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Dodgers to wear patch in memory of Fernando Valenzuela
The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor franchise great Fernando Valenzuela with a jersey patch in the World Series and during the 2025 season.,The team unveiled the patch on Thursday -- a circular design with a black background, his name in white and a large No. 34 in Dodger blue.,Valenzuela, who sparke...
New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Can They Finish What They Started?
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have a ton of history, but which club will remain victorious in the 2024 World Series?...
Legendary Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, who sparked a fan phenomenon known as Fernandomania as a rookie and evolved into a legendary Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, died Tuesday evening at age 63.,The Dodgers announced Valenzuela died in a Los Angeles hospital but gave no details. Valenzuela, who won one Cy Young Award a...
Dodgers pick Jack Flaherty to start World Series opener
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Jack Flaherty, who owns a 7.04 ERA through three postseason outings this month, will start Game 1 of the World Series against the visiting New York Yankees on Friday.,He will match up against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole -- both of them former Los Angeles-area high school...
MLB's strong postseason ratings continue with boost from NLCS
Fox Sports and FS1 are having a banner year for MLB postseason ratings, and the major-market World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees hasn't even started.,The two sister networks are averaging 4,728,000 viewers per game, up 33 percent from this point last year and their best...
Report: Astros land Tony Perezchica as 3B coach
The Astros are set to hire Tony Perezchica as their third-base coach to replace Gary Pettis, who was not retained after 10 seasons with the club, the Arizona Republic reported.,Perezchica was the Diamondbacks' third-base coach for eight seasons under manager Torey Lovullo, while also serving as the ...
Report: A's to have grass field in Sacramento after all
While the Oakland Athletics' temporary move to Sacramento starting next season was decided by ownership, a decision to have the team play on a grass field in 2025 was player driven, the Los Angels Times reported.,MLB had recommending changing the grass field at Sacramento's Triple-A ballpark to an a...
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...