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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Indians' Trevor Bauer ‘confident’ pinky won't make mess of Series start — Trevor Bauer of the Cleveland Indians throws during workouts for the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. — Chicago Tribune — When Trevor Bauer last took the mound in the American League Championship Series …
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Chicago Tribune, Let's Go Tribe, Bleacher Report, baseballmusings.com and Washington Post
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs undecided on Jake Arrieta's catcher for Game 2 — Photos of the 2015 NL Cy Young winner. — Chicago Tribune — One thing is for sure, Jake Arrieta will pitch in the ballpark formerly known as “The Jake” on Wednesday night when the Cubs face the Indians in Game 2 of the World Series.
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ESPN, Chicago Tribune, Red Reporter, Bleacher Report and Yahoo Sports
New York Daily News:
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says he'll meet with Indians to discuss Chief Wahoo logo — Commissioner Rob Manfred said he will meet with Cleveland Indians' ownership to discuss whether the team's controversial logo still has a place in Major League Baseball.
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Scene and Heard and Bleacher Report
ESPN:
Why the Cubs are in more trouble than you might think — CLEVELAND — Hey, far be it for us to send waves of alarm rippling through Cubs Nation after one game of a World Series — even if it's a game they happened to lose 6-to-zilch Tuesday night to the fearsome Corey Kluber/Andrew Miller/Cody Allen division …
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Associated Press and The Big Lead
Nancy Armour / USA Today:
Where's Steve Bartman? Cheering for the Cubs
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NESN.com, Halos Heaven, New York Post and The Big Lead
Fox Sports:
AP Was There: Cubs win the 1908 World Series
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Associated Press, baseballmusings.com and Sportsnet.ca
Rob Arthur / FiveThirtyEight:
Even The Data Thinks The Cubs May Have Been Cursed
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Royals Review, FanGraphs Baseball, Kansas City Star, SiriusXM Blog, South Side Sox and BBTF's Baseball Primer …
Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Cespedes will opt out, but Mets remain in picture — Star Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes plans to exercise his opt-out clause shortly after the World Series. — This should come as no surprise to anyone who follows the game, as it's a virtual lock that he tops the $47.5 million over two years he has remaining on his contract.
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Newsday, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com, Bleacher Report, Mets 101, Halos Heaven, Pinstripe Alley, Federal Baseball, MLB Daily Dish, Amazin' Avenue and New York Times
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Yoenis Cespedes to opt out of Mets deal with 2 years, $47.5 million left — Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes intends to opt out of his contract with the New York Mets following the World Series. But his representatives plan to wait until three days after the Series for the official move …
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Phillies Nation
FanSided:
FanSided Fan of the Year Official Rules — HOW TO ENTER: — This contest begins at 12:01 AM ET on October 24, 2016 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on November 4, 2016. To enter, consumers must email a 200 word essay or 2 minute video to Fansided at http://dev.fansided.com/fansided- sports-fan-year/.
Star Tribune:
Rangers official Thad Levine could be next general manager of Twins — Thad Levine, currently the assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers, has emerged as a candidate to work under Derek Falvey once he takes over as the Twins chief baseball officer, according to a source familiar with the Twins search.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Dallas Morning News, Bleacher Nation, Twin Cities, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball and Twinkie Town
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Evan Drellich / Boston Herald:
Dombrowski: Drew Pomeranz does not need surgery — A tumultuous year for Drew Pomeranz, one that put the left-hander in the middle of a spat between two clubs and MLB, seems to be ending on a high note: the Red Sox pitcher does not need surgery. — Pomeranz had soreness in his throwing forearm late …
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MLB Daily Dish, NBCSports.com and FenwayNation
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox May Not Hire New General Manager
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AZ Snake Pit, Over the Monster, NBCSports.com, Bleacher Report, Chowder and Champions, Yahoo Sports and Twinkie Town
Patrick Hogan / Fusion:
Hillary Clinton says she won't be the next ‘deporter-in-chief’ — These Iowa kids will charm the next president into fixing immigration, the environment, and school lunch
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Outright Lucas Harrell, Shawn Tolleson — The Rangers have outrighted right-handed pitchers Lucas Harrell and Shawn Tolleson, according to an announcement from VP of communications John Blake. Both pitchers ended the year on the 60-day DL, and now have the option to elect free agency.
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Lone Star Ball
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
There's Never Been a Draft Without a War — Dominican Republic players and trainers protested a possible international draft by boycotting the Dominican national showcase scheduled for today (Wednesday) and Thursday: … Well, MLB wants the draft, and the union doesn't really care, so like it or not, the fight is with MLB.
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MLB Daily Dish and Baseball America
