in the fourth round last year, his scouting report described a “slash-and-dash specialist.”
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Full regular-season grades for all 30 MLB teams — There are still a few days left in the regular season and a couple of playoff spots up for grabs, but let's hand out some final regular-season team grades. A few of these could change depending on who makes the playoffs and who doesn't …
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Chris Cotillo / masslive.com:
Red Sox making major change to uniform rotation but keeping yellows for '25 — Major changes are coming to the Red Sox' uniform rotation in 2025. — The Red Sox will retire their blue alternate jerseys and unveil a second City Connect uniform next year, the team's chief marketing officer, Adam Grossman, told MassLive on Tuesday.
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MLB.com:
Here are the 2024 Arizona Fall League rosters — It's almost time for the Arizona Fall League, which opens play on Oct. 7. Since the developmental league began play in 1992, it has spawned more than 3,000 big leaguers, including Hall of Famers Roy Halladay, Todd Helton …
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Craig Breslow takes stock of the state of the Red Sox and the team's path forward — TORONTO — How to judge the first year of Craig Breslow's tenure as the Red Sox chief baseball officer? — There are different ways of evaluating it: How did the team perform relative to expectations that were set last offseason?
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Mercury News:
A's win first game of final homestand at Oakland Coliseum in walk-off fashion — OAKLAND — For a few, fleeting moments, the A's, their fans, their city were afforded the privilege of collective amnesia. — In the bottom of the ninth on Tuesday night, the A's, as they've been wont to do over the last 57 years, made magic.
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Doug Feinberg / Associated Press:
Ionescu scores 36 points and Liberty advance to WNBA semifinals with 91-82 win over Dream — The New York Liberty have been focused on bringing the first championship to the franchise after falling just short last year. They moved one step closer to that goal as Sabrina Ionescu tied …
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Andrew Seligman / Associated Press:
GM Chris Getz says he understands frustration as White Sox wrap up historically bad season — General manager Chris Getz insisted he understands the frustration in Chicago. The White Sox came into Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels tied with the expansion 1962 New York Mets …
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