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3:40 PM ET, October 5, 2015

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Nicholas Parco / New York Daily News:
Mets NLDS tickets are sold out while many remain for the Yankees wild card game  —  Good luck trying to get into Citi Field this month during the playoffs — but if you're going to Yankee Stadium, there seem to be plenty of open seats.  —  Ticketmaster sales showed Monday morning that seats …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Astros earn playoff berth thanks to Rangers
Billy Witz / New York Times:
Sputtering Yankees Are Rewarded After a Victory (by Arizona)
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Darren Rovell / ESPN:
Price of winning: Cubs' Kris Bryant has top-selling MLB jersey  —  20m - MLB KRIS BRYANT MADISON BUMGARNER BUSTER POSEY CLAYTON KERSHAW BRYCE HARPER ANTHONY RIZZO MATT HARVEY DAVID WRIGHT JACOB DEGROM CHICAGO CUBS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS LOS ANGELES DODGERS + more
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Cubs' Bryant Has MLB's Most Popular Jersey  —  Cubs rookie Kris Bryant had the most popular player jersey in Major League Baseball in 2015, the first rookie and the youngest player to have that distinction since jersey sales rankings began being made public in 2010.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
CC Sabathia Checks Into Alcohol Rehab  —  Yankees lefty CC Sabathia released a statement today announcing that he has checked himself into an alcohol rehabilitation program and will not be available for the postseason.  His statement, via Yankees press release, is as follows:
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Fire Matt Williams, Coaching Staff  —  10:45am: The Nationals announced that not only has Williams been fired, but the entire coaching staff has been let go as well.  Bench coach Randy Knorr, pitching coach Steve McCatty, hitting coach Rick Schu, third base coach Bobby Henley …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets rookie Steven Matz gets last chance to prove he's ready to pitch in NLDS  —  Steven Matz might be pitching for his playoff spot on Thursday.  The Mets' lefty, who is dealing with tightness behind his right shoulder blade, is tentatively scheduled to throw long-toss on Monday and a bullpen on Tuesday.
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Brad BiggsContact / Chicago Tribune:
Bears center Will Montgomery out for season … The Chicago Bears will be without veteran center Will Montgomery for the remainder of the season after he suffered a fractured left tibia in Sunday's 22-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders at Soldier Field.  —  Montgomery was rolled up from behind …
Roger Rubin / Newsday:
David Wright, vets already have addressed the lack of playoff experience … Anthony Rieber  —  Rieber: NLDS to feature elite pitching
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres To Hire New Manager To Replace Pat Murphy  —  The Padres have formally announced that interim manager Pat Murphy will not return to the team as manager next season, and that they'll look for a new manager to take his place.  The decision was widely expected, with a report last night indicating …
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
2015 Eastern League Top 20 Prospects  —  EASTERN LEAGUE TOP 20 PROSPECTS  —  The Eastern League this year overflowed with talent.  Of the 20 players on this list, 16 were taken in the top two rounds of the draft.  Only one was selected later than the fifth round, and that guy …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Daniel Fells / New Jersey Online:
Giants tight end Daniel Fells spent weekend in hospital, season likely over, source says  —  Tight end Daniel Fells' season is ending prematurely. … While the Giants were taking care of business in Buffalo, tight end Daniel Fells was hospitalized back home.
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
2016 MLB Draft Order  —  Now that the regular season is over, here's a preliminary look at the 2016 MLB Draft order.  This order will change as teams make decisions about extending qualifying offers and signing players who reject such offers.  —  Teams are given draft picks based on the reverse order of their 2015 records.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and Camden Chat
 
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