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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Yandy declares the ALCS over: 'We're going to win tomorrow' — CLEVELAND — Nobody's going to mistake muscular Rays leadoff man Yandy Díaz for Babe Ruth, but he called his shot Sunday night at Progressive Field. — Díaz picked up three hits to support another dominant start …
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Keegan Matheson / MLB.com:
Confident Rays quiet Cleveland, return home one win from World Series — CLEVELAND - The Rays are just one win away from the World Series, headed back to Tropicana Field with every ounce of momentum in the ALCS. — Sunday's 3-1 win in Game 5 felt even more convincing than the low score suggests …
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Keegan Matheson / MLB.com:
Rays slip past Guards in Game 4 to knot up ALCS
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Jason Lloyd / The Athletic:
MLB saw the rain coming and gave us an unnecessary night of nonsense anyway
MLB saw the rain coming and gave us an unnecessary night of nonsense anyway
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Covering the Corner
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' outfield road map largely centers on Spencer Jones — and the questions that surround him — The Yankees' outfield road map largely centers on one key piece — and the questions that surround him — The Eagles are ‘in shambles’ — and their fans see little reason for hope
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AJ Eustace / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Have Shown Past Interest In Jacob Young — The Yankees have shown past interest in Nationals center fielder Jacob Young, writes Joel Sherman of The New York Post. It's unclear whether the two sides engaged in formal talks or if it was just due diligence on the Yankees' part …
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Brendan Kuty / The Athletic:
Yankees' Austin Wells says foul tips sidetracked his season: ‘Multiple blows to the head’ — When the foul ball hit Austin Wells in the catcher's mask, his body wobbled, like a boxer on the wrong end of a hellacious uppercut. It was April 23 at Fenway Park, and the New York Yankees catcher …
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Kerry Miller / Bleacher Report:
The Most Likely Trade For All 30 MLB Teams in 2026-27 Offseason — Marquee free agents like Tarik Skubal and Randy Arozarena will take center stage with the official start of Major League Baseball's 2026-27 offseason just around the bend, but trades will also feature prominently in the months until the next regular season begins.
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Adam Rittenberg / ESPN:
Big 12 admits error in Notre Dame-BYU, says Irish had time for one more play — PROVO, Utah — The Big 12 says one second should have been placed back on the clock at the end of Saturday night's Notre Dame-BYU game, which would have given the Fighting Irish one final play to win.
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Why Yankees should exercise caution with pitching trade temptation — In Part 7 wrapping up our series breaking down how the Yankees should navigate the offseason position by position, we look at their pitching staff. — Because they do not have to pursue starting pitching …
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Yankees' free agents: The likelihood these 10 players return to the Bronx next season — There are significant changes year-to-year on pretty much every big-league roster, the Yankees included, but that especially could be true for them next season. The Yankees have 10 players slated …
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Shawn McFarland / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Rangers free agency outlook: What are the options to upgrade on offense? — The Rangers improved in nearly every important offensive category in 2026 but somehow managed to score fewer runs than last season. — The full-fledged free agency window officially begins five days …
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Lone Star Ball
Sam Dykstra / MLB.com:
The real McCoy: Padres prospect rockets 118.2 mph homer in Fall League — PEORIA, Ariz. — Alex McCoy has brought the thunder to the Valley of the Sun. — The Padres' No. 26 prospect connected on a 118.2 mph, 435-foot homer in the fourth inning of Peoria's 8-5 loss to Scottsdale at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday.
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Sid Lowe / The Guardian:
‘I suffer a lot’: Villarreal owner Fernando Roig on not enjoying games and the prospect of Liverpool — It will be a tense time for Europe's longest serving president, despite the Champions League game at Anfield offering a symbol of how far they have come — The first time Fernando Roig …
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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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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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Buster Olney / ESPN:
How Dodgers' three-peat hopes ended with NLCS loss to Brewers
How Dodgers' three-peat hopes ended with NLCS loss to Brewers
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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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Bluebird Banter
