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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 …
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 …
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Ohtani nearly unstoppable with RISP, but ... NEW YORK — Bunt, steal, whatever it takes to get Shohei Ohtani to the plate with runners in scoring position, says Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, who might be doing the same thing if he were managing the Dodgers instead of watching the NLCS from the broadcast trailer.
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Larry Brown Sports, New York Post and baseballmusings.com
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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.
ESPN:
Padres' Luis Arraez recovering from left thumb surgery — National League batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres said he underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb Wednesday. — Arraez said he played through the injury for the entire second half of the season.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, MLB Trade Rumors and BVM Sports
Brittany Ghiroli / New York Times:
Jerry Reinsdorf open to selling White Sox: Sources — Longtime majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf is open to selling the Chicago White Sox, sources briefed on the matter but not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Athletic. The 88-year-old Reinsdorf is in active discussions with a group led by former big leaguer Dave Stewart.
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Forbes, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, Chicago Sun Times, Sox Machine, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation, Yahoo Sports and Larry Brown Sports
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 …
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports and BVM Sports
Sun-Sentinel:
Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15. Here's what to know — PHILADELPHIA — Medicare's fall open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is an opportunity to review your benefits and make changes for 2025. — Signing up for Medicare or changing plans can seem daunting …
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Denver Post, Orange County Register and Boston Herald
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.
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MLive.com, Detroit Bad Boys, Plain Dealer, BVM Sports and Larry Brown Sports
Sam Amick / New York Times:
Why the Bucks believe they'll be better: Motivation, peace and the power of Doc (and talk) — IRVINE, Calif. — This should be an uncomfortable topic, but Giannis Antetokounmpo has decided to take a different, more comical, tack. — The Milwaukee Bucks star is standing on the court at UC Irvine …
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Last Word On Basketball, Brew Hoop and Larry Brown Sports
Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
The Dream Postseason That Saved Baseball — One year after the least-watched World Series in history, MLB has lucked into a playoffs that features the biggest teams and the best players—and fans can't get enough — This might come as a surprise, but there actually was a World Series last year.
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True Blue LA
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 …