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MLB.com:
Here are all of this year's Gold Glove Award finalists  —  The 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Tuesday morning, with winners set to be unveiled on ESPN's “Baseball Tonight” on Nov. 3 at 8:30 p.m. ET.  —  Both leagues have three finalists at each position …
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Where Rays will play in 2025 one of many questions after Trop damage  —  The team should have a better idea in the next few weeks when, or if, it can return to its home stadium that was battered by Hurricane Milton.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The first week since Hurricane Milton shredded …
Andrew Baggarly / New York Times:
San Francisco Giants' Bryan Price to step aside as pitching coach  —  A year ago at this time, Giants manager Bob Melvin convinced Bryan Price, his longtime friend, pitching coach and fellow Cal baseball alum, to put on a major-league uniform again.  If it were for anyone except Melvin …
Joe Vardon / New York Times:
Detroit Pistons' changes range from staff to roster to wardrobe — all with one goal in mind  —  DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons are fully invested in making sure this season is better than the last, right down to a subtle but distinct change to the team dress code at practice.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Dodgers keeping Ohtani at leadoff for NLCS Game 3 vs. Mets  —  NEW YORK — Despite far better numbers hitting with men on base this postseason, Shohei Ohtani won't be moved down in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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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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.
 
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