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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Royals Sweep Orioles to Advance to World Series — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For almost three decades, the gold crown above the scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium has mocked the home team. The Kansas City Royals had not been kings of anything since 1985, when they won their only championship.
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Associated Press:
Royals advance to first World Series since '85 — @KC 2, BAL 1 — Scoring Summary — E Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Escobar and N Aoki scored, E Hosmer safe at second on error by catcher C Joseph. — 3rd — R Flaherty homered to right (432 feet). — Game Information
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Pitching, defense, timely hitting put KC on verge of World Series — 10/14/14: Ned Yost discusses the brilliant defensive plays by Mike Moustakas and Jeremy Guthrie's outstanding start in a Game 3 victory — KANSAS CITY — Mike Moustakas tumbling into a group of fans to make a spectacular catch …
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Playoffs Today — The Orioles play for their post-season life as they send Miguel Gonzalez against Jason Vargas and the Royals in Kansas City. The Royals lead the ALCS three games to none, and a victory today sends Kansas City to the World Series with home field advantage.
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David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Schuerholz on report of Hart declining GM job: “Not accurate” — Braves president John Schuerholz read a Yahoo Sports report that said interim general manager John Hart has turned down the Braves' offer to take the job full-time, prompting the team to focus on assistant GM John Coppolella …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Braves Interim GM John Hart — TODAY: The report is not accurate, Schuerholz tells David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Though he did not provide details as to where things stand, the club president said: “at best the article was not accurate with either the facts or the assumptions.”
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Rangers decline $14 million option on outfielder Alex Rios — The Rangers are declining outfielder Alex Rios' $14 million option, as expected. The club chose instead to pay the $2 million buyout on the veteran outfielder, who now becomes a free agent. — Word is, the team has informed Rios …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Friedman leaving Rays for Dodgers — UPDATE, 6:04: Some quick notes from the conference call: — * Sternberg said he has always considered Silverman the top choice to take over if Friedman ever left, that he is “absolutely the right person.” — * Silverman said they will maintain …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Hire Andrew Friedman As President Of Baseball Operations
Dodgers Hire Andrew Friedman As President Of Baseball Operations
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Ramona Shelburne / ESPN:
Dodgers tap Rays' Friedman to run baseball side
Dodgers tap Rays' Friedman to run baseball side
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Associated Press:
Giants up 2-1 on Cards after walk-off error — H Pence doubled to right, B Posey scored, P Sandoval to third. — 1st — T Ishikawa doubled to deep right (381 feet), P Sandoval, H Pence and B Belt scored. — 4th — K Wong tripled to deep right (377 feet), J Jay and M Holliday scored.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor Moves: Bernadina, Diaz, Balester — Here are today's minor moves and outright assignments from around the league... - Outfielder Roger Bernadina has elected free agency, thereby freeing a 40-man roster spot for the Dodgers, the team announced last night (Twitter link).
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
San Diego can bring back starter, who missed all of '14, for $4 million — 3/14/13: Josh Johnson gets Jean Segura on a swinging strike for his first punchout of the game — SAN DIEGO — Last Thursday, without fanfare and far from a big league ballpark, Josh Johnson picked up a baseball …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
New manager's statement drew attention of La Russa, Stewart — New D-backs manager Chip Hale discusses the opportunity to manage a Major League club and his expectations for the team going forward — PHOENIX — During his managerial interview with the Arizona Diamondbacks …
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Don Ketchum / MLB.com:
Reds prospect hit .455 with a homer, two doubles, seven RBIs to open Fall League play — MLBPipeline.com's Bernie Pleskoff likes the sweet left-handed swing of Reds prospect Jesse Winker — SURPRISE, Ariz. — Twenty years ago, there was a young man who played in the Arizona Fall League named Derek Jeter …
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
Texas Rangers trim managerial field to three candidates, should have resolution by end of week — The Rangers should have a new manager by the end of the week. — The club announced Tuesday that it had narrowed its list of managerial candidates to three: Interim manager Tim Bogar …
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Evan Grant / Texas Rangers Blog:
Texas Rangers begin culling managerial candidates
Texas Rangers begin culling managerial candidates
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