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1:45 PM ET, October 27, 2018

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Joe Reedy / Associated Press:
Christian Yelich, J.D. Martinez win Hank Aaron Awards  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christian Yelich made it to the World Series, just not the way he hoped.  —  The Milwaukee Brewers star accepted the Hank Aaron Award as the outstanding offensive player in the National League before Game 3 between …
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Tim Keown / ESPN:
By going all in, gambling Red Sox may have doubled their losses  —  LOS ANGELES — Who cares about tomorrow?  The Red Sox certainly don't.  Tomorrow is for the hesitant and the lost.  Tomorrow is for the meek and the undecided.  There's a special place in purgatory for those who worry about tomorrow.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Toronto Sun:
Red Sox, Dodgers tied 2-all after 16 in Game 3 of Series  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) The longest game in postseason history is headed to the 17th inning at the World Series.  —  The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers were tied 2-all after nearly seven hours and more than 500 pitches in Game 3 on Friday night.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A brief turn with Cardinals helped LA's Hill  —  LOS ANGELES  • In the seasons since the renaissance of his career in his mid-30s, Dodgers lefty Rich Hill often has recounted his detour through independent ball, his time snapping curveballs to high schoolers, his second chance with Boston …
Associated Press:
Mookie Betts: “Pretty cool” to be feted for feeding homeless  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts figures he should always use his baseball success to give back to the world.  —  Even in the middle of the World Series.  —  The Boston Red Sox slugger was surprised to find himself in the spotlight this week for a late-night good deed.
Discussion: CBS Boston
ESPN:
Your World Series Game 4 guide: Dodgers look to ride wave, even series  —  Entering Game 4 of the World Series, the overriding question has to be which team has more left in the tank after the 7-hour, 20-minute endurance test that was Game 3.  —  MLB Postseason on ESPN Radio
Heather Tucker / Des Moines Register:
‘Unbelievable’: Red Sox's Eduardo Nunez lived an entire life in Game 3  —  Red Sox infielder Eduardo Nunez probably wishes there was more recovery time before World Series Game 4 on Saturday.  —  The 13th inning of Game 3 was none too kind to Nunez, who got tangled up with Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes early …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘Gut-wrenching’: Dodgers don't have time to soak in monumental Game 3 win  —  LOS ANGELES — It was a World Series game that started in the afternoon and ended in the morning, with two weary teams spending 7 hours and 20 minutes together over 18 innings.  Everyone still is trying to wrap their heads around what happened.
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Red Sox star Mookie Betts delivered food to homeless after World Series Game 2 win  —  Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts celebrated Boston's 4-2 World Series Game 2 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday by giving back.  —  After the game ended, Betts was spotted providing hot meals …
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Game 3 between Red Sox, Dodgers longest in World Series history  —  World Series Game 3 between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers has reached epic proportions.  —  The Red Sox and Dodgers, tied at 2-2, have entered the 15th inning and officially became the longest in World Series history - in time and frames.
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Longest World Series game in history: Dodgers, Red Sox set a new record in Game 3
Discussion: Bleacher Report
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Max Muncy by moonlight: Game 3 is longest in Series history, full of heroics and the bizarre
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Lisa Carter / KHOU-TV:   Astros' Alex Bregman to join ESPN as guest analyst for World Series Game 3
ESPN:
Red Sox start J.D. Martinez in LF, move Andrew Benintendi to bench
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   The Latest: Benintendi benched to make room for Martinez
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Boston's Martinez, Brewers' Yelich win Aaron slugging award
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler, 24, got a taste for playoff pressure in NLCS Game 7
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets have deal in principle to hire agent Brodie Van Wagenen as new GM: source  —  The Mets are going outside the box again.  —  This time, they have a deal in principle to hire high-profile player agent Brodie Van Wagenen to be their general manager, an industry source has confirmed to the Daily News.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Here are the questions Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets need to answer about how this unusual move is going to work  —  With a deal in place to hire high-profile player agent Brodie Van Wagenen as the Mets GM, the team and their new executive face some obvious questions.
ESPN:
Tony Clark: Players concerned by Mets interviewing agent Brodie Van Wagenen for GM
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Yankees history Mets could repeat in surprising GM search
Discussion: Bleacher Report
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:   Mets moving toward Brodie Van Wagenen as next general manager
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 …
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USA Today:   Tommy Lasorda offers hope Dodgers can come back against Red Sox
 
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