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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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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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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 …
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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Justice Delos Santos / Mercury News:
What fans should expect at A's final game at Oakland Coliseum — Oakland Athletics will play their final game at the Coliseum on Thursday — On Thursday, Oakland will say goodbye to its last major-league sports team. The A's, who have called The Town their home since 1968, will play their final game at the Coliseum.
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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 …
Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani's historic 50/50 home run ball to be auctioned — The coveted Shohei Ohtani 50/50 home run ball has been consigned to collectibles marketplace Goldin and bidding will begin Friday. — The Los Angeles Dodgers star is the only player in baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season.
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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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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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USA Today:
MLB playoff bracket: How postseason, wild card races are shaping up in final week of season … Gannett may earn revenue from sports betting operators for audience referrals to betting services. Sports betting operators have no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent …
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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