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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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Associated Press, Pinstripe Alley and New Jersey Online
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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FanGraphs Baseball, Yahoo Sports and New York Times
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.
Discussion:
Camden Chat and MLB Trade Rumors
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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MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power
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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Bleacher Nation, Pro Football Rumors, New York Post and NESN.com
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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masslive.com, New York Times, Associated Press, Bleacher Nation, Battery Power, USA Today, baseballmusings.com and Sportico
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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New York Times, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo Sports, New York Daily News, MLB.com, New York Post, MLB Trade Rumors and Battery Power
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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Associated Press, New York Times, New York Post, True Blue LA, Orange County Register and Yahoo Sports
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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Sports Illustrated
