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Scott Miller / Bleacher Report:
Red Sox Say They Caught Dodgers Star Manny Machado Sign-Stealing in World Series — LOS ANGELES — Already in the spotlight in October for an assortment of reasons, Manny Machado undoubtedly will receive extra attention from the Boston Red Sox on Friday night if he reaches second base in Game 3 of the World Series.
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Associated Press:
No DH means Red Sox will have some decisions to make as World Series shifts to LA — LOS ANGELES — While the Red Sox wait to see whether J.D. Martinez can start Game 3 of the World Series, this much is true: Don't take any bets on Boston shifting a star outfielder to the infield. — “Mookie Betts at second?
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Could this Red Sox team be legendary? — LOS ANGELES — Just how good are these Boston Red Sox? Are they, dare we say, great? — When a team wins 108 games and then underscores that by dominating the postseason, it's fair to ask whether that team is among the all-time greatest.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Facing 2-0 hole, Dodgers' resilience being put to test again — LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers, in desperation mode as the World Series shifts to their ballpark, don't need to look far for comfort as they face a 2-0 deficit. They can get it from their manager, Dave Roberts …
ESPN:
Mookie Betts lauded for feeding homeless after World Series Game 2 win — Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts has long provided heroics on the field, and now the likely American League MVP is an all-star off the field as well after being identified in a tweet performing a simple act of kindness for Boston's hungry and homeless.
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ESPN:
Your World Series Game 3 guide: Dodgers need rookie Walker Buehler to solve Sox — No team in World Series history has come back from a 3-0 deficit. — If the visiting Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 on Friday night, that's exactly what L.A. would be facing …
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J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler, 24, got a taste for playoff pressure in NLCS Game 7 — LOS ANGELES — At 24 years and 90 days old, Walker Buehler cannot become the youngest pitcher in Dodgers history to win a World Series game on Friday. Fernando Valenzuela, Johnny Podres …
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USA Today:
Tommy Lasorda offers hope Dodgers can come back against Red Sox — BOSTON - The Los Angeles Dodgers' last World Series title 30 years ago is remembered for Kirk Gibson's home run. — Maybe just as unlikely: The Dodgers finished well under .500 the prior two seasons.
Josh Peter / USA Today:
Batboy who helped Kirk Gibson says 1988 World Series home run ‘supernatural experience’ — LOS ANGELES — Mitch Poole sat in the third-base dugout at Dodger Stadium on Thursday afternoon and pointed toward the right-field bleachers. — Thirty years after it happened, Poole said …
ESPN:
J.D. Martinez's status for World Series Game 3 uncertain because of ankle injury
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Maria Torres / Baltimore Sun:
Former Dodger Nathan Eovaldi is weighing down his old team during the World Series
USA Today:
Curt Schilling lashes out after Red Sox snub for World Series first-pitch ceremony
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
These World Series games are . . . moving . . . at . . . a . . . glacial . . . pace
ESPN:
Finalists for the 2018 Gold Glove awards — The finalists for the 2018 Gold Gloves were announced Thursday. The winners will be announced on Nov. 4 (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) on the “2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Presented by Dick's Sporting Goods” show. — Here are the finalists in each league.
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets moving toward Brodie Van Wagenen as next general manager — Brodie Van Wagenen has pitched the Mets on his clients throughout the years. — The Mets now hope he'll be the one pitching their merits to free agents. — Van Wagenen, the CAA Baseball co-head, has emerged as the top choice …
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SNY:
Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes underwent heel surgery on Friday — The surgery was done to remove bone calcification in his left heel — Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes underwent surgery to remove bone calcification from his left heel on Friday, the team announced. Dr. Robert Anderson performed the procedure down in Charlotte, N.C.
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays hire Charlie Montoyo as new manager — TORONTO - Impressed by the way the Tampa Bay Rays use data in their decision-making on and off the field, the Toronto Blue Jays hired Charlie Montoyo away from their American League East rivals to be their new manager.
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