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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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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 …
ESPN:
J.D. Martinez's status for World Series Game 3 uncertain because of ankle injury — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora wouldn't commit to J.D. Martinez playing right field in Friday's Game 3 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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USA Today:
Curt Schilling lashes out after Red Sox snub for World Series first-pitch ceremony — The Boston Red Sox invited some pivotal members of their 2004 World Series team to throw out the first pitch before Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night. — Among them was David Ortiz …
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Los Angeles Times, WEEI and MLB Baseball News …
Maria Torres / Baltimore Sun:
Former Dodger Nathan Eovaldi is weighing down his old team during the World Series — There are plenty of days in the Boston Red Sox's weight room when Nathan Eovaldi is the last man standing. — Even in this postseason, while pitching in the most high-stakes baseball games of his life, his routine hasn't changed.
Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
These World Series games are . . . moving . . . at . . . a . . . glacial . . . pace
Curt Schilling:
Earlier today I ventured on to Twitter... Saw “Curt Schilling” …
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Los Angeles Times, New York Post, MLB Baseball News …, CBS Boston and The Sports Daily
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wong in the running for his first Gold Glove Award, Molina a ‘finalist’ for his ninth — LOS ANGELES • Whether Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong can get a grip on the first Gold Glove Award he covets will come down to the evolving and slippery nature of judging sure-handed defense.
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Doug Melvin out of running to be Mets general manager, report says — The search for the New York Mets' new general manager narrowed on Thursday with former Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin now no longer in the running for the job, according to a FanCred Sports report.
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Blue Jays hire Charlie Montoyo as manager; Cubs coach Brandon Hyde was a candidate — The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Charlie Montoyo as manager. — Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde was a candidate for the job. — Montoyo, 53, had been with the Tampa Bay Rays since 1998, mainly as a manager in their minor-league system.
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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays hire Charlie Montoyo as new manager
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Dave Campbell / Associated Press:
Twins hire Rocco Baldelli as manager, now youngest in majors — Seeking a fresh voice for their underachieving young players, the Minnesota Twins have made Rocco Baldelli the youngest manager in the major leagues. — The Twins hired the 37-year-old Baldelli on Thursday …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Name Rocco Baldelli Manager
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
5 things to know about the Braves youth, free agency — Here's what to know about the Braves on Friday: — 1. The Braves have an MLB-high-tying five Gold Glove finalists. Outfielders Ender Inciarte, Nick Markakis, Adam Duvall, along with first baseman Freddie Freeman and starter Julio Teheran, are eligible for the award.
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals looking for bullpen help — The Cardinals' bullpen this year ranged from undefined to “iffy” to poor to creditable to good — and then back to “iffy,” after the season concluded. — There were a half dozen closers, starting with off-season signee Luke Gregerson …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Dodgers' Andrew Friedman hasn't let Hollywood go to his head or a bigger payroll change his winning formula — LOS ANGELES — Four years in, he still doesn't show any signs of going Hollywood. — Clearly hasn't upgraded from Gap chic to designer threads.
Associated Press:
Fenway Park Gave Dodgers Cold Shoulder, Series Shifts to LA — BOSTON — Fenway Park gave the Los Angeles Dodgers the cold shoulder. — No wonder they were California Dreamin' about Thursday's flight home. — “I think all the players are happy about going back to LA …
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Ben Walker / Toronto Sun:
Overmatched: Dodgers' moves don't work, down 2-0 in Series
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