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AJ Cassavell / MLB.com:
Brewers end Dodgers' three-peat bid with an NLCS sweep of their own — LOS ANGELES — A step shy of the left-center-field warning track, Jackson Chourio landed with the pennant-clinching final out tucked safely in his outstretched glove. He couldn't help himself. He broke into an ear-to-ear smile, and just kept running.
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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
The Dodgers had everything needed to three-peat. This is why they failed — 8 min Click here to listen to this article — The Dodgers' bid to become the first National League team to win three straight championships ended in a four-game sweep by Milwaukee in the NLCS.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
How Dodgers' three-peat hopes ended with NLCS loss to Brewers — LOS ANGELES — Enduring regret often lingers from postseason defeat, those nagging thoughts of what could have been, what should have been, what might have been. The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays are haunted by such memories from last fall's World Series.
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Katie Woo / The Athletic:
What's next for Shohei Ohtani? He plans to pitch in 2027, but offseason surgery is possible — LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers' season, their triumphant run as baseball's Goliaths, their quest to become the first National League team to win three straight World Series, ended with Shohei Ohtani in the on-deck circle.
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Christina De Nicola / MLB.com:
Bauers takes home NLCS MVP after series filled with signature moments — LOS ANGELES — Two of the most epic plate appearances in recent postseason memory didn't faze Jake Bauers, but being told of the Brewers history he made Thursday night left him speechless.
Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
As compelling offseason begins, Dave Dombrowski knows Phillies must be different. Can they? — PHILADELPHIA — This was an important conversation, so Trea Turner flew from his home near West Palm Beach, Fla., to meet Dave Dombrowski in the basement of Citizens Bank Park earlier this week.
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Jayson Stark / The Athletic:
Phillies reached out to Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez before rehiring Don Mattingly: Sources — LOS ANGELES — Before the Philadelphia Phillies finalized their decision to rehire Don Mattingly as their manager, they reached out to Chase Utley and Raul Ibanez, two high-profile names from their recent past …
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Jason Lloyd / The Athletic:
MLB saw the rain coming and gave us an unnecessary night of nonsense anyway — CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball knew it would rain here Friday night. Knew it Thursday morning. Noah would've looked at the radar and started cutting lumber. — Instead, baseball officials met …
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Rain postpones Game 4 of ALCS to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday — CLEVELAND — Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was postponed late Friday night due to rain, creating an unusual set of circumstances for the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays as the Milwaukee Brewers await in the World Series.
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Courtney Hollmon / MLB.com:
After 13 seasons, 2-time World Series champ Rojas calls it a career — LOS ANGELES — When Miguel Rojas spoke to reporters Thursday night following the Dodgers' season-ending loss, he was still in full uniform, right down to his cleats. — He was in no hurry to untie them.
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Only Expected To Issue Qualifying Offer To David Bednar — The Yankees are leaning toward issuing a qualifying offer to closer David Bednar, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post. Heyman writes that the Yanks are less likely to issue the QO to Jazz Chisholm Jr. and are inclined to let him walk as a free agent.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
How the Yankees' two qualifying offer calls are expected to shake out
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Baseball-Reference.com:
2026 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics — Record: 79-83, 5th place in AL_East (Schedule and Results) — President: Mark Shapiro (President & CEO) — Ballpark: Rogers Centre Attendance: 3,338,878 (1st of 15) — (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.) — Multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106
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James Pearce / The Athletic:
How Julian Ward plans to put his stamp on Liverpool second time around — Liverpool are looking to establish a number of strategic partnerships with clubs in mainland Europe to assist the development of their top young talent. — The plans are being spearheaded by new sporting director Julian Ward …
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