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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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Bleacher Report
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Associated Press:
MLB: Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius needs Tommy John surgery — Yankees star shortstop Didi Gregorius needs Tommy John surgery on his right elbow after injuring himself making a throw in Boston during the AL Division Series, and there's no telling exactly when he'll be able to play again.
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Brian Cashman addresses Yankees' state after disappointing end to promising season — Pete Caldera, Staff Writer, @pcaldera — NEW YORK - The bruises were still fresh in the Bronx, less than 72 hours after the Yankees - built to contend for a World Series - were eliminated before making MLB's final four.
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NorthJersey.com
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone regrets the way he handled Luis Severino in Game 3, but Yankees are doubling down on Giancarlo Stanton — Regrets? The Yankees have a few. — Looking back at the 2018 season, evaluating for the winter and heading into 2019, Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman admitted there were mistakes made this season.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Yanks' Didi Gregorius to have Tommy John surgery, miss part of 2019
Discussion:
FanGraphs Baseball, USA Today, baseballmusings.com and NESN.com
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Didi Gregorius To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
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MLB Baseball News …, New York Daily News and Pinstripe Alley
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
$70M for Gregorius? Five questions Yankees should mull early
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MLB Trade Rumors
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker to throw out NLCS 1st pitch — MILWAUKEE — Back in the National League Championship Series for the first time since 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers decided to bring out the big gun, announcing that Mr. Baseball — Bob Uecker — will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Friday night's Game 1.
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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 …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Christian Yelich vs. Clayton Kershaw a matchup we're eager to see
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MLB Baseball News …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As Dodgers win big with extreme platooning, a theme emerges: ‘Throw your ego out the door’
ESPN:
Kershaw, Gonzalez open NLCS for Dodgers, Brewers
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MLB Baseball News …, Brew Crew Ball, True Blue LA and baseballmusings.com
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers to start Hyun-Jin Ryu, Walker Buehler, Rich Hill in NLCS Games 2, 3 and 4
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South Side Sox
Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Martin Maldonado won't mind trading in a halo for a ring … If he ever felt any apprehension joining the Houston Astros in the middle of a postseason run as he did this summer, former Angels catcher Martin Maldonado long ago dispelled it. — He said on Friday evening at Fenway Park …
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Chris Sale weighs in on Mookie Betts-J.D. Martinez debate for AL MVP — The Boston Red Sox have two viable MVP candidates on their ballclub. — Mookie Betts led the majors with a .346 average and became just the second player in franchise history to join the 30-30 club (32 homers and 30 stolen bases).
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Red Sox deal for Chris Sale will pay postseason dividends for years to come — BOSTON — Chris Sale has been with the Boston Red Sox just two years, but his acquisition must go down as one of the greatest trades in franchise history. — Maybe it's not the Heathcliff Slocumb for Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek heist of 1997.
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MLB Baseball News …, Minor League Ball and Over the Monster
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Ranking the four potential World Series matchups
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Surviving Grady, MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
Bob Nightengale / KHOU-TV:
ALCS: Managers A.J. Hinch, Alex Cora share brotherly bond, but now oppose each other
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, The Crawfish Boxes, Climbing Tal's Hill, The Athletic and USA Today
Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Rangers interview Joe Girardi for their open manager job — Joe Girardi was interviewed Friday by the Rangers during their search for a new manager. — Girardi, the former Yankees and Marlins manager, was the first person with big-league managerial experience interviewed by the Rangers …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers interview former Yankees manager Joe Girardi
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CBSSports.com and Lone Star Ball
USA Today:
Alex Rodriguez wears full Red Sox uniform on air after Yankees' ALDS loss — The bill came due for Alex Rodriguez on Friday night. — On FS1's postgame show after Game 1 of the NLCS between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, Rodriguez - longtime star for the Yankees …
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SBNation.com and Boston Globe
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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
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.
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
