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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Yankee Stadium fans ejected for prying ball from Mookie Betts' glove  —  NEW YORK — Two fans at Yankee Stadium were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series after one pried a foul ball out of the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts on Tuesday night.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Freddie Freeman homers again for Dodgers early in Game 4 to set a pair of World Series records  —  One day, Freddie Freeman will look back on this World Series tear and shake his head in disbelief.  Just like everyone else.  —  Freeman broke a pair of Series records Tuesday when he homered yet again …
Brendan Kuty / New York Times:
Yankees fans ejected for prying open Mookie Betts' glove at World Series: ‘Mookie was swearing’  —  NEW YORK — In one of the wildest moments in recent World Series history, a New York Yankees fan grabbed the glove of Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts, pried it open and ripped the baseball out of his glove.
ESPN:
Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from World Series Game 5  —  Two New York Yankees fans have been banned from attending Game 5 of the World Series after interfering with Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts in Game 4.  —  The Yankees announced in a statement Wednesday that the fans …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series  —  A Yankees fan rips a ball out of Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts' glove in the first inning of Game 4 of the World Series.  The play was ruled an out because of fan interference.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Will Venable to be named White Sox manager (source)  —  CHICAGO - Happy birthday, Will Venable.  You are the new manager of the Chicago White Sox.  —  A source confirmed to MLB.com that Venable, who turned 42 Tuesday, will become the 44th manager in franchise history.  The White Sox did not comment on the report.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager  —  The Chicago White Sox are hiring Texas Rangers coach Will Venable to be their next manager, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday night.  —  Venable, 42, played nine years in the big leagues …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani returns after dislocating shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead  —  Shohei Ohtani wasn't on the team bus from Dodger Stadium to Los Angeles International Airport because he was getting tests Saturday night after partially separating his left shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
World Series 2024: Teoscar Hernandez is Dodgers' unsung star  —  After Freddie Freeman pulled a Kirk Gibson and before Yoshinobu Yamamoto completed a career-defining start, Teoscar Hernández made his own mark on this World Series, belting a two-run homer in Game 2 that provided …
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (shoulder) cleared to play in Game 3
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Scott Boras says Juan Soto wouldn't be a Yankee if Padres owner had lived  —  LOS ANGELES — High-powered agent Scott Boras stands near his front-row seat at Dodger Stadium, looks at his client - soon-to-be one of the wealthiest athletes in the world - and can't stop but think about how history could have been dramatically altered.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Dodgers will enter Juan Soto sweepstakes — thanks to Shohei Ohtani's contract
Rudy Gay / ThePlayerTribune:
If You Followed My Career, I'd Love For You to Read This  —  When you make an announcement like this one, you can't keep it a secret from literally everyone.  —  It's impossible.  —  You're gonna have your people you tell early.  Whether it's your dad, your wife, your best buddies from grade school …
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
How Yankees are viewing Aaron Boone's future with contract decision coming  —  The Yankees hold an option on Aaron Boone for 2025, and word is they are expected to at least pick that up.  —  That should come as no surprise since he took the Yankees to their first World Series in 15 years.  —  Video
 
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