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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels hire former catcher Kurt Suzuki as new manager — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their new manager, turning to the longtime major league catcher with no professional coaching experience to help turn around a franchise navigating the longest playoff drought in the major leagues.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Source: Albert Pujols, Angels break off talks; to meet with Padres — Albert Pujols is no longer a candidate to be the manager of the Los Angeles Angels, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. — Pujols, though, is scheduled to interview for the San Diego Padres' managerial vacancy on Wednesday, a source told ESPN.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Albert Pujols, Angels break off manager talks as Padres, Orioles loom — The Angels and their original first choice to manage, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols, have broken off talks after a few differences came up in early conversations. — Pujols is drawing interest from the Padres and reportedly also the Orioles to manage now.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, MLB Trade Rumors, Deadspin, The Athletic, Orange County Register, Sportsnet.ca and NESN.com
MLB.com:
NL Silver Slugger finalists announced; AL tomorrow — Louisville Slugger announced the National League finalists for the 2025 Silver Slugger Award on Wednesday. The American League finalists will be revealed on Thursday. — The NL winners will be announced on Thursday, Nov. 6 …
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
3 D-backs All-Stars Named Silver Slugger Finalists — Three of the Arizona Diamondbacks' hottest hitters are finalists for the Silver Slugger Award. — On Wednesday, Major League Baseball announced the National League finalists for the positional Silver Slugger Award …
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Mercury News and Arizona Sports
Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves' next manager just might be occupied at World Series — ATLANTA — Now that the Angels have hired Kurt Suzuki as their next skipper, it would make sense for the Braves to name Tyler Flowers as their new manager. — Now, that I've got your attention with an opening paragraph featuring …
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Matthew Postins / Sports Illustrated:
Grading Out Rangers Impressive Defense that Set Major League Record — The Texas Rangers were unable to make the playoffs in 2024, but one can't blame the defense for that failure. — The Texas Rangers have taken quite a bit of heat for their offensive issues in 2025.
Associated Press:
Snell gets Game 1, Yamamoto Game 2 for Dodgers in Toronto — LOS ANGELES — Blake Snell will start Game 1 of the World Series on Friday and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will follow in Game 2 for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Toronto Blue Jays, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.
Mike Potter / WALV-TV:
'Mistake that I've learned from' | Pacers rookie apologizes after brief police chase and arrest in Indianapolis — Kam Jones was drafted this year. He was arrested after a chase on I-65 that ended near the Fletcher Avenue exit in Fountain Square.
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Associated Press:
Guerrero hits 6th postseason homer and Blue Jays beat Mariners 6-2 to force Game 7 of ALCS — TORONTO — Look dad, Game 7! — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his sixth home run this postseason, rookie Trey Yesavage struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings and the Toronto Blue Jays pushed …
