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Cardinals add Brant Brown, Jon Jay to coaching staff
The St. Louis Cardinals made preliminary additions to their coaching staff Tuesday, naming Brant Brown as hitting coach and bringing aboard Jon Jay to an unspecified role.,The team revealed that more coaching staff additions on manager Oliver Marmol's staff will be made as the offseason progresses.,...

Twins bring back Matt Borgschulte as hitting coach
The Minnesota Twins on Tuesday named Matt Borgschulte as their hitting coach for the 2025 season.,Borgschulte, 33, spent the past three seasons as a co-hitting coach for the Baltimore Orioles.,He previously spent three seasons as a hitting coach in the Twins organization at Triple-A St. Paul (2021),...

Mets RHP Paul Blackburn has spinal procedure, out 4-5 months
New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn underwent a procedure to repair a cerebrospinal fluid leak earlier this month and will be sidelined at least four-to-five months, the team announced Tuesday.,The surgery was performed by Dr. Wouter Schievink on Oct. 11 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los A...

Displaying Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani's dominance in 17 startling statistics
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani decided six years ago he was heading to the United States and Major League Baseball with one prevailing goal: win the World Series. ,Ohtani and the Dodgers are the favorites to claim the 2024 World Series and the likely National League MVP is drivi...
How Los Angeles Dodgers Can Win 2024 World Series
Headlined by Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers are favorites against the New York Yankees. Here's how the Dodgers can win the 2024 World Series....
How New York Yankees Can Win 2024 World Series
The New York Yankees are underdogs in the 2024 World Series, but their starting rotation behind ace Gerrit Cole should give them enough ammo to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers....

Nestor Cortes likely for Yankees roster; Gerrit Cole to start G1
The New York Yankees expect to have left-hander Nestor Cortes on the roster when the World Series begins Friday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.,Cortes has not pitched in the postseason because of an elbow flexor strain, last taking the mound Sept. 18 in the regular season when he pitched six sco...

Experienced Dodgers favored to sink Yanks in World Series
Getting to the World Series has seemingly become second nature for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,With Sunday night's 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, Los Angeles punched its ticket to the Fall Classic for the fourth time in eight years. ,And even ...

Dodgers send Mets home, head back to World Series
LOS ANGELES -- Tommy Edman hit a two-run home run and drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers advanced to the World Series with a 10-5 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday night in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. ,Will Smith added a two-run home run as the Dodgers earne...

Juan Soto's 10th-inning blast sends Yankees to World Series
CLEVELAND -- Juan Soto hit a three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning and the visiting New York Yankees advanced to their first World Series since 2009 with a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.,Giancarlo Stanton hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning for ...

Mets bank on Sean Manaea stopping Dodgers in Game 6
LOS ANGELES -- As the runs continue to flow in the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets think they might have the answer to halt the deluge and extend their season in Game 6 on Sunday against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Mets will send left-hander Sean Manaea to the mound afte...

Report: Montreal, Durham out as locations for Rays games in 2025
Ballparks in Montreal and Durham, N.C., will not be considered to play host to Tampa Bay Rays home games in 2025, the Tampa Bay Times reported.,The Rays are expected to need a venue for home games, at least for the early part of the 2025 schedule, after Hurricane Milton destroyed the Teflon roof of ...

Carlos Rodon, Yankees look to close out Guardians in Game 5
CLEVELAND -- It has been so long since the New York Yankees played in the World Series that Giancarlo Stanton was a 19-year-old Florida Marlins minor leaguer the last time it happened.,With four home runs this postseason alone, Stanton has powered the Yankees to a 3-1 lead in the American League Cha...

Yanks become World Series favorites after edging Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS
Just one night after coughing up a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning and going on to lose in the 10th, the New York Yankees looked determined to prevent the Cleveland Guardians from picking up any more momentum in the American League Championship Series on Friday. ,Cleveland almost did, though. It manage...

Yanks hold off Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS, become World Series favorites
Just one night after coughing up a 5-3 lead in the ninth inning and going on to lose in the 10th, the New York Yankees looked determined to prevent the Cleveland Guardians from picking up any more momentum in the American League Championship Series on Friday. ,Cleveland almost did, though. It manage...

Yanks hold off Guardians for 3-1 lead in ALCS
CLEVELAND -- Alex Verdugo and Gleyber Torres each drove in a run in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved within one win of their first World Series appearance since 2009 with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.,...

Mets drill Dodgers 12-6 in Game 5, stay alive in NLCS
NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer in the first inning before the New York Mets fended off several rallies by the Los Angeles Dodgers and staved off elimination with a 12-6 win in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Friday.,The Dodgers lead the best-of-seven series three ...

Yankees add RHP Mark Leiter Jr. to ALCS roster
The New York Yankees added right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. to their American League Championship Series roster on Friday.,Leiter will take the bullpen spot of right-hander Ian Hamilton, who came away with a left calf injury in Game 3 against the Cleveland Guardians. Hamilton will miss the ALCS and is n...

Mets aim to stay alive in Game 5 vs. surging Dodgers
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets, 11 games under .500 in late May, turned their season around after adopting an against-the-world mentality.,The attitude was best summarized by designated hitter J.D. Martinez, who said the best way to quiet the critics who didn't believe in the Mets was to "let's go (s...

After Game 3 stunner, Guardians aim to level ALCS vs. Yankees
CLEVELAND -- After a pulsating Game 3 that saw the Cleveland Guardians climb back into the American League Championship Series in the most dramatic fashion, the New York Yankees have less than 24 hours to clear their heads.,The Guardians, one out away from a 3-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series, ...