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Los Angeles Dodgers Need Yamamoto and Ohtani to Survive Toronto Blue Jays
Dodgers face Blue Jays in Games 6 and 7 of the World Series. Yamamoto and Ohtani are key as L.A. fights to secure MLB championship repeat....
Pitching coach Mike Maddux leaving Rangers for Angels
Pitching coach Mike Maddux is leaving the Texas Rangers and reportedly taking the same role with the Los Angeles Angels.,Maddux, 64, coached with the Rangers from 2009-15 before returning in 2023 to join then-skipper Bruce Bochy's staff. Texas won its first World Series championship in 2023 and led ...
Dodgers plan to 'leave it all out there' with Jays one win away from history
TORONTO -- In their two previous World Series championship triumphs in 1992 and 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays won a dramatic Game 6 each time.,They have a chance to repeat history Friday night by clinching the World Series title against the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6.,Toronto need...
Twins officially tab Derek Shelton as manager
The Minnesota Twins formally announced Derek Shelton as their new manager on Thursday.,Shelton was the Twins' bench coach in 2018 and 2019 before being hired to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates.,That stint in Pittsburgh ended this past May following a 12-26 start to the 2025 season. In five-plus season...
Reports: Nationals hiring Blake Butera, 33, as manager
The Washington Nationals are finalizing a deal to hire Blake Butera as their next manager, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday morning.,At 33, Butera will be the youngest manager in Major League Baseball since the Minnesota Twins hired Frank Quilici in 1972, per reports.,The Nationals have y...
Why the 2025 World Series Proves Baseball Is Back at Its Best
The Blue Jays and Dodgers are giving fans a World Series to remember, with pitching duels, walk-offs, and historic performances....
Trey Yesavage fans 12, moves Blue Jays to brink of World Series title
LOS ANGELES -- Rookie Trey Yesavage dominated with 12 strikeouts, Davis Schneider hit a home run on the opening pitch and the Toronto Blue Jays moved one victory away from a championship with a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday.,Yesavage, who made hi...
Reports: Twins to hire ex-Pirates manager Derek Shelton
The Minnesota Twins are turning to Derek Shelton to be their next manager, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday.,Shelton was the Twins' bench coach in 2018 and 2019 before being hired to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates.,That stint in Pittsburgh ended this past May following a 12-26 start to the 2...
Dodgers change batting order for Game 5 of World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers rejigged their lineup for Game 5 of the World Series to move catcher Will Smith to second in the batting order.,Dodgers manager Dave Roberts dropped the slumping Mookie Betts to third in the order for Wednesday's pivotal home matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. Betts, who is ...
White Sox 1B Tim Elko has surgery for torn ACL
Chicago White Sox first baseman Tim Elko is recovering from surgery Tuesday to repair a torn right ACL.,An estimated eight-month rehabilitation timeline means Elko, 26, will miss at least half of the 2026 season.,Elko made his major league debut in May and batted .134 with four homers and eight RBIs...
Players pick Schwarber over Shohei, Raleigh over Judge as best in league
Players picked Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber as the best in the National League for the 2025 season over Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani. ,Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was voted MLB Player of the Year and American League Player of the Year ahead of Aaron Judge o...
Blue Jays Rookie Faces His Biggest Test Yet in World Series Game 5 vs. Dodgers
Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage makes his biggest start yet in Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers, aiming to give Toronto a 3-2 Series lead....
Dodgers' Blake Snell ready for another shot at Jays in Game 5
LOS ANGELES -- It will be experience vs. wide-eyed wonder in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday.,With the series tied at two wins each, the Los Angeles Dodgers will unleash two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, while the Toronto Blue Jays go with a pitcher just over a month into his major...
Jays shake off marathon loss, dump Dodgers to even World Series
LOS ANGELES -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run home run, Shane Bieber pitched into the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays got even in the World Series with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 on Tuesday.,Andres Gimenez, Bo Bichette and Addison Barger each had RBI singles in ...
George Springer (side) not in Blue Jays' starting lineup for Game 4
Injured Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's Game 4 of the World Series against the host Los Angeles Dodgers due to a right side injury.,Springer was injured while fouling off a pitch in the seventh inning of Monday's epic 18-inning game won 6-5 by the D...
Blue Jays Finally Learn to Walk Shohei Ohtani One At-Bat Too Late
Shohei Ohtani made World Series history with four extra-base hits before the Blue Jays finally stopped pitching to him in the Dodgers’ 18-inning Game 3 win....
Aroldis Chapman: I'd rather retire than play for Yankees again
Hard-throwing left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman is dead set against re-signing with the New York Yankees.,Literally.,"No way, not even dead," Chapman said when asked if he'd consider joining the Yankees during an appearance on the "Swing Completo" podcast, as translated from Spanish.,"If I were t...
After 18-inning game, Blue Jays, Dodgers need length from starters in Game 4
LOS ANGELES -- After a World Series game that dabbled in the absurd, Shohei Ohtani will get another chance to create even more postseason magic on Tuesday.,Ohtani is set to take the mound in Game 4 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays after he hit two home runs and got on base a postsea...
On Freddie Freeman HR in 18th, Dodgers win epic Game 3 vs. Jays
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have a chance to ride another inspirational game-ending home run from Freddie Freeman to another World Series title., ,Freeman ended an 18-inning marathon with a leadoff home run, Shohei Ohtani added two homers and the Dodgers pulled off a 6-5 victory over the ...
Jays star George Springer (side discomfort) exits Game 3, has MRI
LOS ANGELES -- Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left Game 3 of the World Series in the seventh inning with right side discomfort, per Toronto manager John Schneider.,Leading off the inning, Springer hit a foul ball against Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski when he grabbed at his right ...