Top News:
Scott Gleeson / USA Today:
MLB bans women who flashed their chests behind home plate during Game 5 of World Series — SportsPulse: Game 5 was setting up to be a series defining game and then the Nationals received devastating news from their ace pitcher and the Astros capitalized. As Trysta Krick details …
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MLB Baseball News … and New York Post
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
How one blown strike call in Game 5 illustrates MLB's need for robot umps — WASHINGTON — The dawn of the robot umpire is near, and it is time. Game 5 of the World Series exemplified this. Plate umpire Lance Barksdale actually called a decent game by the current standards for umpires …
George Miller / MLB Trade Rumors:
Max Scherzer Scratched From Game 5 Start — Nationals starter Max Scherzer, who was slated to start Sunday's World Series game five, has been scratched from his start, according to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. In his place, Joe Ross will take the mound for the Nationals.
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MLB Baseball News … and FanGraphs Baseball
Alex Butler / UPI:
World Series: Bregman, Chirinos help Astros gain 2-2 tie vs. Nationals — Robinson Chirinos and Alex Bregman powered the Houston Astros to a victory against the Washington Nationals in Game 4 of the 2019 World Series, tying the series at 2-2. — Chirinos cleared the outfield fence …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com, Yahoo! Sports and The Crawfish Boxes
Chris Chavez / Sports Illustrated:
Max Scherzer Scratches From World Series Game 5 Start Due to Back, Neck Issues — Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer will not start Game 5 of the World Series due to back and neck spasms. — Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer will not start Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night due …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Associated Press
Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Nats ace Max Scherzer scratched from Game 5 start with neck spasms — MLB, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros — WASHINGTON — Nationals manager Dave Martinez announced that starter Max Scherzer was scratched from his World Series Game 5 start against the Houston Astros because of spasms in his upper right trapezius.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Adam Kilgore / Washington Post:
Game 5 umpire controversy raises a question: Should MLB use an electronic system to make calls? — The bat left Victor Robles's hands, skidded and rolled in the general direction of home plate umpire Lance Barksdale. His elbow pad came next, then his helmet.
Discussion:
The Ringer and baseballmusings.com
Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Astros-Nationals Preview
Discussion:
Federal Baseball, Houston Astros on Yahoo! …, True Blue LA, baseballmusings.com and Yahoo! Sports
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
World Series Game 4 Preview: Astros turn to a rookie
Bruce Haring / Deadline:
Friday Ratings: The 2019 World Series Hits A Home Run With Viewers, Winning The Night
Discussion:
ProFootballTalk
Sports Illustrated:
Astros Owner Jim Crane Apologizes to Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein, Retracts Team's Initial Statement — Houston Astros owner Jim Crane sent a letter Saturday to Sports Illustrated's Stephanie Apstein, retracting his organization's allegation that she attempted “to fabricate a story” last week.
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The Boston Globe:
Why Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman hasn't watched a second of the World Series
Discussion:
New York Daily News, Pinstripe Alley, Yahoo! Sports and New York Post
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Inside the Astros culture that bred Brandon Taubman's comments
Discussion:
Halos Heaven, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bleacher Nation and Lookout Landing
Jason Mackey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Sources: Pirates planning to fire GM Neal Huntington to complete house-cleaning — Many this offseason clamored for the Pirates to clean house, to go in a completely different direction. — They did, albeit in delayed, disjointed fashion. — The Pirates have fired general manager Neal Huntington …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Bucs Dugout, MLB Daily Dish and New York Post
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Fire Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild — 10:48am: The Yankees have formally announced that Rothschild will not return to the staff in 2020. — “I want to personally thank Larry for his near decade of commitment to this organization,” general manager Brian Cashman said in the press release announcing the move.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
Dalton Johnson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants' Joey Bart showcased star potential in Arizona Fall League — Joey Bart entered the Arizona Fall League with one of the hottest bats in baseball, at any level. His stick stayed scorching hot in the desert, too, until an injury kept him out of the lineup.
Discussion:
Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Former major league umpire Chuck Meriwether dies at 63 — WASHINGTON — Former major league umpire Chuck Meriwether, who was behind the plate when the Boston Red Sox ended their championship drought in 2004, died Saturday. He was 63. — Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement hours before Game 4 of the World Series.
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
No experience needed for Mets: Skipping over Girardi, Showalter and Baker is certainly a telling sign — We may never know the real reason why Joe Girardi was not hired as the Mets manager. We may also never know why neither Buck Showalter nor Dusty Baker even got an interview with them.
Discussion:
The Good Phight
Ashley Varela / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Aroldis Chapman, Josh Hader named Relievers of the Year — Josh Hader were selected as the AL and NL Relievers of the Year on Saturday, per an official announcement from Major League Baseball. It's the second consecutive award for Hader, who took home NL honors in 2018 as well.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports and Brew Crew Ball
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays senior VP Chaim Bloom leading candidate for Red Sox GM job — Bloom had interviewed with a number of teams for the top job, most recently the Mets and Giants last off-season. — Earlier today — Updated — Earlier today — Rays senior VP Chaim Bloom has emerged …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Lone Star Ball, Over the Monster, Bleacher Nation, Sportsnet.ca and NBCSports.com
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Associated Press:
Indians' Carlos Carrasco honored with Roberto Clemente Award — Carlos Carrasco didn't let cancer stop him from helping others. It inspired him to do more. — The Cleveland Indians' pitcher, who was diagnosed with a treatable form of leukemia in May, has won the 2019 Roberto Clemente Award.
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ESPN
