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Jimmy Golen / Toronto Sun:
After Series win with Astros, Cora aims to knock them out — BOSTON (AP) Alex Cora led Boston to a victory over the hated Yankees. Next up for the first-year Red Sox manager: The team he left after winning a World Series as a bench coach last season. — “I've been talking …
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Alex Cora pushed all the right buttons in getting Red Sox to ALCS — NEW YORK — John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, stood inside the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium late Tuesday night, answering questions from a group of reporters as the victory celebration blared in the background.
ESPN:
What if Eduardo Nunez had been playing back one more foot ... Here's one way it could have gone differently: Eduardo Nunez was playing 115 feet from home plate. The average third baseman this year, with two strikes on Gleyber Torres, played 117 feet deep. — What if Eduardo Nunez was playing 117 feet from home plate?
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Associated Press:
Cora sticking with David Price for Game 2 of ALCS vs Astros — BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox manager Alex Cora is sticking with David Price, saying Wednesday the left-hander will start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against Houston despite an unprecedented history of playoff struggles.
Hunter Atkins / Houston Chronicle:
Texas ties abound for Red Sox in ALCS vs. Astros — The familiarity between the managers in the American League Championship Series will be an exhaustively discussed topic leading into Game 1 on Saturday. — “Obviously there's some history between the two teams,” Astros manager A.J. Hinch said Wednesday.
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Over the Monster
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Confident Red Sox dismiss the doubters who think they don't have a chance against Astros
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
The Yankees sealed their 2018 fate when they refused to go after a stud starter like Jacob deGrom
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Boston Globe and Halos Heaven
Mike Fitzpatrick / Toronto Sun:
Home for good: Yankees eliminated by rival Red Sox in ALDS
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
The story behind Chris Sale pitching in Game 4
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NESN.com and The Athletic
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Should the Red Sox be worried about Craig Kimbrel?
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Over the Monster
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
For a team that won 100 games, the Yankees were surprisingly flawed, and those flaws were exposed in ALDS
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Boston Globe, New York Post, CBS Boston and NESN.com
Associated Press:
MLB tells panel it wants 0.25 percent ‘integrity fee’ from casinos — LAS VEGAS — Major League Baseball and the casino industry are entrenched in their views on a league proposal to get a cut from wagers placed on the sport following the repeal of a federal ban on sports betting earlier this year.
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Associated Press:
MLB: Houston shortstop Carlos Correa struggles with back problem as ALCS looms — Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa says he is in pain: Every swing and miss hurts his aching back, and on the bad days it can even be uncomfortable to walk. — Correa often puts on a brave face but he tells …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Left off the Dodgers' World Series roster last year, Curtis Granderson has moved on — The last time we saw Curtis Granderson ... well, we didn't see him. On the eve of the World Series in 2017, the Dodgers dropped him from their roster. He was 36. He never had ridden in a championship parade.
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Adam Kilgore / Chicago Tribune:
Under-fire umpire Angel Hernandez likely done for playoffs, but not for reason you think
ESPN:
Burgers and Brew(ers): Wisconsin restaurant ready to dish out free burgers if Brewers win 12 straight
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Anthony Fenech / USA Today:
What really happened between Detroit Tigers announcers involved in altercation? — At the beginning of the end of Mario and Rod, there was an early afternoon interview on the schedule. There was a comfortable chair in the visiting television booth at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.
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Report: Tigers won't retain TV broadcasters Mario Impemba and Rod Allen
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NBCSports.com and Detroit Free Press
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Moments to remember from the Detroit Tigers' 2018 season
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Bless You Boys
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
How much can the Phillies spend this offseason? | Extra Innings — For the Phillies, the postseason only reinforces that they are not real contenders yet. — The Atlanta Braves lived the Phillies' fantasy by winning the NL East with a young, mostly inexperienced roster.
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers have done significant due diligence on at least 7 managerial candidates, including Sandy Alomar Jr. and Mark DeRosa — The Rangers have yet to finalize their list of interviews for their vacant managerial spot, but have done significant due diligence on at least five external candidates …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds star prospect Taylor Trammell working on finding his voice — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Taylor Trammell, one of the Reds' top prospects, played well throughout the first half of the season and was named to the league's All-Star Game …
Craig EdwardsSpecial to / ESPN:
What's next for the losing teams from the Division Series? — With the conclusion of the divisional round of the playoffs, four teams advance with a shot at a title still alive. Conversely, four more teams join the rest of the league in thinking about next season.
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Ross Stripling was tipping pitches ‘big time’ but believes he's eliminated the issue — LOS ANGELES — After making the National League All-Star team in midseason, Ross Stripling had a 6.41 ERA in the second half and was left off the Dodgers' roster for their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves.
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Dansby Swanson expected to be 100 percent before spring training — The Braves aren't concerned that shortstop Dansby Swanson's hand injury will linger into next season. — Swanson, 24, was left off the postseason roster after partially tearing a ligament in his left hand.
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Miguel Andujar doesn't play for Yankees in Game 4, will wait on Rookie of the Year — Sean Farrell, Staff Writer, @seanfarrell92 — NEW YORK — As the Yankees season ended with another poor offensive night, the team's doubles machines could only watch from the bench.
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