Baseball
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By Colin McDonough The Yankees had just lost the World Series to the Dodgers, and Juan Soto was already answering questions about his upcoming free agency. “It’s going to be exciting, it’s going to be a good experience,” Soto told reporters. “I don’t have any doors closed or anything like that. I’m going to be…
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With the World Series at 3 games to 1, there was talk of an epic and historic comeback. It happened, but it came from the team ahead in the series. The Los Angeles Dodgers came back from a 5-0 deficit to win Game 5, 7-6, and the World Series 4 games to 1 over the…
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The only people happier than Yankees and Dodgers fans right now is Rob Manfred and Fox executives. Major League Baseball has its dream World Series matchup, the Celtics-Lakers or Steelers-Cowboys of baseball. The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will renew their rivalry and meet in the World Series for the first time since…
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One of the most dramatic weeks on the baseball calendar each year is the division series. Teams that are hot at the right time run into division champs who have been waiting for them after a bye, and something’s got to give. After four entertaining series, the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, and Guardians punched their tickets…
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The wild card round is already over, and the highlight was most certainly the Mets-Brewers series. An epic win-or-go-home Game 3 featured an intense pitchers’ duel, back-to-back Milwaukee homers in the 7th, and a slump-busting 3-run shot from Pete Alonso to keep the Mets alive. The Padres swept the injury-plagued Braves in the National League.…
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The 2024 Major League Baseball season had it all. There may not have been any dominant 100-win teams, but there was an infamous 121-loss team. Shohei Ohtani created the 50/50 club, and Juan Soto joined forces with Aaron Judge in the Bronx to become true bash brothers. The Tigers had an epic August and September…
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Crier Cries Foul! er… Fowl? Whatever it is, the A’s Leaving Oakland Stinks The Athletics leaving Oakland is the most gut wrenching aspect of sports. Losses are losses, but the team always returns the next season for redemption or more heartbreak. There is no next season at the Oakland Coliseum. And it all falls on…