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Blue Jays at Mariners - ALCS Game 4 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats  —  After being held to eight hits and four runs through the first two games of the American League Championship series, the Blue Jays exploded for 18 hits and 13 runs in Game 3 as Toronto walked …
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Canadian slugger Josh Naylor helps Mariners put Blue Jays in big ALCS hole with home run back home  —  TORONTO — It was a tough start to the American League Championship Series for the Toronto Blue Jays.  Canada's team headed west for Game 3 in Seattle facing a daunting 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven playoff.
Discussion: MLB.com
NBCSports.com:
Blue Jays at Mariners - ALCS Game 3 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats  —  Maybe Toronto celebrated their Division Series over the Yankees a little too much and too long.  Maybe Seattle is just a better baseball team.  Regardless, the Blue Jays …
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:   Blue Jays Remain Canada's Team Though Expos Still on the Mind
Associated Press:
Blue Jays have 4 runs and 8 hits in falling into 2-0 ALCS deficit against Mariners
Discussion: The Athletic, Canadian Press and ESPN
Associated Press:
Max Muncy sets Dodgers record by hitting his 14th career postseason homer  —  MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy set a franchise record by hitting his 14th career postseason homer in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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Slumping Brewers must improve their approach at the plate to have any hope of coming back in NLCS
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Yamamoto throws 3-hitter as Dodgers beat Brewers 5-1 for 2-0 lead in NLCS
Associated Press:   Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández says ‘nobody to blame but myself’ for his role in weird NLCS double play
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Alex Bregman will have plenty of options after Red Sox opt-out  —  Alex Bregman will be opting out of his current Red Sox deal, sources say, and off his fine first year in Boston, there could be an extra suitor or two, potentially including at least one surprise team (mentioned below) — although Boston still seems like a logical fit.
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MLB.com:
Here are all the Gold Glove Award finalists  —  The 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on X on Wednesday, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday, Nov. 2.  —  Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: Orioles expected to interview Albert Pujols for manager  —  The Baltimore Orioles, seeking a new manager to guide their young, emerging core, have expressed interest in future Hall of Fame first baseman Albert Pujols, sources told ESPN.  —  The Orioles have yet to formally interview Pujols …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks staffing shakeup brings third-base coach from rival NL club … The Diamondbacks are hiring J.R. House as their new third-base coach, plucking him from the Cincinnati Reds, where he spent the previous seven seasons in the same role.  —  House replaces Tim Bogar …
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Anthony Volpe undergoes shoulder surgery after rough Yankees season  —  Access the Yankees beat like never before  —  Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees.  —  Anthony Volpe underwent surgery Monday …
Andy Martino / SNY:
The latest on Yankees coaching staff changes  —  Manager Aaron Boone's coaching staff could look a lot different in 2026  —  POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES  —  Yanks bullpen coach Harkey, infield coach Chapman not returning next season  —  TRENDING STORIES
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Pitching not cause of hitting slump  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani's entrance song, “Feeling Good” by Michael Bublé, played at Dodger Stadium in an otherwise quiet moment Wednesday afternoon.  Ohtani then emerged from the dugout for a rare session …
 
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