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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge blasts home run No. 60 to tie Babe Ruth, then Stanton wins it with game-ending grand slam — Aaron Judge sheepishly climbed up the stairs for the curtain call and ducked back into the dugout as quickly as he could. The Yankees slugger had just tied Babe Ruth with 60 home runs in the season …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge hits home run No. 60 to tie Babe Ruth, one away from tying Roger Maris' AL record — He's one away. — Aaron Judge led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a 430-foot shot to left-center field for his 60th home run of the season. Judge tied Babe Ruth's 1927 record …
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Orange County Register
Marly Rivera / ESPN:
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits 60th home run, one shy of Roger Maris' AL single-season record — NEW YORK — Only five players had hit 60 home runs in a single season in the history of the major leagues — that is, until New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge joined that exclusive club …
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New Jersey Online and NESN.com
Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
The Yankee legends were alive in Aaron Judge as he hit home run No. 60
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Mercury News, New York Post and MLB Baseball News …
The Athletic:
Royals fire Dayton Moore as president of baseball operations — Dayton Moore, the architect of the 2015 World Series champion Kansas City Royals but the steward of a franchise in the midst of its sixth consecutive losing season, has been relieved of his role as president of baseball operations.
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Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News …, Kansas City Star, USA Today, MLB Trade Rumors, Royals Review and Bleacher Nation
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
With ‘a gap right now between where we are and where we expected to be,’ Kansas City Royals fire Dayton Moore — The Kansas City Royals fired longtime lead baseball executive Dayton Moore on Wednesday. Owner John Sherman made the announcement at a Kauffman Stadium news conference …
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Sports Illustrated, Kansas City Star, baseballmusings.com and FanSided
Anne Rogers / MLB.com:
Royals dismiss Dayton Moore as president of baseball ops
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Kansas City Star and MLB Baseball News …
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Brandon Nimmo leaves Wednesday's game with apparent leg injury — This is not what you want to see with two weeks left in the season. — Mets' center fielder Brandon Nimmo left Wednesday's game in the bottom of the first inning after pulling up lame while chasing after a fly ball.
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Amazin' Avenue
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Associated Press:
New York Mets set MLB record with 106 hit batters in 2022 — MILWAUKEE — The New York Mets set a major league record with 106 hit batters this season when Mark Canha was plunked twice and Luis Guillorme once in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. — New York has been hit one more time than the 2021 Cincinnati Reds.
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New York Post and baseballmusings.com
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox fall 5 games back in the AL Central after a ‘frustrating’ 10-7 loss to Cleveland Guardians in 11 innings — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 27 — White Sox reliever Jake Diekman sits in the dugout after pitching the 11th inning against the Guardians on Sept. 20, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Orange County Register, Associated Press and South Side Sox
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox will try to ‘keep pressing the pedal’ as they trail the Cleveland Guardians by 4 games entering a crucial 3-game series
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Orange County Register and Plain Dealer
Mandy Bell / MLB.com:
Guardians head to Chicago to ‘close this thing out’
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Plain Dealer, Sports Illustrated, Denver Post, DraftKings Nation, NBCSports.com and Covering the Corner
Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins Deep Dive: Tua leads Dolphins to historic win in Baltimore; has QB taken a major step forward? — The Sun Sentinel's Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's historic performance in Miami's wild comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens.
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Denver Post
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Axios:
The strong connection between MLB payrolls and wins — Large MLB payrolls don't always equal large win totals, but there's a strong correlation this season. — State of play: Eight of the top 10 teams by luxury tax payroll are in playoff position entering Tuesday, per data provided by MLB.
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The Good Phight
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Mets have top payroll, Dodgers drop with Bauer suspension
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MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation, Pinstripe Alley, Union-News, Phillies Nation and True Blue LA
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields says ‘my job is not to call pass plays’ after attempting only 11 passes in a lopsided loss — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 69 — Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) heads to the locker room after a 27-10 loss to the Packers on Sept. 18, 2022, at Lambeau Field.
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Orange County Register, Bears Wire and Sports Illustrated
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto meets with fans and poses for photos at GABP during Reds-Red Sox game — Reds first baseman Joey Votto has spent time in the Bally Sports Ohio broadcast booth with play-by-play announcer John Sadak and analyst and National Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin on several occasions …
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New York Post and MLB Baseball News …
Alex Speier / Baseball America:
Ceddanne Rafaela: Red Sox 2022 Minor League Player Of The Year — See also: Baseball America updated all its prospect rankings for subscribers in August. — Two months into the 2021 season, Ceddanne Rafaela looked overmatched at the plate. — He was hitting .225 with one homer in 39 games …
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Union-News, NESN.com and NBCSports.com
Associated Press:
Los Angeles Dodgers great Maury Wills, NL MVP in 1962, dies at age 89 — LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.
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Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Washington Post, New York Times, Cubs Insider and MLB Baseball News …
