Top News:
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.
Discussion:
New York Post, Associated Press, New York Times, The Boston Globe, Awful Announcing, Cup of Coffee, Los Angeles Times, Dodgers Nation, WFAA-TV, New York Daily News, Boston.com, Yahoo Sports, Front Office Sports, UPI, True Blue LA, Dodger Blue, Bleacher Nation, Chicago Tribune, New Jersey Online, NESN.com, Arizona Republic, masslive.com, BVM Sports and Yahoo Entertainment
RELATED:
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 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 …
Discussion:
Orange County Register, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, Daily News, Dodgers Nation, BVM Sports, Camden Chat, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, New York Times, Plain Dealer, FanGraphs Baseball, New Jersey Online, Sportsnaut, Arizona Sports, Chicago Tribune, WFAA-TV, masslive.com, Newsday, Sportico, USA Today, Associated Press, The Japan Times, baseballmusings.com and Mercury News
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.
Discussion:
New York Post, True Blue LA, New York Times and Yahoo Sports
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Dodgers upend Yanks with historic comeback for 8th World Series title — NEW YORK - To win it all, the Dodgers had to give it all. Had to stare down an ugly early deficit. Had to empty their bullpen. Had to rally against Gerrit Cole and then against the Yankees' best relievers.
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.
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Dodgers' Jack Flaherty knocked out in second inning by Yankees in World Series Game 5 — Jack Flaherty was chased early for the second straight time when trying to clinch a postseason series for his hometown team, giving up four runs and getting just four outs as the New York Yankees burst …
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series
Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
World Series 2024: Teoscar Hernandez is Dodgers' unsung star
World Series 2024: Teoscar Hernandez is Dodgers' unsung star
Discussion:
Dodger Blue, Dodger Insider, True Blue LA, New York Times and Lookout Landing
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.
RELATED:
ESPN:
White Sox officially make Will Venable new manager
White Sox officially make Will Venable new manager
Discussion:
Chicago Sun Times, Yahoo Sports, Chicago Tribune, MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors, baseballmusings.com and BVM Sports
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager
Sources: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager
Discussion:
Chicago Sun Times, Cincinnati.com, Yahoo Sports, Chicago Tribune, Plain Dealer, BVM Sports, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Lone Star Ball, Bleacher Nation, UPI, Sportsnaut, Last Word On Baseball, South Side Sox, New York Post, Sox Machine, masslive.com, New York Times, Battery Power and Sports Illustrated
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves, Angels Swap Jorge Soler For Griffin Canning — The Angels and Braves wasted little time hammering out the first significant trade of the offseason, as the teams announced Thursday that they've agreed on a swap sending designated hitter Jorge Soler to Anaheim in exchange for righty Griffin Canning.
Discussion:
cubsinsider.com, Battery Power, Bleacher Nation, NBC Sports Bay Area …, Yahoo Sports and BVM Sports
RELATED:
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Bob Costas, 72, Is Retiring From Broadcasting Major League Baseball — 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.
Discussion:
Associated Press, New York Post, Awful Announcing, Yahoo Sports, BVM Sports and masslive.com
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.”
Discussion:
New York Times, Bleacher Nation, FOX 2, MLB Trade Rumors, Last Word On Baseball and BVM Sports
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.
Discussion:
WI Sports Heroics, BVM Sports, cubsinsider.com, Marquee Sports Network, MLB.com and Chicago Sun Times
ESPN:
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.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com