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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Orioles hire Craig Albernaz as manager after disappointing '25 — The Baltimore Orioles on Monday hired Craig Albernaz as their new manager, tabbing one of the game's most well-respected young coaches to help engineer a turnaround after a disappointing 2025.
Associated Press:
Dodgers' Mookie Betts wins Roberto Clemente Award — LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts won the Roberto Clemente Award for his humanitarian work. — He will receive the award before Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Monday night.
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Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Freeman does it again! Walk-off HR ends epic 18-inning Game 3 — LOS ANGELES - When it was over, finally, the guy slated to pitch for the Dodgers the very next day had reached base so many times he needed an IV, and the guy who had hit a Kirk Gibson-like grand slam in the World Series …
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
What makes Max Scherzer the Blue Jays man for Game 3? — LOS ANGELES — In his one full season living the full-on Max Scherzer experience, Blue Jays manager John Schneider can pull off a quality impersonation of the future Hall of Famer that brings laughs all around. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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Taylor Lyons / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson expected to play Thursday vs. Dolphins — Monday's injury report was just an estimation following a walk-through practice to kick off a truncated week, but it portrays a Ravens team whose stars are getting healthier entering Thursday's matchup against the 2-6 Dolphins.
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Phillies star Bryce Harper ‘hurt’ by trade speculation after Dave Dombrowski's comments — It's been nine days since Dave Dombrowski wondered aloud about whether Bryce Harper could return to an elite level after a so-so season by Harper's standards, and the fallout has ranged from absurd to puzzling.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
‘Amazing’ Yamamoto fuels Dodgers with 2nd straight complete game — TORONTO — It had been 24 years since a starter put together consecutive complete games this time of year, a stretch that encompassed a seismic shift in the industry's handling of pitchers.
Brian Costello / New York Post:
Justin Fields to start again for Jets with Tyrod Taylor ruled out with injury — Those clamoring for a quarterback change from the Jets will have to wait. — Tyrod Taylor has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Bengals due to a knee injury, according to a source.
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ESPN:
Blue Jays fans give Shohei Ohtani an earful at World Series — Toronto Blue Jays fans let Shohei Ohtani hear it before and during Game 1 of the World Series, their disapproval of him not picking their team in free agency in 2023 clearly still evident Friday night at Rogers Centre.
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