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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.
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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 …
ESPN:
Japan Series opener ends in 12-inning, 2-2 tie — Shortly after the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers finished up the longest game in World Series history Saturday morning, the championship series of professional ball in Japan got underway — and ended in a 12-inning tie.
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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.
Jim Alexander / Orange County Register:
Did the Dodgers gain more than one game while playing the equivalent of two? — LOS ANGELES — It is as good a definition of modern baseball as any: Analytics get the credit. Managers get the blame. — But when the game turns into a marathon, and all the pinch-hitters and relievers …
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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
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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 …
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 …
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.
Mike Axisa / CBSSports.com:
Longest World Series game in history: Dodgers, Red Sox set a new record in Game 3 — Never before had a World Series game gone 18 innings or taken more than seven hours — Thanks to a pair of run-scoring errors in a wild 13th inning, the Dodgers and Red Sox played the longest game in World Series history Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Mookie Betts: “Pretty cool” to be feted for feeding homeless
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Max Muncy by moonlight: Game 3 is longest in Series history, full of heroics and the bizarre
Max Muncy by moonlight: Game 3 is longest in Series history, full of heroics and the bizarre
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
Red Sox star Mookie Betts delivered food to homeless after World Series Game 2 win
Red Sox star Mookie Betts delivered food to homeless after World Series Game 2 win
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Ted Berg / USA Today:
Manny Machado caught stealing signs in Game 2 of World Series, but it's part of game
Manny Machado caught stealing signs in Game 2 of World Series, but it's part of game
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James H. Williams / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' World Series Game 3: Live updates from Dodger Stadium, photos, tweets and more
Dodgers' World Series Game 3: Live updates from Dodger Stadium, photos, tweets and more
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
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Yankees history Mets could repeat in surprising GM search
The Yankees history Mets could repeat in surprising GM search
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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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