Well-traveled Pearce finds a place - as World Series MVP  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) For a dozen years, Steve Pearce was on the move.  From Pittsburgh to Houston to every single team in the AL East, just looking for a spot where he could stick.  —  He finally found his permanent place - in Red Sox lore.

Machado's first World Series one to forget for Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles' hopes that Manny Machado would help deliver the Dodgers' first World Series title since 1988 ended up falling way short.  —  Machado struggled against the Boston Red Sox in his first World Series, going 4 for 22.

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.

David Price set his postseason narrative on fire and buried the ashes in Los Angeles  —  David Price entered the postseason a liability and ended it the reason the Red Sox are World Series champions.  —  You all know the David Price postseason narrative.  If for some reason you need reminding, we've covered it before.

‘He has a way of making you believe’: How Alex Cora built a championship culture in Boston  —  LOS ANGELES — Sunday breakfast on the best day of Alex Cora's professional life was about what you'd expect: swanky Los Angeles hotel ballroom, eager servants, exotic proteins.

Sources: Yankees not expected to pursue free agent Bryce Harper  —  The early feeling is that Harper simply doesn't fit  —  As the Yankees wrapped their pro scouting meetings last week and determined a preliminary offseason strategy, a pursuit of free agent outfielder Bryce Harper was not part of the plan …

Sources: After postseason antics, Yankees ‘lukewarm’ on signing Manny Machado  —  An all-out pursuit isn't ruled out, but won't be the recommendation of the Yankees' baseball operations department  —  We're not here, the morning after the Boston Red Sox won their fourth World Series championship since 2004 …