The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays play Game 3 of the 2016 American League Championship Series at the Rogers Center at 8:00 PM tonight. The Indians enter Game 3 with a 2-0 advantage in the series. RHP Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26) vs RHP Marcus Stroman (9-10, 4.37) Indians Lineup 1. DH Carlos Santana 2. 2B Jason Kipnis 3. SS Francisco Lindor 4. 1B Mike Napoli 5. 3B Jose Ramirez 6. RF Lonnie...
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One week into the Arizona Fall League season, the Tom Goodwin led Scottsdale Scorpions are 2-3 and are in last place in the Eastern Division. Ultimately, the record and standings are window dressing for a league that is intended to be a showcase for young talent and an opportunity for the best minor leaguers to play alongside one another and improve their games. With that in mind, here is a...
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One of the players I most enjoyed covering was Robin Ventura for those two years he played for the Yankees. In a clubhouse full of stars and egos, Ventura was a voice of calm, reason and humorous relief. I enjoyed stopping by his locker to shoot the breeze for a minute or two, talking about things other than baseball. Very smart, clever and possessing an insight on numerous issues. When there...
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The Mets ranked dead last in the majors with a .225 team batting average with runners in scoring position. As a result of this and other issues, there was much hand-wringing over the Mets offense, and by natural extension of that, hitting coach Kevin Long. However, lost in all of the hand-wringing and finger-pointing was the fact that many of the Mets batters actually had a good season. In fact,...
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Jacob deGrom was upset about his salary for 2016, refusing to sign the $607,000 deal that was offered to him by the Mets. This season though, deGrom is in line for a big bump in pay. According to MLBTradeRumors.com, the top 22% of players who were called up in 2014 will qualify for an extra year of salary arbitration. With two years and 139 days of service time under his belt, deGrom would fall...
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Los Angeles Dodgers (91-71) vs Chicago Cubs (103-58) Wrigley Field, Chi. – 8:00 PM ET – FS1 LHP Clayton Kershaw (12-4, 1.69) vs RHP Kyle Hendricks (16-8, 2.13) Catcher Miguel Montero saved his manager Joe Maddon and his closer Aroldis Chapman on Saturday night, with a pinch-hit grand slam that vaulted the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS...
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