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Jay Cohen / Toronto Sun:
Cody Bellinger wins NLCS MVP award for Dodgers — MILWAUKEE (AP) Cody Bellinger is the MVP of the NL Championship Series. — All it took was a couple of big swings. — Bellinger hit a two-run homer to help the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 7 on Saturday night.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers want Clayton Kershaw to go ‘as hard as he can for as long as he can’ — MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is “very willing” to turn to Clayton Kershaw in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday. — “It's hard to see a scenario that he's …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Powered by Puig, Dodgers muscle their way back to the World Series — MILWAUKEE — Rich Hill sprayed Manny Machado with champagne while he booed him, mocking the Miller Park fans who united in their hostility toward the Los Angeles Dodgers' shortstop. Yasiel Puig grabbed garbage cans full …
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Machado, Puig embrace their villain roles all the way to World Series — MILWAUKEE — It was the top of the sixth inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers had two on with two out while still only leading by a run, their World Series hopes still very much teetering in the balance. And Miller Park began to shake.
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Chris Taylor's catch preserves Dodgers' World Series hopes: ‘One of the biggest in history’ — MILWAUKEE - It was a catch for the ages. Yet it had a decidedly 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers feel to it. — Chris Taylor, you see, only began playing the outfield one year ago.
Bob Nightengale / Daily Record:
Red Sox could have Mookie Betts play second base in World Series — BOSTON — Red Sox manager Alex Cora sat down at the table Saturday afternoon, positioned himself behind the microphone, and in a matter of five seconds, the subject was thrown into his face like a 98-mph fastball:
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Tim Kurkjian / ESPN:
Three reasons the Red Sox will beat the Dodgers in the World Series — The Dodgers have been playing baseball since 1884, the Red Sox since 1901, and this marks just the second time they have played each other in a postseason series and the first time in 102 years — when the former was known …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Resilient Dodgers in odd spot: Underdogs, to 108-win Red Sox for World Series — MILWAUKEE — The All-Star closer who needs heart surgery after the season sat poised on the dugout's edge, ready to rush the field. A World Series berth was in the offing, once the starting pitcher …
Toronto Sun:
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has right knee surgery — HOUSTON (AP) Astros second baseman Jose Altuve had surgery on his right knee, one day after Houston was eliminated by Boston in the AL Championship Series. — Altuve was the AL MVP in 2017, when he hit a major league-leading .346 …
ESPN:
Alex Cora not ruling out playing Mookie Betts at 2B in NL ballpark — Although it appears unlikely, right fielder Mookie Betts could shift to second base when the World Series moves to a National League ballpark next week. — Speaking to reporters Saturday, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora …
Kyle Hightower / Associated Press:
Chris Sale concocts tale of belly-button ring to throw off reporters asking about his stomach ailment
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San Francisco Chronicle
James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
NLCS Game 7 Live updates: Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw is available against Brewers
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Whittier Daily News, Daily Breeze and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
John Tomase / WEEI:
Mookie Betts at second base in World Series? It makes no sense and here's why
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Over the Monster
Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Between FBI probe and Manny Machado, a dark cloud hangs over the Dodgers organization
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: At long last, Chris Sale's dream of pitching in World Series is about to come true
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
NLCS Game 7 puts Dodgers in familiar territory: 'We've been playing for our lives'
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Beyond the Box Score
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays tales: Why Rocco Baldelli is a hot candidate for manager openings — ST. PETERSBURG — Rocco Baldelli has sure been popular this off-season. — And busy. — The current Rays coach and former outfielder interviewed with five of the six teams looking to hire a manager — the Angels, Blue Jays, Rangers, Reds and Twins.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Orange County Register
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Keith Law / ESPN:
More AFL takeaways: Vlad Jr. ready as ever as he waits to be called up — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — I'm writing this as I head home from my week of scouting the Arizona Fall League, which was particularly loaded with high-end talent this year. I filed my first dispatch from Arizona earlier in the week …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Next-generation cheating a threat to baseball — Many of A.J. Preller's peers were enraged by his actions in 2016, when, under Preller's watch, the San Diego Padres generated two sets of medical records on each player and withheld relevant information in trade discussions.
ESPN:
Report: Astros star Jose Altuve had knee surgery on Friday — Houston Astros star second baseman Jose Altuve underwent surgery Friday on his injured right knee, according to MLB.com. — Altuve served as Houston's designated hitter in the final three games of their five-game ALCS loss …
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