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As Terry Francona prepares to say goodbye, a tribute to his humor and humanity

“I thought it was a joke,” Francona remembers, laughing. “I thought when I walked in, a bunch of people were going to jump out from behind a curtain, say Surprise! then move us to a real hotel. It didn’t happen. I called room service. The lady at the front desk said, ‘Sir, at Camp Wilderness, […]

Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon decline opt-outs; Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard get qualifying offers from New York Mets

Bauer agreed to a three-year, $102 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers in February and began 8-5 with a 2.59 ERA in 17 starts. He has been on paid leave since July 2 while he is investigated under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy. He is keeping salaries of $32 million in each of […]

MLB playoffs 2020: Inside the historic first inning that saved the Los Angeles Dodgers’ season

ARLINGTON, Texas — Before conducting the autopsy of the blowout that was Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night, a reminder: There is no physical prize for winning a baseball game by a gargantuan number of runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers would have benefited every bit the same from a 4-3 […]

Braves are making the improbable real against the Dodgers in NLCS

ARLINGTON, Texas — For a National League Championship Series that seems to relish bringing the improbable to life, even this was outlandish. It was the ninth inning of Game 2, and Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies yanked a fastball toward left-center field. The ball flew over the fence — and directly into the glove […]

Los Angeles Dodgers add LHP Alex Wood to roster ahead of NLCS

Atlanta went with the same 28-player roster it had for its NL Division Series, with 15 pitchers and 13 position players. Wood missed a month of the shortened season because of a shoulder injury in his first start, though he returned in September, when seven of his eight appearances were in relief. Los Angeles is […]

Former World Series MVP Pablo Sandoval on Atlanta Braves roster

The 2012 World Series MVP joined the Braves after being released by the San Francisco Giants a couple of weeks ago. He started at third base in the final game of the regular season, going 0-for-2 with two walks in a 9-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Sandoval played 33 games for the Giants, […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Friday’s games

Several of the league’s top pitchers will be on the hill, rendering it a bit tougher to find hitters in favorable spots. Fortunately, trade deadline machinations and some recent call-ups have fortified the batting inventory, so don’t fret. Good luck this weekend. Here are Friday’s picks to get things started in the right direction. As […]

Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games

After Sunday, there’s just three weeks left in the 2020 regular season. It’s crunch time with every lineup spot essential to be filled. Here’s some players to consider in the event your regular starters have the day off, with all the choices available in over half of all ESPN leagues. Create or join a league […]

MLB Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand coming out of trade deadline

With the 2020 MLB trade deadline now in the rearview mirror, what you see on big league rosters is what you’ll get as baseball takes its turn into the stretch drive. As Major League Baseball clubs shook up their squads, we saw considerable moves up and down this week’s rankings. The biggest moves up were […]

Braves acquire lefty Tommy Milone from Orioles to bolster rotation

The division-leading Braves have struggled to put together a rotation behind Max Fried, who is 5-0 with a 1.35 ERA. Ian Anderson, who pitched one-hit ball over six innings in his major league debut last week, is the only other Atlanta starter to earn a win this season. The 33-year-old Milone will be thrown right […]

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