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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Inside the 2024 White Sox's road to MLB's all-time worst record — MORE THAN 17,000 fans — and 375 dogs, attending the season's final Dog Day promotion — descended upon Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, there to see the Chicago White Sox set the modern-day mark for losses in a single season.
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MLB Power Rankings Week 26: Who's No. 1 entering playoffs? — We're down to the final days of the 2024 regular season — and there are still quite a few teams that have something to play for. — Which clubs will get to keep playing into October, and which will watch their playoff aspirations come to an end?
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Jeremy Cluff / Arizona Republic:
Will Arizona Diamondbacks make 2024 MLB playoffs? What odds, schedule say about chances — (This story was updated after Wednesday's MLB games.) — The Arizona Diamondbacks made the 2023 playoffs as the final seed in the National League and went on a memorable run all the way to a World Series appearance.
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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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Mercury News:
Live blog: Fans relish A's final game at Oakland Coliseum after 57-year tenure — Oakland A's play their final game at Coliseum on Thursday against Texas Rangers — This is it, the A's final game in Oakland. — Their 57-year run at the Coliseum comes to a close Thursday when they host the Texas Rangers.
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Last call: A's fans savor team's final game at Oakland Coliseum — OAKLAND — After 57 seasons at the Oakland Coliseum, the Athletics' final hours at their East Bay home began under an oppressive pall as baseball fans filtered through the gates on Thursday morning.
Laurence Miedema / Mercury News:
Did you know? Well-known and not-so-well-known tales of A's colorful history in Oakland
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Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
Lawsuit filed over ownership of Shohei Ohtani 50/50 ball — A fan who says he is the rightful owner of the Shohei Ohtani 50/50 home run ball has filed a civil lawsuit seeking to stop the scheduled auction of the ball, according to court records. — Max Matus, 18, filed suit Thursday …
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Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani's historic 50/50 home run ball to be auctioned
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USA Today:
Salvador Perez's inspiring Royals career gets MLB postseason return: ‘Kids want to be like him’ … 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 …
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Juan Arturo Recio / ESPN:
Wander Franco ordered to stand trial in sexual abuse case — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will stand trial on charges that he sexually abused a minor following a judge's ruling Thursday in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. — Judge Pascual Valenzuela determined that both the accusation …
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Doug Smith / Los Angeles Times:
UCLA baseball loses its home field — for now — in a lawsuit over its use of veteran land — The UCLA baseball program will be locked out of its stadium on veterans' land west of the campus starting at noon today under an order issued by a federal judge late Wednesday.
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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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Annie Costabile / Chicago Sun Times:
Sky fire coach Teresa Weatherspoon after one season — Less than three years removed from a WNBA title the Sky are looking for their fourth coach. — The Sky have fired coach Teresa Weatherspoon less than a year after her hire, according to multiple league sources.
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