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Tim Britton / New York Times:
Exclusive: Mets' Brandon Nimmo reveals he's dealing with plantar fasciitis — LOS ANGELES — Add injury to insult. — Brandon Nimmo revealed to The Athletic after Sunday night's Game 1 loss in the National League Championship Series that he has been dealing with plantar fasciitis …
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Arizona Diamondbacks 2024 Player Review: Luis Frías — The D-backs righty didn't spend long with the club in 2024. — Reviews for players that still have rookie eligibility for 2025 will appear in our prospect season reviews. Players are presented in the reverse order of their aWAR …
Associated Press:
MLB playoffs averaging 3.33M viewers through division series — NEW YORK — Major League Baseball's postseason is averaging 3.33 million viewers going into the league championship series, an 18% increase over last year's average of 2.82 million. — The division series averaged 3.56 million viewers …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
‘Swaggy V,’ Mets answer in grand fashion to knot NLCS — Confident Vientos meets moment with emphatic slam after L.A. intentionally walks Lindor — LOS ANGELES — From his perch in the on-deck circle at Dodger Stadium, Mark Vientos looked across the field, where opposing manager Dave Roberts …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees add Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman to roster for ALCS — NEW YORK — Four wins shy of their first World Series appearance since 2009, the New York Yankees included veterans Anthony Rizzo and Marcus Stroman on their roster for the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians.
ESPN:
Dodgers tie postseason mark of 33 straight scoreless innings, top Mets 9-0 in NLCS opener — LOS ANGELES — After spending the first seven years of his big league career back East, Jack Flaherty came home. He joined a winning team in the Los Angeles Dodgers and helped make a bit of playoff history.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Thomas' slam off Skubal helps Guardians by Tigers, into ALCS — CLEVELAND — Guardians center fielder Lane Thomas understands moments like the one presented to him in Game 5 of the AL Division Series on Saturday don't happen often when an ace like Tarik Skubal of the Tigers is on the mound.
