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Juan Toribio / MLB.com:
Four wins away: Dodgers take NLCS, setting up World Series vs. Yanks — LOS ANGELES — After a second consecutive exit in the National League Division Series last year, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes and the rest of the Dodgers' front office laid out their offseason plan.
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Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers can't overcome Jack Flaherty's struggles in NLCS Game 5 loss to Mets — (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) — Before the sun had set in Queens on Friday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts faced a dilemma. — It was the third inning of Game 5 of the National League Championship Series.
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masslive.com:
Red Sox poaching young Rays executive for high-ranking front office role — As Craig Breslow heads into his second offseason at the helm of the Red Sox, he has made beefing up the club's front office a top priority. It appears the club is close to making a step toward that goal by poaching a young executive from a division rival.
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Everything is warmups for the New York Yankees until they get to the World Series — For the New York Yankees, the real opening day is World Series Game 1. A little bubbly for a playoff berth, the AL East, the Division Series and their 41st pennant were just warmups.
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Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com:
How many relievers will remain in Orioles bullpen in 2025? — Reliever Burch Smith doesn't rate as one of the bigger decisions awaiting the Orioles. However, he's on their agenda. — Smith is eligible for arbitration despite his name being missing from some lists.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees rally late, hold off Guardians to take 3-1 ALCS lead — CLEVELAND — The one lesson Giancarlo Stanton has taken from the past two nights of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field — a chaotic, thrilling, mind-blowing concoction of postseason theater distilled to its most intoxicating form — is simple.
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Guardians top Yankees on walk-off HR in 10th of ALCS Game 3 — CLEVELAND — An hour after the Guardians saved a season that was on the brink of doom, the massive scoreboard above the left-field bleachers still flashed with the words “Guardians win!” — That much was indisputable …
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Dianna Russini / New York Times:
Some Said Tua Tagovailoa Should Quit Football. He Hopes to Return by Next Week. — In the aftermath of his heated exchange with local radio hosts, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has succeeded in one thing: deflection. — Despite the team's blowout loss on his 82nd birthday …
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Associated Press:
Diamond Sports Group branded as FanDuel in new deal — SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The Diamond Sports Group's channels will soon be branded as FanDuel Sports Network. — The Diamond Sports Group, which is going through bankruptcy proceedings, and FanDuel made the announcement Friday.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees to replace injured Ian Hamilton with Mark Leiter Jr. — CLEVELAND — The New York Yankees didn't just lose a wild Game 3 to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. They also lost one of their relievers for the remainder of the postseason. — Ian Hamilton, who departed Thursday's game …
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Zachary D. Rymer / Bleacher Report:
The Most Likely Trade For All 30 MLB Teams in 2024-25 Offseason — The MLB postseason will run through November 2 at the latest, which means that the 2024-25 offseason will start sometime in the next two weeks. — It's a good time, then, to get up to speed with likely trade candidates from around the league.
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