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Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Unbreakable: The Red Sox' Season for the Ages — An epic, 18-inning loss in Game 3 could have spelled the end for baseball's winningest team. Instead, it revealed the true greatness of the Red Sox, who resolutely pulled together and claimed their fourth World Series title in 15 years.
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NESN.com and CBS Boston
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Red Sox World Series win was a total team effort led by one of the best managers in the game, Alex Cora — They're lining up the duck boats in Boston for the celebration of the greatest Red Sox team in history and while, at a major league high $228 million, you could also argue …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Red Sox have a winning formula fit for a king but difficult to duplicate — LOS ANGELES • The place to learn the true measure of the Boston Red Sox and their place in history was not in the mosh pit and champagne spray of their clubhouse late Sunday night but on the quiet …
Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Analytics, scouting, money and Alex Cora: How the 2018 Red Sox became one of history's great teams — The Washington Post — One of the beautiful things about modern baseball is the divergent paths available for teams seeking to claim the sport's biggest prize.
TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
The MLB Offseason Begins
Discussion:
Bluebird Banter and Over the Monster
Associated Press:
Champion Red Sox return to Fenway Park with World Series trophy — BOSTON — The World Series champion Boston Red Sox have returned to Fenway Park, carrying the championship trophy they won a night earlier. — A caravan of buses arrived at Fenway on Monday night, less than 24 hours …
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Marc Normandin / SBNation.com:
David Price set his postseason narrative on fire and buried the ashes in Los Angeles
Discussion:
Over the Monster, Cubs Insider, USA Today and Sports Illustrated
Ben Walker / Toronto Sun:
Well-traveled Pearce finds a place - as World Series MVP
Discussion:
Over the Monster, Bucs Dugout and baseballmusings.com
Nicole Yang / Boston Globe:
8 Red Sox artifacts from the 2018 World Series are headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Discussion:
CBS Boston
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers fans boo Dave Roberts before World Series Game 5
Discussion:
CBSSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Mets throw a changeup, hire agent Brodie Van Wagenen as GM — NEW YORK — When the New York Mets went looking for a general manager, they found one in a peculiar place. — On the other side of the bargaining table. — Longtime baseball agent Brodie Van Wagenen is switching roles …
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Andy Martino / SNY:
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 …
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Andy Martino / SNY:
Sources: Yankees not expected to pursue free agent Bryce Harper
Discussion:
Halos Heaven, River Avenue Blues, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation and NESN.com
Jorge Castillo / New York Daily News:
Manny Machado's final out punctuated his postseason with Dodgers
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Phillies Nation, The Good Phight and Los Angeles Times
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Exercise Options Over Madison Bumgarner, Pablo Sandoval — The Giants announced today that they have exercised club options over lefty Madison Bumgarner and third baseman Pablo Sandoval. With players returning from the 60-day DL, the club adds, it'll have four open 40-man roster spots at the outset of the offseason.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Exercise Club Option Over Paul Goldschmidt
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit and Arizona Sports
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Albert will guide hitters; Clapp to coach at first base — LOS ANGELES • To fill the two openings on manager Mike Shildt's coaching staff, the Cardinals pulled one obvious candidate from their organization and another from their past. — Jeff Albert, who spent the 2018 season …
Associated Press:
White Sox decline James Shields' $16 million option — CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox have declined their $16 million option on James Shields and exercised a $2 million buyout, making the veteran right-hander a free agent. — Chicago also exercised a $4.65 million team option …
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Athletics give contract extensions to Beane, Forst, Melvin — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics believe they have stability in their leadership structure to keep a good thing going and build momentum from their 2018 playoff return. — Manager Bob Melvin has been rewarded …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Select Contract Of Tyrone Taylor — The Brewers announced today that they have selected the contract of outfielder Tyrone Taylor. With that move, and the departure of three free agents from the 40-man roster, the club has two roster spots to work with at present.
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