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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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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.
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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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Orange County Register, New York Times, Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Phillies Nation, Deadspin, Yahoo Sports and Sportsnet.ca
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.
New York Times:
MLB's best playoff ballparks: Ranking the top environments for postseason madness
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Royals Review, Yahoo Sports and OnPattison
Tim Keown / ESPN:
Padres-Dodgers rivalry quickly becoming one of baseball's best
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The Boston Globe:
Red Sox parting ways with six coaches, including first base coach Andy Fox, sources say — The Red Sox will make several changes to their big league support staff after a third straight season missing the playoffs, a major league source told the Globe's Alex Speier.
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ESPN:
Francisco Lindor's grand slam sends Mets into NLCS with 4-1 win over Phillies in Game 4 of NLDS — NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in a storybook season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Francisco Lindor's grand slam lifts Mets by Phillies, into NLCS — NEW YORK — Before the New York Mets gathered for another celebratory team photo Wednesday night, after another thrilling postseason victory extended this dream season to the National League Championship Series …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Mariners' Jorge Polanco undergoes knee surgery — Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee and expects to be ready for the beginning of spring training, sources told ESPN. — Polanco, 31, a switch-hitter acquired …
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Seattle Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
Hank Sanders / New York Times:
Hurricane Milton Destroys Roof of Tropicana Field Stadium — The St. Petersburg stadium, home to M.L.B.'s Tampa Bay Rays, was being used to house emergency workers. Video showed parts of the fiberglass roof blowing in the wind. — Strong winds from Hurricane Milton tore through the roof …
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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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MLB Trade Rumors and San Diego Union-Tribune
New York Times:
Cross-Tabs: October 2024 Times/Siena Poll of the National Likely Electorate — Results of a nationwide New York Times/Siena College poll conducted among 3,385 likely voters from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6, 2024.
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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