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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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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: Yahoo Sports
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Yankee fans who interfered with Mookie Betts banned from Game 5 of World Series
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.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Sources: White Sox to name Will Venable their next manager
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.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Angels land slugger Jorge Soler from Braves for RHP Griffin Canning
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.
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.”
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
 
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