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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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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 …
Brendan Kuty / New York Times:
Yankees fans ejected for prying open Mookie Betts' glove at World Series: ‘Mookie was swearing’
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
World Series champs! How Dodgers validated their dominance — NEW YORK — Two days before the Los Angeles Dodgers' postseason began, Freddie Freeman felt a twinge in his rib cage when he took a swing during a simulated game. He vowed to ignore it. It's not as if he wasn't already in pain.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Dodgers upend Yanks with historic comeback for 8th World Series title
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Dodgers' Jack Flaherty knocked out in second inning by Yankees in World Series Game 5
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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
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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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White Sox officially make Will Venable new manager — Will Venable agreed to terms on a multiyear contract to serve as the manager of the Chicago White Sox, the team announced Thursday. — Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed for Venable, who spent the past two seasons with the Texas Rangers as an associate manager.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Bob Costas retires from MLB play-by-play duties after 4-plus decades — Bob Costas is retiring as a Major League Baseball play-by-play caller, marking the end of a legendary run in which he became synonymous with the game over four decades and earned a place in the broadcasting wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Angels land slugger Jorge Soler from Braves for RHP Griffin Canning — The Atlanta Braves traded outfielder Jorge Soler to the Los Angeles Angels for right-hander Griffin Canning on Thursday, kicking off the hot stove season with a deal that sends a power bat to Los Angeles and adds pitching depth …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves, Angels Swap Jorge Soler For Griffin Canning
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New York Times:
Cubs planning to add Quintin Berry to Craig Counsell's coaching staff: Sources — The Chicago Cubs are planning to hire Quintin Berry as their new third-base coach, team and league sources told The Athletic, adding a base-running expert who previously worked with Craig Counsell and the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Juan Soto eyeing a historic $700 million MLB free agency contract — Top free agent hitter Juan Soto's new magic number is thought to be $700M (or more) — and that's a solid $700M, not the record $700M contract that's 97 percent deferred that Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani received from the Dodgers.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals decline 2025 options for Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn, seek ‘maximum flexibility’ — (Video by Ethan Erickson, Post-Dispatch) — In the opening hours of the offseason, the Cardinals offered the first direct glimpse of how they intend to trim down and reshape their roster as part of the organizational “reset.”
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Fisher offers $1B for Vegas stadium; A's post night-heavy '25 plan — Athletics owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the construction of a stadium in Las Vegas while U.S. Bank and Goldman Sachs will offer a $300 million loan, club executive Sandy Dean said Thursday.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Yanks' Juan Soto on free agency: Will hear ‘every single team’ — NEW YORK — Just days after losing in the World Series, New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto will hit the open market as one of the most sought-after players in recent history. — Soto's talent and age — he turned 26 last week …
