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Buster Olney / ESPN:
NL Championship Series matchups we can't wait to see — Here are five matchups to watch in the National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers: — As ESPN researcher Paul Hembekides noted on the podcast Wednesday, the Brewers have had great success …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Christian Yelich vs. Clayton Kershaw a matchup we're eager to see — MILWAUKEE — If a best-of-seven playoff series can have a tone-setting moment in the first inning of Game 1, then make sure you're watching Friday night when all-world pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes on National League MVP favorite Christian Yelich.
ESPN:
Dodgers add Julio Urias to NLCS roster — MILWAUKEE — The Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprising decision with their National League Championship Series roster, adding 22-year-old phenom Julio Urias as part of their bullpen mix. — Urias, formerly the organization's top starting-pitching prospect …
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Ranking the four potential World Series matchups — Ten teams survived the regular season for a chance to win a World Series title. — After the division series, four teams remain — the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers.
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MLB Baseball News …, Over the Monster and Surviving Grady
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Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Those rooting for a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series are going to be disappointed — Boston Red Sox star Mookie Betts, left, and former Oriole and current Los Angeles Dodgers standout Manny Machado, right, could face off in the World Series. — No one can blame the World Series television rights holder …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As Dodgers win big with extreme platooning, a theme emerges: ‘Throw your ego out the door’ — MILWAUKEE - Max Muncy and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates were only a few minutes into their charter flight to the National League Championship Series on Thursday afternoon when it was determined Muncy …
Baltimore Sun:
Staff picks for baseball's 2018 American League and National League Championship Series
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yankees' Aaron Boone says he was ‘greedy’ with pitching moves in ALDS — NEW YORK — With the benefit of hindsight, New York Yankees first-year manager Aaron Boone admitted Friday that he left starting pitcher Luis Severino in Monday's Game 3 of the American League Division Series too long.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Didi Gregorius To Undergo Tommy John Surgery — Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius underwent an MRI yesterday that revealed a ligament tear in his right elbow, manager Aaron Boone revealed to reporters today (all Twitter links via The Athletic's Marc Carig). He'll require Tommy John surgery …
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MLB Baseball News …, New York Daily News, Pinstripe Alley and FanGraphs Baseball
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yanks' Didi Gregorius to have Tommy John surgery, miss part of 2019 — New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss part of the 2019 season, the team announced Friday. — “We're optimistic that he'll be back at some point during the season,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
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USA Today, FanGraphs Baseball and NESN.com
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Yankees and Red Sox determined their fates in the offseason with these two moves
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
$70M for Gregorius? Five questions Yankees should mull early
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MLB Trade Rumors
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' David Robertson: I'd ‘like’ to return, but ...
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CBSSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
Baseball America:
Arizona League Top 20 Prospects — Brayan Rocchio — AZL Indians — Age: 17. B-T: B-R. Ht: 5-10. Wt: 150. — Signed: Venezuela, 2017. — Rocchio's reputation for advanced instincts and game awareness preceded his early July arrival in the Arizona League.
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redsminorleagues.com and Lone Star Ball
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Grant Lavigne / Baseball America:
Pioneer Top 20 — Grand Junction (Rockies) — Age: 19.
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redsminorleagues.com and Brew Crew Ball
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene progressing from elbow injury, hopes to start throwing by January — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — GOODYEAR, Arizona - Throughout the last two months, Hunter Greene has completed the same routine nearly every day.
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Redleg Nation
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Shed Long, who can be a ‘game changer,’ is working on his consistency
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redsminorleagues.com, Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers interview former Yankees manager Joe Girardi — The Rangers have added a fourth external candidate to their managerial search and it's a big name with a big ring: Joe Girardi. — According to three sources, Girardi, who managed the New York Yankees for 10 seasons …
Discussion:
CBSSports.com and Lone Star Ball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Even after 148 wins and 14 seasons, Wainwright calls return to Cardinals ‘a fresh start’ — The inning was not without its welts. The first three batters reached base, two scored, one on an error, and by the end the Cubs were on their way toward a victory in the final week of the season.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Astros keep finding new ways to dominate — An old Tom Seaver quote explains a lot about the success of the Houston Astros: “The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.” — Now, we know a fastball can't actually rise. So what was Seaver talking about?
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phillies coach Dusty Wathan will interview for Texas Rangers managerial job — Phillies third-base coach Dusty Wathan is among the candidates for the vacant job as the Texas Rangers manager, a source with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night. Wathan, 45, was the runner-up to Gabe Kapler …
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Phillies Nation and Dallas Morning News
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