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Shohei Ohtani returns after dislocating shoulder, goes hitless as Dodgers take 3-0 World Series lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani wasn't on the team bus from Dodger Stadium to Los Angeles International Airport because he was getting tests Saturday night after partially separating his left shoulder in Game 2 of the World Series. So the Japanese star reached out in a group chat...
Freddie Freeman homers in fifth straight World Series game, ties George Springer's record
NEW YORK (AP) — Told he had tied a World Series record by homering in five straight games, Freddie Freeman grinned. “Let’s hopefully make it six,” he said. Freeman put Los Angeles ahead 15 pitches into the game with a two-run homer off Clarke Schmidt, and the...
Freeman and Buehler lead Dodgers past slumping Yankees 4-2 for 3-0 advantage in World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — After all that buildup, it's been all Dodgers so far. Freddie Freeman homered for the third straight game and Walker Buehler pitched another World Series gem as Los Angeles beat the slumping New York Yankees 4-2 on Monday night for a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic. ...
Yankees take flight with pitcher Clarke Schmidt's father piloting team charters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Schmidt family has helped the New York Yankees take off this year. Sure, pitcher Clarke Schmidt is expected to start Game 3 of the World Series on Monday. But his dad, Dwight Schmidt, has also helped the Yankees get to this point — he's piloting the team's...
Aaron Boone's watches tell time -- and who's pitching for the Yankees each day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Boone carries his rotation on his wrist. The New York Yankees manager wears a blue watch band when Gerrit Cole takes the mound, which Boone calls his nicest. He switches to yellow for Carlos Rodón, Army green for Clarke Schmidt and teal for Luis Gil. ...
Juan Soto opens the World Series on his 26th birthday with baseball abuzz about his future
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once again, Juan Soto is at Dodger Stadium with all of baseball talking about his future. His first time came before the All-Star Game in July 2022. Soto was surrounded by reporters in the Center Field Plaza and questioned over his decision to turn down...
Aaron Boone says Yankees clubhouse togetherness at a high going into World Series
NEW YORK (AP) — While not exactly a modern metric, Aaron Boone is convinced the New York Yankees have their highest kumbaya in years. “The closeness that these guys have with one another and that trite 'playing for one another' is palpable with this group, has been all year, has...
Ramírez's late homer in Game 2 gives Guardians lift as they prepare to face Yankees in 0-2 ALCS hole
CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez finally had his New York moment. After several frustrating at-bats in Yankee Stadium, Cleveland's All-Star third baseman connected for a homer in the ninth inning of Game 2. The shot into the ballpark's famed “short porch” in right...
Andrés Giménez and Cleveland Guardians ready for the rowdy gauntlet of Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrés Giménez is ready for the rowdy gauntlet of Yankee Stadium. “It’s a mindset,” the Cleveland second baseman said through a translator ahead of Monday night's AL Championship Series opener. “It’s just this sense of belief we can do it because we know...
Carlos Rodón will start AL Championship Series opener for the Yankees vs. the Guardians
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Rodón wants to be more like Gerrit Cole when he starts the AL Championship Series opener for the New York Yankees against Cleveland on Monday night. After getting knocked out in the fourth inning of his Division Series start against Kansas City, Rodón paid...
