Red Sox fans celebrate latest title; parade on Wednesday  —  BOSTON — Boston will hold a parade Wednesday to honor the Red Sox for their World Series win, with the players riding in duck boats.  —  Mayor Marty Walsh made the announcement Monday.  Hours earlier, jubilant fans spilled …

Red Sox starters won the World Series — from the bullpen  —  It was fitting that when Fox's cameras scanned the Boston bullpen Sunday to see which relievers were warming up for the ninth inning of Game 5, the two men on the mounds were Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Sale, a pair of starters.

Cubs, White Sox prospects look for strong finish in fall league  —  Chicago Tribune  —  A wise scout once said that it was unfair to evaluate Arizona Fall League players until the final three weeks of the season.  —  But now with the AFL slated to end Nov. 17, there's something for four Cubs and White Sox players to prove.

After 16 seasons, Phillies legend Chase Utley's ride through major-league baseball comes to an end  —  Chase Utley had not yet helped snap Philadelphia's title drought or blasted five home runs in a single World Series or picked up a nickname from Harry Kalas when he stood 15 years ago inside …

Nate Lowe Perfects His Hitting Approach  —  Nate Lowe walked to the podium in the hotel ballroom and commanded the attention of the 300 or so Tampa Bay area business leaders, baseball fans and Rays officials gathered for the annual Clutch Hitters banquet honoring the season's award-winners.

David Robertson: Why I'm Representing Myself In Free Agency  —  David Robertson just finished another successful season in the Yankees' bullpen.  That's been a regular occurrence in his 11-year MLB career, with a stop in Chicago as well.  Robertson, 34 in April, owns a 2.88 career ERA and a 12.0 K/9.

Cubs face decisions on Cole Hamels and Pedro Strop as free agency starts  —  Chicago Tribune  —  The Bryce Harper/Manny Machado sweepstakes start Monday, but the Cubs and the other 29 major league teams have some internal business to finalize first.  —  In the case of the Cubs …

Mets to introduce Brodie Van Wagenen as next GM following World Series, as move continues to gain mixed reactions  —  The Mets have finalized a deal to bring in former player agent Brodie Van Wagenen to be their new general manager, team sources confirmed Sunday.

Rob Manfred isn't going to make postseason games shorter  —  There are no immediate plans to tweak the length of MLB games, league commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday.  Even as television ratings for World Series Games 1-3 dropped to a four-year low, Manfred refused to assign blame …