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Mark Townsend / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
World Series Game 2: Nationals dominate Astros to take 2-0 lead — Washington Nationals came into the World Series as the — biggest underdogs since 2007. — Two games in, they've let the world know that no one should bet against them. — After besting
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Chris Chavez / Sports Illustrated:
Report: Cubs to Hire World Series Champion David Ross As Manager — The Chicago Cubs have decided to hire 2016 World Series champion catcher David Ross as their next manager. — The Chicago Cubs will reportedly named former catcher and 2016 World Series champion David Ross as the team's next manager …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLBTR Poll: Record Money For Gerrit Cole? — Astros right-hander Gerrit Cole is just moments away from taking the ball against the Nationals in Game 1 of the teams' World Series matchup. It's a well-deserved honor for Cole, who has perhaps been the premier pitcher in baseball this season.
Mike Oz / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
What you need to know before Game 1 of the World Series — HOUSTON — Gerrit Cole will get the ball in Game 1, marking the first World Series appearance of his MLB career, against Max Scherzer no less. That's a big moment for a player who has spent two decades preparing physically to be a big-league pitcher.
Associated Press:
TV audience for World Series' Game 1 falls 11.4% from 2018 — MLB, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals — The World Series opener between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros narrowly averted setting a record low. — Washington's 5-4 victory Tuesday night averaged 12,194,000 television viewers …
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Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nationals, Astros lineups for World Series Game 2
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Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Astros Staffer's Outburst at Female Reporters Illustrates MLB's Forgive-and-Forget Attitude Toward Domestic Violence — After the Astros clinched the AL pennant, a staffer looked at female reporters and shouted “Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so f— glad we got Osuna!
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros executive Brandon Taubman under fire for Osuna comments — Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman yelled in the direction of a group of female reporters during the team's American League Championship Series clubhouse celebration on Saturday, three eyewitnesses …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros AGM Brandon Taubman Reportedly Shouted “Thank God We Got Osuna” At Female Reporters — While celebrating his organization's ALCS victory on Saturday evening, Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman repeatedly shouted at three female reporters who were standing together: “Thank God we got Osuna!
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB looking into longtime umpire Rob Drake's tweet — Major League Baseball is looking into a since-deleted tweet by longtime major league umpire Rob Drake, according to a league spokesman. — Drake tweeted late Tuesday that he planned to buy an assault rifle “because if you impeach MY PRESIDENT this way …
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB umpire Joe West suing former All-Star Paul Lo Duca for claiming he took bribes — Major League Baseball umpire Joe West is suing Paul Lo Duca for defamation over comments the former catcher made on a podcast in May, asserting that a teammate used to bribe the umpire by letting him borrow his vintage car.
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Jason Mackey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Travis Williams as Pirates president makes plenty of sense — There has been no shortage of Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow jokes made at the Pirates' expense this postseason, with fans pointing out a variety of personnel decisions the club has made recently, ones that have gone horribly wrong.
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates, Team President Frank Coonelly Part Ways — The Pirates and Team President Frank Coonelly have mutually agreed to part ways, reports Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (The organization has since announced the move). Coonelly, 59, had been with the organization since 2007.
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