Top News:
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers vs. Giants: NLDS scouting report, prediction — Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the historic matchup ... and picks the winner — SERIES SCHEDULE (all times PT) — Game 1: at Giants, Friday, 6:37 p.m., TBS — Game 2: at Giants, Saturday, 6:07 p.m., TBS
Discussion:
Daily News and True Blue LA
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Scooby Axson / USA Today:
Shirtless Max Scherzer in postgame interview: 'Can't talk. I'm drunk' — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Max Scherzer went through several emotions before and after the reigning World Series champions advanced to the National League Division Series. — In the postgame, alcohol-filled celebration …
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and Wide Right & Natty Lite
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers edge Cardinals on Chris Taylor's walk-off home run, face Giants in NLDS — LOS ANGELES — It's a playoff matchup 130 years in the making. — Baseball's two best teams - the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants - will add a chapter to their ancient rivalry after Chris Taylor's two-run …
Discussion:
MLB.com, Los Angeles Times, Daily News and The Athletic
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Defending World Series champion Dodgers survive NL wild-card vs. Cardinals with walk-off win
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
J.P. Hoornstra / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Max Scherzer labors, holds Cardinals to 1 run
Discussion:
Daily News and Press Telegram
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Firing Jayce Tingler doesn't solve the real problem with the San Diego Padres
Associated Press:
San Diego Padres fire Jayce Tingler in move made with eye on ‘big stage’
Discussion:
San Diego Union-Tribune
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers hoping Max Muncy can return in postseason; no Tommy John surgery for Clayton Kershaw
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez (sprained left ankle) included on AL Division Series roster — ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. — Slugger J.D. Martinez is on the Boston Red Sox roster but didn't play during a 5-0 loss in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Discussion:
Boston.com and BoSox Injection
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Associated Press:
McCullers shines as Astros beat White Sox 6-1 in Game 1 — HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. was terrific. Yordan Alvarez delivered, and Jose Altuve scored on a nifty slide. — The Houston Astros sure love October. — McCullers pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning …
Discussion:
USA Today, The Athletic and Sportsnet.ca
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Yankees manager Aaron Boone ‘at peace’ with future up in air as New York's season ends
Stephanie Apstein / Sports Illustrated:
Inside His Journey From Chicago to San Francisco — The public sees him as a cerulean-eyed Express model and perennial All-Star who led the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years. He is also a father who has endured on-field struggles, a crisis of confidence and a devastating personal loss.
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, Bleacher Nation and Cubs Insider
Associated Press:
Trevor Story won't rule out return to Colorado Rockies, but says ‘winning is at the top of the list’ among priorities as free agent — DENVER — Trevor Story's time in Denver may have just reached its final chapter. — The Colorado Rockies' standout shortstop is driven by one prevailing theme as he hits free agency: winning.
Discussion:
Rox Pile
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Pete Roses launches new sports betting podcast: ‘I know how it looks’ — Pete Rose, who received a lifetime ban for gambling on baseball, is launching a new podcast that talks about gambling, provides tips, offers suggests on betting lines, but no, Rose insists - it's not technically gambling.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
Hannah Keyser / Yahoo Sports:
MLB plans COVID-19 vaccine mandate for minor-league players in 2022 — Major League Baseball is finalizing a policy that would require all minor-league players to be vaccinated before the 2022 season, Yahoo Sports has learned. It'll be the latest in a series of vaccine mandates that MLB …
Discussion:
Phillies Nation, Associated Press, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
ESPN:
Autographed ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson photograph from 1911 sells for $1.47 million — A 1911 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson autographed photograph by Frank W. Smith sold for $1.47 million, the most ever paid for a signed sports photograph. — The photo was offered by Christie's and Hunt Auctions …
JR Radcliffe / USA Today:
For 13 years, the Braves were a Milwaukee institution. Now, the franchise will face the Brewers in the playoffs — On May 20, 1965, Bob Buege and five other University of Wisconsin students crammed into a vehicle and made the trip east to Milwaukee for perhaps the saddest baseball game Buege ever saw in person.
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Matt Vasgersian leaving ESPN's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ booth — Play-by-player Matt Vasgersian informed ESPN executives that he is leaving his position on “Sunday Night Baseball,” The Post has learned. — After four years teamed with Alex Rodriguez, Vasgersian wants to focus on new …
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, USA Today and Sports Illustrated
