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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...
Mets add McNeil to NLCS roster while Dodgers drop Vesia and Rojas, add Kiermaier and Honeywell
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff McNeil was added to the New York Mets' roster for the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers after recovering from a broken right wrist. Pitcher Alex Vesia and infielder Miguel Rojas were left off the Dodgers’ roster for the series starting...
'Big Spender' is the theme music for MLB final four as high-payroll Mets, Yankees, Dodgers reach LCS
NEW YORK (AP) — “Big Spender” is the theme music for baseball’s final four. The New York Mets, New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are in the League Championship Series with the sport’s top three payrolls, joined by Cleveland at No. 23. “You have to...
Carpenter plays despite hamstring injury, hits RBI single before Tigers lose Game 5 to Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter didn't let a hamstring injury keep him from playing in Detroit's biggest game. There was no alternative. He gave everything he had for the Tigers. Pushing through on adrenaline, Carpenter delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the fifth...
Ohtani gives hope to young baseball players in Japan, and the rest of the country, too
TOKYO (AP) — Shin Uebori coaches the Fukagawa Hawks youth baseball team in Tokyo, and he is very aware how Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani inspires his players. “With Ohtani, the kids think everything is possible,” Uebori said, wrapping up practice on Sunday on an...
Senga's comeback to continue with start for Mets in Game 1 of NLCS vs Dodgers
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets pitcher Kodai Senga will start Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against Jack Flaherty and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, continuing his comeback from injuries that have limited him to two starts this year. New York manager Carlos Mendoza...
Mets go from rock bottom in May to a playoff roll in October. Dodgers up next in NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Mets hit rock bottom in late May, the nadir being a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets fell to a season-worst 11 games under .500 after getting outscored 18-5 in that series, punctuated by reliever Jorge López...
Six umpires to make LCS on-field debuts, with Dan Iassogna and Bill Miller serving as crew chiefs
NEW YORK (AP) — Six umpires are going to make their on-field League Championship Series debuts this year, and Dan Iassogna and Bill Miller will be the crew chiefs. Mike Estabrook, Nic Lentz, Gabe Morales, Jeremie Rehak, Chris Segal and Jansen Visconti will work on field for the...
Yamamoto outduels Darvish in historic matchup as Dodgers beat Padres 2-0 to reach NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $1 billion for Japanese talent in the offseason and it's paying off in the playoffs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Yu Darvish in a historic postseason matchup of Japanese-born starters, and the Dodgers got home runs from Kiké...
Padres muster no offense to support Yu Darvish's inspired pitching in NLDS loss to Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yu Darvish tapped the “PS” patch on his uniform and then went to work on the way to an inspired performance. Yet, try as he might, Darvish’s stellar outing in memory of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler was not enough to overcome the Los Angeles...
