Ballbug: Hart made president as Braves end GM search (Associated Press)

Giants' Strickland: ‘My emotions got the best of me’ — Giants reliever Hunter Strickland has a fiery right arm and a mound demeanor to match. — “He's an intense kid,” manager Bruce Bochy said. — Wednesday night, that intensity mixed with the frustration of Strickland allowing …

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Giants' Bullpen Melts Down in 7-2 Loss to Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Giants manager Bruce Bochy signaled to his bullpen and got no relief. Over and over. — While the Kansas City Royals showed off their late-inning heat, San Francisco's relievers melted down.

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Jayson Stark / ESPN:

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.

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Chris Haft / MLB.com:
Lefty 3-0 in Fall Classic; SF wins 7th straight in Series, snaps KC run

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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:

Corner outfielders will both be free agents at end of next season — 9/23/14: Jason Heyward scores from third on Andrelton Simmons' double play, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead — ATLANTA — Looking back on the disappointing season the Braves recently completed, one could argue that Jason Heyward …

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Associated Press:

Hart made president as Braves end GM search — ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have made John Hart their president of baseball operations. — With Hart accepting the newly created title, the Braves no longer are looking for a general manager. — Hart became interim general manager Sept. 22.

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Toronto Sun:

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.

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Chris Iott / MLive.com: Torii Hunter likely to continue baseball career in 2015: ‘I really want to play with the Tigers’

Ben Nicholson-Smith / Sportsnet.ca:
Bautista: 50-50 chance Cabrera returns to Jays

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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:

Michael Cuddyer is a perfect free agent fit for NY Mets, who like him — The Mets are highly reluctant to trade any of their young pitchers this winter, despite an urgent need to upgrade the offense. It's not impossible to imagine Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom …

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Mberardino / Twins Now:

Twinsights: Chris Colabello reveals serious thumb injury suffered in April — Having sold one Kris (Johnson) to the Japanese Central League this week, could the Twins launch a similar relocation plan for another Chris (Colabello)? — After all, it was just last offseason that the Twins …

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Mike Aviles / Plain Dealer:

Cleveland Indians expected to exercise $3.5 million option on Mike Aviles — The Indians are expected to exercise Mike Aviles' club option for 2015. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press) — Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group

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CSN Chicago:

Cubs: Ricketts may be close to deal for some Wrigley rooftops — Your browser does not support iframes. — With the long delayed Wrigley Field renovation project finally underway and the demolition of the bleachers the first step in a $575 million overhaul of the stadium and surrounding area …

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Clark / Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.com:

‘Marlins Man’ puts Miami front and center at World Series — › — ‹ — The Marlins have made it to the World Series. — Or at least one very visible fan has. — In a sea of blue, Laurence Leavy's orange “Marlins” shirt stands out in the crowd, especially …

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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:

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 …

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