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Mark Whicker / Orange County Register:
Dave Roberts' most famous stolen base is part of Red Sox mythology — BOSTON — Dave Roberts stole 243 bases in 10 major league years. As far as Boston is concerned, he stole one. — The Dodgers manager won't be able to adjust his seat in the interview room this week before someone asks him about 2004 …
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Daily Breeze, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and Whittier Daily News
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers tap Clayton Kershaw as World Series Game 1 starter — BOSTON — Clayton Kershaw was officially announced as the Los Angeles Dodgers' Game 1 starter Monday, but the reality of that became clear Sunday night, when an MLB Network camera caught Kershaw acting out his delivery …
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Associated Press
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Red Sox confirm David Price to start Game 2 of World Series — BOSTON — Now that David Price has finally won a postseason game, the Boston Red Sox are hoping he can deliver a second win — or a third, if needed. Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora officially named the veteran left-hander …
John Tomase / WEEI:
Steve Pearce on Manny Machado: 'He's the best person I know in the game' — Manny Machado is one of the best young players in baseball, but at the moment he's also its biggest villain. — A year ago, his late slide left Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia with a knee injury that may yet prove career-ending.
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MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and NBCSports.com
Jesse Dougherty / Houston Chronicle:
After pitching ‘really bad’ for Nationals, Ryan Madson propels Dodgers to World Series — MILWAUKEE - Justin Turner stood on a stage in the visitors clubhouse in Miller Park on Saturday night, some kind of alcohol dripping off his full red beard, and scanned the room for reasons …
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Minor League Ball
Wallace Matthews / New York Daily News:
For Mets and Yankees fans, there's really only one team to root for in this World Series — Neither the Yankees nor the Mets are playing baseball anymore this year, but that doesn't mean there's no one to root for when the World Series kicks off in Boston Tuesday night. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs have followed Red Sox blueprint for success, but they still have work to do — Photos of Theo Epstein, the Cubs' president of baseball operations. — Chicago Tribune — When the new Cubs regime began interviewing managerial candidates in the fall of 2011 …
Ryan Hannable / WEEI:
Red Sox notes: David Price officially will start Game 2 of World Series, update on Steven Wright
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NESN.com
Chris Mason / Eagle-Tribune:
Matt Barnes: Red Sox haven't forgotten Manny Machado's slide that shelved Dustin Pedroia
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MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and NBCSports.com
Benjamin Hochman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
In new baseball world, money still has loudest voice
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NESN.com and Viva El Birdos
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Dodgers plan to tab Clayton Kershaw for Game 1 of World Series
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MLB Baseball News …
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw likely to start World Series opener after closing out NLCS
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MLB Baseball News …, Whittier Daily News, Daily Breeze and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Chris Taylor's catch preserves Dodgers' World Series hopes: ‘One of the biggest in history’
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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
New manager David Bell tasked with turning around Reds — CINCINNATI — David Bell buttoned his Reds jersey with the No. 25, the same one worn by his grandfather and his father. Buddy Bell stood in the back of the room, watching the scene as a proud papa.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
D-Backs Announce Three-Year Deal With Eduardo Escobar — The Diamondbacks have announced a new contract with infielder Eduardo Escobar, as Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic first reported (Twitter links). It's said to be a three-year, $21MM pact. Escobar is a client of DJ Rengifo Y Associates LLC.
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Arizona Sports, MLB Baseball News …, AZ Snake Pit, Bless You Boys, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Report: People around baseball believe Joe Girardi is waiting for managerial job with Cubs or White Sox — Joe Girardi won't be the manager of the — Cincinnati Reds in 2019, perhaps because he has hopes of landing a gig in Chicago. — According to Fancred's Jon Heyman …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, South Side Sox, Bleacher Nation, NBCSports.com and Cubs Insider
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Associated Press:
Angels new manager Brad Ausmus: Embracing metrics will be key — ANAHEIM, Calif. — During 18 major league seasons as a catcher and four more as a manager, Brad Ausmus developed a strong gut instinct about nearly everything that happens on a baseball field.
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Five questions for New York Yankees to address as organizational meetings begin — NEW YORK - On the eve of a Dodgers-Red Sox World Series, the Yankees officially began planning for the 2019 season. — Pro scouting meetings began on Monday, a three-day strategy summit to determine …
ESPN:
What's next for Astros, Brewers after their LCS losses — Nobody wants to lose in the League Championship Series round. Losing in the LCS is all the more painful because you're so close to winning the pennant, which would bring you so close to winning the World Series.
Associated Press:
Braves' Brandon McCarthy can be free agent if he continues career — ATLANTA — Atlanta Braves right-hander Brandon McCarthy, who missed the second half of the season with a knee injury, can become a free agent if he chooses to continue his career. — Major League Baseball and the players' union …
