Top News:
Danny Picard / Metro:
Metro Exclusive: Astros may have been cheating in Game 1 against Red Sox — MLB acknowledged the incident Tuesday night — Whatever the Houston Astros were trying to do at Fenway Park during Game 1 of the ALCS on Saturday night, they got caught. — In the third inning of the first game …
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Forbes, Boston Globe, NESN.com, MLB Baseball News …, Sporting News, Washington Post, Deadspin, CBS Boston, Let's Go Tribe, The Sports Daily, Bleacher Nation and The Verge
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Associated Press:
Altuve is Astros DH vs. Red Sox in ALCS Game 3 — HOUSTON (AP) — Six-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve is a designated hitter for the Houston Astros in the playoffs for the first time. — Astros manager A.J. Hinch has Altuve as the DH for Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against Boston.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Jackie Bradley Jr. again delivers for Red Sox with 8th-inning grand slam — HOUSTON — The American League Championship Series is only three games old, but already it might have found its MVP. — Jackie Bradley Jr., the Boston Red Sox center fielder who at one point this regular season batted .161 …
Associated Press:
Bradley's slam helps Red Sox beat Astros 8-2 in ALCS … Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a grand slam, Nathan Eovaldi hushed Houston a day after some social media trash talk and the Boston Red Sox beat the Astros 8-2 on Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
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CBS Boston
Ted Berg / Arizona Republic:
Red Sox pull away with Jackie Bradley Jr.'s late grand slam, take 2-1 ALCS lead over Astros — HOUSTON — In a tense Game 3 in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Minute Maid Park, the Boston Red Sox pulled away late with a Jackie Bradley Jr. grand slam in the eighth inning en route to a 8-2 victory over the Houston Astros.
Discussion:
USA Today
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Nathan Eovaldi, Dallas Keuchel part of ALCS Game 3 intrigue — HOUSTON — Nathan Eovaldi is only the second-best pitcher ever who can throw 100 mph and hails from Alvin, Texas. — That's not an insult. — The other one is Nolan Ryan. — Alvin is a town of 26,000, located 30 miles south of Houston.
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The Crawfish Boxes and Bless You Boys
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Fueled by Alex Bregman's Instagram post, Red Sox, Steve Pearce make Astros pay — HOUSTON — Boston Red Sox first baseman Steve Pearce, infuriated by Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman's Instagram post, swore they would be the ones talking last. — Pearce, taking a page …
Bob Nightengale / KHOU-TV:
Alex Bregman trolls Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi with Instagram post
Discussion:
USA Today, MLB Baseball News …, Lookout Landing and The Sports Daily
Jamie Galvan / KHOU-TV:
LIVE BLOG: Astros aim to take lead in ALCS at Minute Maid
Discussion:
South Side Sox and The Crawfish Boxes
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Pearce on Bregman: 'We'll see who is talking at the end of the series'
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Boston Globe, Over the Monster, baseballmusings.com, CBS Boston and NESN.com
Associated Press:
Brewers, Dodgers tweak lineups for Game 4 of NLCS — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Infielder Jonathan Schoop is getting his first start for the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. — He is hitting sixth on Tuesday. Schoop replaces Travis Shaw, who started the previous two games.
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USA Today:
Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill goes crazy on candy container in Game 4 of NLCS — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill has never been one to hide his emotions on the mound. — So when he allowed the game-tying run on Domingo Santana's double in the fifth inning in Game 4 of the NLCS …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and The Sports Daily
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Miscues, missed opportunities catching up with Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers navigated the 2018 regular season as a persistent enigma. They were loaded with talent and rich in depth, clearly and significantly superior to the vast majority of their competition.
Discussion:
Cubs Insider and New York Times
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw hasn't decided whether he'll opt out — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw, preparing to make what could possibly be his final start with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon, has not decided whether to exercise the opt-out clause in his contract …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez turns tables on critics with humorous ‘ED’ tweet to fans
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times and The Commercial Appeal
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Manny Machado still has work to do if he wants to keep the focus on his performance
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USA Today, MLB Baseball News …, Phillies Nation, Bleacher Nation and NESN.com
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Chili Davis ‘not going to blame myself,’ wishes next Cubs hitting coach better — About the time the Cubs announced the hiring of the sixth hitting coach in eight seasons of Theo Epstein's front office regime, Chili Davis got in his truck and headed out of Chicago on Monday …
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, Daily Herald, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation, MLB Baseball News … and TMZ.com
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jason McLeod interviews with Giants as Cubs brace for front office moves
Bruce Levine / 670 The Score:
Sources: Giants Interview Cubs' McLeod For GM Job
Discussion:
Cubs Insider, McCovey Chronicles, Bleacher Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs hire Anthony Iapoce from Rangers to replace Chili Davis as hitting coach
Discussion:
Cubs Insider and Bleacher Nation
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
7 things to know about Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce (it's pronounced 'eye-uh-poh-SEE')
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels tell Anaheim they're opting out of their lease on Angel Stadium — The Angels opted out of their lease with the city of Anaheim on Tuesday, setting the stage for another round of negotiations over whether the team remains in their longtime host city or finds a new home elsewhere in Southern California.
Discussion:
CBSSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds mum on finalists for managerial job, but new manager will be one of 12 interviewed — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer — The Cincinnati Reds have or will shortly narrow the list of managerial candidates from 12 to three or four. — But word on who the finalists are will not come from the Reds.
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redsminorleagues.com
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Associated Press:
Derek Jeter gets his wish as Marlins' home run sculpture will be removed from outfield — The Miami Marlins' home run sculpture is outta here. — The team won county permission Tuesday to move the kitschy, widely disliked Red Grooms sculpture out of Marlins Park to the plaza outside the ballpark.
Discussion:
Fish Stripes
Associated Press:
Rangers interview Don Wakamatsu in manager search — Rangers bench coach Don Wakamatsu has interviewed for the vacant Texas manager's spot that he filled in an interim role for the final 10 games of the season. — According to people familiar with the details, the Rangers interviewed Wakamatsu …
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Who's on first? That's a key question facing the Yankees this offseason — At the end of the season, Aaron Boone said that Luke Voit took the first base job heading into 2019. With Greg Bird having a disastrous year and the 27-year-old Voit having a breakout season, it makes sense the first-year manager would indicate that.
