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Arizona Diamondbacks beat Padres in season finale; now they wait to learn playoff fate — Nick Piecoro José M. RomeroArizona Republic — The Diamondbacks took care of business on Sunday afternoon. Now, they wait. — Their 11-2 win over the San Diego Padres at Chase Field kept their season alive for at least another day.
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Mets put their playoff hopes in danger by getting just two hits in 6-0 loss to Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Joey Ortiz drove in three runs for Milwaukee and the New York Mets mustered just two hits as their playoff hopes sustained another blow with a 6-0 loss to the Brewers on Saturday night.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Handing out MLB's 2024 awards: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge earn MVPs for all-time seasons — PHOENIX — We were entertained all season by one of the greatest shows on Earth with Shohei Ohtani hitting homers and stealing bases nearly every day - yet wondering whether Aaron Judge's season was even better.
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Shohei Ohtani steals 57th base, most by Japanese-born player — DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season Friday night against Colorado after earlier stealing base No. 57 to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
John Mozeliak, Oliver Marmol to remain in roles as ‘changes are coming’ to Cardinals — SAN FRANCISCO — After two seasons of being unable to keep up in the standings and several years of falling behind in modern player development, the Cardinals are poised to detail a “shift in direction” …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Marlins' Skip Schumaker won't return as manager in '25 — Miami Marlins manager Skip Schumaker will not return to the team in 2025, sources told ESPN, ending his tenure after two seasons and making him among the most coveted free agents this winter.
Ben Morse / CNN:
18-year-old files lawsuit over ownership of Shohei Ohtani's historic 50-50 ball, seeks to prevent auction — An 18-year-old has filed a lawsuit over the ownership of the ball Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with when he became the inaugural member of the 50-50 club.
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David Close / CNN:
Chicago White Sox make unwanted history by recording the most losses in a single modern MLB season — By losing to the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the 2024 White Sox entered the record books as one of the most inept teams in sports history. — Friday's defeat was Chicago's 121st of the season …
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Freida Frisaro / Associated Press:
What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US … Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state's Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
‘Sick of the talk,’ Blue Jays Kevin Gausman asks: What are we going to do now? — When Kevin Gausman signed his five-year, $110 million US deal to become a cornerstone of the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation back in December of 2021, he didn't sign up for ... this. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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Rick Farlow / Associated Press:
Braves win 3-0 behind Max Fried and Sean Murphy, but Royals still get to celebrate — Max Fried pitched three-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-0 victory over Kansas City on Friday night, but the Royals still got a chance to pop the corks on their first postseason berth since 2015.
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Xavier Edwards has MLB's first three-triple game since 2014 as Marlins rout Blue Jays 15-5 — TORONTO — Xavier Edwards had the first three-triple game in the majors since 2014, Jonah Bride homered twice and the Miami Marlins set a season high in runs by routing the Toronto Blue Jays 15-5 on Friday night.
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