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Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
The ‘Sinister Sling’ and the multitudes of Manny Machado — Yep, I said it, right there on national TV. — During Fox Sports' Sunday night broadcast of Game 2 of the Division Series, I spoke about an emotional meeting Manny Machado led in the San Diego Padres' dugout.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres dump drama, beat Dodgers in Game 3 of NL Division Series — This time was something else. — This time, the ball went off Jurickson Profar's glove. This time, the Dodgers came back. — This time, however, had the same result. — Because the Padres stayed the same.
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Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers can't overcome disastrous inning in NLDS Game 3 loss to Padres — (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) — In the run-up to this week's National League Division Series, it was the quietest player on the Dodgers roster who delivered the most profound speech.
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New York Times:
Dodgers' Dave Roberts says Manny Machado threw at him with ‘intent behind it’ — SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday he thought San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a baseball at him between innings of Game 2 of the NLDS, adding yet another layer …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Tatis HR highlights Padres' big inning in Game 3 win vs. Dodgers — SAN DIEGO — For Fernando Tatis Jr., baseball's purest form occurs back home, in the Dominican Republic, within the raucous stadiums and the tense environments unique to what is colloquially known as winter ball.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dave Roberts questions Manny Machado's throw into Dodgers' dugout — SAN DIEGO — The baseball that San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw toward the Dodgers' dugout Sunday night — triggering another heated back-and-forth between him and Los Angeles pitcher Jack Flaherty …
New York Times:
MLB's best playoff ballparks: Ranking the top environments for postseason madness — No major-league ballpark holds more fans than Dodger Stadium. Its 56,000 seats blend high-wattage celebrities with anonymous diehards to create one of baseball's loudest, most intense atmospheres. It's intimidating.
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
Padres-Dodgers rivalry quickly becoming one of baseball's best — LOS ANGELES — The best rivalry in baseball arrived with warnings that went unheeded. The elements have been there for some time, but it took the first two games of the National League Division Series for everything to spill into the margins.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB to produce local games for Guardians, Brewers, Twins — Major League Baseball announced Tuesday it will produce and distribute local games for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins for next season, signaling that all three teams will break away from the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group.
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John Powers / The Boston Globe:
Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies at 83 — Luis Tiant, a Cuban emigré whose pitching heroics spurred the Red Sox to the 1975 World Series and made him the city's first Latino sports superstar, died Tuesday, the Globe confirmed via a team source. He was 83.
San Diego State Aztecs:
Former MLB All-Star Mark Melancon Added to Aztec Baseball Staff — San Diego State baseball head coach Shaun Cole made a huge splash with his latest staff addition, appointing former MLB All-Star reliever Mark Melancon as the Aztecs' pitching development coordinator.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
MLB playoffs: Yankees' Aaron Judge seeks October redemption — NEW YORK — It's been 11 years since the New York Yankees drafted Aaron Judge. Eleven years of the towering slugger absorbing the franchise's unyielding championship doctrine. Eleven years, from A-ball in Charleston …
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Jason Burke / Sports Illustrated:
A's David Forst says payroll expected to increase for 2025 in Sacramento — While A's GM David Forst mentioned that payroll is expected to go up heading into next season previously, he said it again at Friday's end-of-season media call. He also acknowledged that it could be tricky selling free agents on coming to play in Sacramento.
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