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Acuña wins Baseball Digest player of the year; Cole and Bautista also honored
NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. was selected major league player of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay after hitting 41 home runs and stealing 73 bases for the Atlanta Braves. The outfielder beat out two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, who didn't play...
Early Red Sox offseason means start of search for new baseball boss, planning to remember Wakefield
BOSTON (AP) — The next head of the Boston Red Sox baseball operations department might or might not have experience running a team. Come from inside the organization, or outside. Have a lofty title like Chief Baseball Officer -- or not. It might even be more than one person. ...
Angels star Shohei Ohtani finishes with the best-selling jersey in MLB this season
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s soaring popularity was even more evident when it came to jersey sales. Ohtani had the best-selling jersey in Major League Baseball this season, the first time a Japanese player finished in the top spot. The league and the Players Association...
Freeman reaches 100 RBIs and Dodgers beat Rockies 8-2 to near 3rd straight 100-win season
DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer to reach 100 RBIs for the fourth time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Wednesday night in another step toward their third straight 100-win season. Freeman hit a three-run homer off Justin Lawrence in a...
Kershaw tosses 2-hit ball over 5 innings and Dodgers beat Giants 7-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pitching on six days' rest with a velocity no longer matching his prime years, Clayton Kershaw still is finding ways to win for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 35-year-old left-hander tossed two-hit ball over five innings, Mookie Betts hit a two-run double that set...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts notches 105th RBI, most ever by a leadoff hitter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday night, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder 105 RBIs, the most ever by a leadoff hitter. Betts doubled to center off San Francisco’s Ross Stripling, scoring Austin Barnes and David Peralta...
Analysis: MLB's recently expanded playoff field helps provide great playoff races in both NL, AL
PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie sensation Corbin Carroll was all smiles Wednesday, a few minutes after stealing his 50th base of the season, cracking his 25th homer and leading the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks to their fifth straight win. If the 22-year-old is fazed by September...
Muncy's base hit in 9th lifts Dodgers to 3-2 win over Tigers and extends winning streak to 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy's base hit with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday night scored Mookie Betts and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers, extending their winning streak to five games. Betts got aboard with a single to center for his third...
Dodgers wrap up NL West title for 10th time in 11 years with 6-2 win over Mariners in 11 innings
SEATTLE (AP) — Clayton Kershaw doesn't know how many more of these celebrations he'll get the chance to enjoy inside the Los Angeles Dodgers' clubhouse. Wrapping up an NL West title still feels special. “You have to embrace it. You have to enjoy it. Like I've...
Dodgers on the cusp of NL West title after topping Mariners 6-3
SEATTLE (AP) — When the postseason rolls around, the Los Angeles Dodgers know they'll need more than just Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman carrying the load at the top of the lineup. Which is why a night where the likes of J.D. Martinez and Miguel Rojas carry the offense is...
