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The Athletic:
Giants closing in on hiring Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as next manager: Sources — After just one year, it's already become apparent that Buster Posey is anything but a traditional top baseball executive. And Posey's unconventional choice to manage the San Francisco Giants is further proof.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Tennessee's Tony Vitello favorite to land Giants job — University of Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has emerged as a front-runner for the San Francisco Giants' managerial job, and a resolution on a potential deal is expected in the next 24 to 72 hours, sources told ESPN on Saturday, confirming multiple reports.
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The Athletic, San Francisco Chronicle, Federal Baseball, NESN.com, Deadspin, Baseball America and The Good Phight
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Shohei Ohtani Went Where No Player Has Ever Gone Before — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani did something that has never happened before in the annals of postseason baseball. — Ohtani took the mound to start against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
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ESPN, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, True Blue LA, The Athletic, Orange County Register and Sportsnet.ca
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Paul Battison / BBC:
Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series — Shohei Ohtani delivered one of the greatest performances in baseball history as defending champions the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers to reach the World Series. — Japan's Ohtani smashed three huge home runs …
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Los Angeles Times, the joy of sox, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, True Blue LA and Chicago Tribune
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Ohtani's 3-HR, 10-K gem sparks Dodgers' NLCS sweep of Brewers — LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts stood on the Dodger Stadium field Friday night, a commemorative World Series cap on his head and a wide smile on his face, and made what felt like an apt comparison moments after the Dodgers completed …
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NBCSports.com, True Blue LA, New York Post, Yahoo Sports and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani hits 3 homers, dominates on mound in Dodgers' clinching 5-1 NLCS win over Brewers — Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages. Ohtani hit three mammoth homers and struck out 10 while pitching into the seventh inning …
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Ohtani, Dodgers' $700M Man, Takes the Mound to Clinch Amid Hit Slump
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True Blue LA, Yahoo Sports, Defector, Orange County Register, New York Post, The Athletic and Associated Press
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Mookie Betts's stellar play at shortstop another part of his game that escaped the Red Sox — Mookie Betts ranged to his right, reached across his body to backhand a ground ball, leaped off his left foot, and fired a one-hop strike across the diamond for an out in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NLCS.
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Sports Illustrated, MLB Trade Rumors, Over the Monster and Baseball America
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Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Could the Mets land an ace with Tarik Skubal potentially on the trade block? — If the Detroit Tigers make ace Tarik Skubal available in trade discussions this winter, and signs point to them doing just that, then the New York Mets are expected to get involved. — The question would be, to what extent?
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SNY, MLB Trade Rumors, Twinkie Town and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Mariners a win from first World Series, beat Blue Jays behind Suárez's grand slam for 3-2 ALCS lead — As Eugenio Suárez crossed home plate, he formed a heart with his hands as he has countless times. Suárez suddenly stopped, pointed toward his wife in the stands behind home plate …
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Associated Press, The Athletic, Chicago Tribune, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, FanGraphs Baseball, Sportsnet.ca and Arizona Sports
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Dianna Russini / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing on NFL trade deadline intel, the coaching carousel and Baker Mayfield — Former journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who played for the Dolphins, Jets, Bills, Texans, Titans and about half the league, was one of my favorite postgame interviews.
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New Jersey Online, Pro Football Rumors, NESN.com, Boston.com and Sportsnet.ca
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Talent-rich Dodgers expected to be in play for Kyle Tucker in free agency — Will the rich get richer? The Dodgers are expected to make a play for No. 1 free agent Kyle Tucker, who'd fit nicely into the National League's best lineup. — Dodgers people are said to love Tucker …
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CBS Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
Andy McCullough / The Athletic:
Why Milwaukee Brewers will consider trading All-Star pitcher Freddy Peralta after NLCS defeat — LOS ANGELES — In the wake of the Milwaukee Brewers being swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, which culminated in a 5-1 Game 4 defeat that demonstrated the gap between the …
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MLB Trade Rumors and New York Post
