Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton Arrested On Allegation Of Injury To A Child  —  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton turned himself in this afternoon in Fort Worth on an allegation of injury to a child, a 3rd degree felony.  —  CBS 11's Jason Allen …

World Series Game 7 ticket prices falling: ‘The whole city is depressed’  —  MLB, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals  —  HOUSTON — Ticket prices for Game 7 of the World Series have been falling since the Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Tuesday night …

Yankees Decline 2020 Option On Edwin Encarnacion  —  The Yankees announced Thursday that they've declined their $20MM option on first baseman/designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion.  He'll instead be paid a hefty $5MM buyout and enter the free-agent market.  —  This has long been viewed …

Longtime broadcaster and former MLB player Ron Fairly dies at 81  —  MLB, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays  —  Ron Fairly, whose career as a player and broadcaster spanned nearly 50 years, has died at the age of 81, the Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday.

Diamondbacks to name Matt Herges as pitching coach  —  The Diamondbacks will hire Matt Herges to be their new pitching coach, a source said Wednesday night.  —  Herges, 49, a longtime major league reliever, spent the previous two years as the bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants.

Rendon Boom  —  Anthony Rendon puts the Nationals on the board with a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning.  He continues to rake in Houston, his home town.  That's the sixth home run Zack Greinke allowed in this post-season.  —  The Astros lead the Nationals 2-1.

Royals Name Mike Matheny Manager  —  The Royals announced Thursday that they've hired Mike Matheny as the 17th manager in club history.  It's not exactly a surprise, given that Matheny has been rumored to be the likely successor to Ned Yost since joining the Royals organization as a special advisor to GM Dayton Moore last offseason.

Giants claim left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson from Rockies off waivers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants used an NL record 64 players in 2019.  The roster churn ahead of the 2020 season started before the World Series could even finish.  —  The Giants on Wednesday claimed left-handed starter

Now that David Ross is in the manager's chair, Cubs turn their attention to coaching staff  —  David Ross' boxes are all (presumably) moved into the manager's office at Wrigley Field and the introductory press conference is in the rearview mirror.  —  Now the  —  Cubs turn their attention to the rest of the coaching staff.