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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLBTR Poll: NL Wild Card Matchup — It's a quiet morning, but the evening promises to be filled with fireworks. The Nats and Brewers will square off in D.C. after falling shy in their respective divisions but out-running the rest of the National League Wild Card field.
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MLB Baseball News …, Amazin' Avenue, Brew Crew Ball and Federal Baseball
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Barry Svrluga / Washington Post:
Nationals offer Anthony Rendon seven-year deal worth $210 million-$215 million — The Washington Nationals have offered third baseman Anthony Rendon a seven-year contract in the range of $210 million to $215 million, according to multiple people with knowledge of the proposal.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation, Federal Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Strengths and weaknesses for all 10 playoff teams — As the calendar turns to October, postseason baseball will begin. The playoffs will begin on Tuesday with the Nationals hosting the Brewers for the NL Wild Card game. That will be followed by the AL Wild Card game between the Rays and Athletics in Oakland on Wednesday.
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball, Viva El Birdos and Federal Baseball
ESPN:
Expert picks for the 2019 MLB playoffs — The Boston Red Sox missed the playoffs, so there will be a new champion in 2019. Will the Houston Astros take home their second title in three years? Or can the Los Angeles Dodgers get over the final hurdle and take home their first championship since 1988?
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Washington Post
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Brad Ausmus out after 1 season with Los Angeles Angels — The Los Angeles Angels have fired Brad Ausmus after only one season as their manager, increasing rampant speculation that Joe Maddon could soon replace him. — The decision was formalized on Monday, one day after the team concluded …
Discussion:
UPI and baseballmusings.com
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Angels fire manager Brad Ausmus; Joe Maddon expresses interest in job — The Angels fired Brad Ausmus as their manager Monday, the day after the team completed its worst season in 20 years. — The move came one day after the Chicago Cubs parted ways with Joe Maddon, the manager who led …
Discussion:
Halos Heaven, MLB Baseball News … and Lone Star Ball
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
As stint with Cubs comes to an end, Joe Maddon has no regrets: 'It's been fabulous'
Discussion:
WGN-TV, FanSided, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Trade Rumors and NBCSports.com
Eric Fisher / SportBusiness:
MLB ends '19 regular season at 16-year attendance low — Major League Baseball ended its 2019 regular season with a total attendance of 68.49 million, down 1.7 percent from a year ago and the league's sixth decline at the gate in the last seven seasons. — The total is league's lowest since 2003 …
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True Blue LA, Halos Heaven, Amazin' Avenue, Over the Monster, NBCSports.com and baseballmusings.com
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Ian Harrison / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rising sons give rebuilding Blue Jays reason for optimism
Discussion:
Bluebird Banter, Beyond the Box Score and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Orioles GM Mike Elias finds positives in rebuild after 108-loss season — BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles' second straight 100-loss season featured 11 double-digit defeats, 14 successive losses against the New York Yankees and not a single series sweep. — No one ever promised …
Discussion:
Camden Chat, BaltimoreBaseball.com and Steve Melewski
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Notes: Anderson, Mancini, Hays
Discussion:
Camden Chat, Baltimore Sun and MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
Red Sox president: Keeping Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez ‘difficult,’ but there is a way — Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said Monday there is a way for the team to keep stars Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez and stay below Major League Baseball's competitive balance tax, but it will be tough.
Discussion:
Over the Monster and MLB Baseball News …
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Switching them up: Detroit Tigers coaches returning, but in different roles — All but one member of the Detroit Tigers' coaching staff will return for the 2020 season. — The lone departure is bench coach Steve Liddle, who is retiring. — Liddle, 60, has been a fixture on manager Ron Gardenhire's staff with the Tigers and Twins.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Padres co-owner on 70-92 season: ‘It was embarrassing for me. We sucked’ — After a ninth consecutive losing season, San Diego Padres executive chairman and co-owner Ron Fowler said he has had enough. — Fowler said at the team's annual Social Summit on Monday that “heads will roll …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso becomes first Met to win three Rookie of the Month awards in same season — The regular season is over and hours have passed since the Mets packed their clubhouse belongings into cardboard boxes. But Pete Alonso can't help it. He still finds ways to make headlines.
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Amazin' Avenue
