Yost wins chess match over Bochy  —  All turned out well for Royals manager, and just the opposite for Giants skipper  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Magnus Carlson and Anatoly Karpov couldn't make it to Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, so Ned Yost and Bruce Bochy were in charge of the chess match.

SPORTS BLUE JAYS  —  KANSAS CITY -  —  The fact that Adam Lind had the highest batting average in the game amongst left-handed hitters has not been overlooked.  —  The Blue Jays first baseman/DH hit .354 (91-for-257) with six homers, 40 RBIs and a .942 OPS.

Yankees' CC Sabathia ready for a heavy workload in 2015  —  NEW YORK - As the World Series plays on, CC Sabathia's October baseball consists of twice-weekly throwing sessions at Yankee Stadium and unlimited thoughts of 2015.  —  Three months after his season-ending right knee surgery …

Twins Decline Jared Burton's Option  —  The Twins have declined their $3.6MM club option on right-hander Jared Burton, director of communications Dustin Morse announced (on Twitter).  Burton will receive a $200K buyout and hit the open market this winter.  —  Burton, 33, came to the Twins prior …

Angels Claim Jackson Williams From Rockies  —  The Angels announced (Twitter link) that they have claimed catcher Jackson Williams off waivers from the Rockies.  As MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez explains (also on Twitter), the Angels' 40-man roster is full, but Williams will head directly to the 60 …

Padres dismiss hitting coach Plantier  —  9/29/14: Padres executive vice president and GM A.J. Preller discusses the 2014 season and looks ahead to the offseason and beyond  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres have relieved Phil Plantier of his hitting-coach duties, a baseball source told MLB.com on Wednesday.

Rangers' 12-hour marathon meeting gives Jeff Banister chance to fix flaw in organization  —  Here are 10 things you might not know about newly hired Rangers manager Jeff Banister.  —  of  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — With baseball in bloom just yards away on a delightful Tuesday in the desert …

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Tribe fans' questions  —  9/26/14: Cody Allen induces a groundout to earn the save as the Indians earn a tight 1-0 victory over the Rays  —  What kind of relievers do you think Cleveland will be interested in this offseason?  And will Cody Allen still be the relief ace?

Mets to meet with former Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long: source  —  The Mets declined to comment, but according to the industry source Long is one of ‘a few candidates’ the Mets will be interviewing.  —  KANSAS CITY — Former Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long will meet with the Mets …

Palm Beach County approves funding for Nationals-Astros spring training complex but without a site  —  After years of searching for a spring training alternative to Viera, the Nationals took their most promising step yet in securing a partnership with a municipality in Florida.