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Mark Townsend / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Altuve's dinger sends Astros to World Series — The Houston Astros are going back to the World Series. — In a classic battle that produced countless thrilling moments, the Astros ultimately prevailed in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, defeating the New York Yankees 6-4 …
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The Ringer, The Crawfish Boxes and Pinstripe Alley
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Get ready for chaos in Astros-Yankees battle of the bullpen games — NEW YORK — It's just like any other day, and it's nothing like any other day. As the New York Yankees and Houston Astros packed their gear and headed to the airport for a 3½-hour overnight flight …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Amazin' Avenue and New York Post
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Chaos! Crude Yankees fans taunt Astros' Zack Greinke's social anxiety disorder before ALCS Game 4 — NEW YORK — The NYPD officer stood on a metal bench Inside the Houston Astros' bullpen and pointed at a fan in the Yankee Stadium left field bleachers. — “Get him out!” the officer said.
Mark Townsend / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Justin Verlander stumbles again in closeout game, but gives Astros hope in Game 6 — The Houston Astros figured they were in good hands with Justin Verlander going into Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. — Five batters later, everything changed.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Yankees playing their worst baseball at the worst possible time — NEW YORK — The complete implosion of the New York Yankees, a 103-win team that spent Game 4 of the American League Championship Series looking like a 103-loss team, ended Friday at 12:28 a.m. local time.
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baseballmusings.com, The Crawfish Boxes and Pinstripe Alley
David Waldstein / New York Times:
How the Yankees Beat the Astros in Game 5 of the A.L.C.S.
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baseballmusings.com
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Justin Verlander looks to close out New York Yankees in ALCS
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Let's Go Tribe
Matt Ehalt / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Astros manager threatens to pull team off field if fans throw objects
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Yahoo! Sports, Houston Astros on Yahoo! … and Halos Heaven
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
MLB Proposal Would Eliminate 42 Minor League Teams — The Professional Baseball Agreement (PBA) between Major League Baseball and minor league teams expires at the end of the 2020 season. But if a new MLB proposal were to become reality, more than three dozen cities with affiliated minor league teams …
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David Waldstein / New York Times:
M.L.B. Said to Be Pushing for Overhaul of Minor Leagues — Major League Baseball officials have proposed a restructuring of several lower leagues, which could sever some teams' ties with M.L.B. clubs. — Major League Baseball has proposed a radical restructuring of the lower level …
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Pinstripe Alley, MLB Trade Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Erik Boland / Newsday:
CC Sabathia's career ends with shoulder injury as Yankees replace him on ALCS roster — CC Sabathia discusses his emotions leaving the mound for what is likely the last time in his career and the warm ovation from the crowd — CC Sabathia's last pitch in the majors was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
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CC Sabathia's career done as Yankees add Ben Heller to ALCS roster — The New York Yankees officially removed CC Sabathia from the roster for the American League Championship Series on Friday, replacing him with right-handed reliever Ben Heller. — Sabathia would not be eligible to return …
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Pinstripe Alley
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Recently-released Steven Wright to undergo Tommy John surgery — Steven Wright is in the process of starting over, in more ways than one. — The Red Sox announced Friday that the knuckleballer was being released, ending a stint with the organization that began in 2013.
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NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB Baseball News …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Release Steven Wright
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NBCSports.com and Over the Monster
Jayson Stark / The Athletic:
'Jealousy isn't good' — Bryce Harper on missing this ride on the Nationals' World Series Express — “Jealousy isn't good.” — He knows what they're saying. He knows what they've done to those old Bryce Harper jerseys. He knows all about America's most convenient World Series storyline:
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NBCSports.com, USA Today, MLB Baseball News …, Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, Phillies Nation and New York Post
AJ Cassavell / MLB.com:
Source: Two front-runners for Padres manager — And then there were two. — The Padres' managerial search has narrowed to two front-runners, according to people with knowledge of the team's thinking, and a decision looms in the near future. — Jayce Tingler and Ron Washington …
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MLB Trade Rumors
