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9:04 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton lost track of the lyrics during “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Friday night’s World Series opener between Houston and Philadelphia. With players and staff lined up on the field for the traditional pregame ceremony, and a giant American flag unfurled across the outfield, the Black

4:39 PM ET Game 1 of the 2022 World Series is finally here. 2 Related From the American League, the Houston Astros continue to make their case as one of baseball’s best modern dynasties. This is their fourth World Series appearance in six years, and they’ve run roughshod over the competition in the playoffs, sweeping

7:24 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Players’ union head Tony Clark said years of inattention by Major League Baseball had contributed to the World Series being played without any U.S.-born Black players for the first time since 1950. “It is truly unfortunate that any young Black player may be watching these games tonight is

12:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies made only minor changes from their championship series rosters for their World Series rosters ahead of Game 1 on Friday night. Houston added left-hander reliever Will Smith, who was left off the roster for the first two rounds of the playoffs. The

7:00 AM ET After almost a week without baseball, the World Series starts today! With all its storylines — the Houston Astros‘ attempt to win a clean title, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ hot streak continuing — it promises to be memorable. And if it isn’t? If we get a dud of a series or a sweep?

7:15 AM ET It’s 2022 World Series time in Houston! Thanks to the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies making short work of their opponents in the previous round, baseball fans had to go four October days without playoff baseball. But the wait is finally over! With the first pitch of World Series Game 1 scheduled

8:31 PM ET HOUSTON — Justin Verlander ventured into the free agent market for the first time last offseason and could do so again in a matter of weeks. His contract comes with a $25 million player option for 2023, granted by virtue of him reaching, and easily surpassing, the 130-inning threshold this season. But

8:39 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Dusty Baker grew up watching Black stars shine in the World Series, paving his path to a life devoted to baseball. When he leads the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, the AL and NL champions are expected

4:05 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer had surgery this week to remove a bone spur from his right elbow. Springer, 33, skipped the All-Star Game in July because of pain in the elbow and later sat out 10 days in August. The team said Thursday he is expected

1:19 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The roof at Minute Maid Park will be closed for Game 1 of the World Series and likely will be shut for Game 2. The forecast calls for a 90% chance of rain when the World Series opens on a Friday for the first time since 1915. Major

11:25 AM ET Associated Press Mariano Rivera says he would keep Aaron Boone as the New York Yankees‘ manager and that remarks he made earlier this week were taken out of context. The Hall of Fame reliever told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was speaking generically about teams and managers when he answered

10:01 AM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — David Stearns is stepping down as the Brewers‘ president of baseball operations but will remain with the organization in an advisory role to owner Mark Attanasio, the team announced Thursday. Matt Arnold, who has been the Brewers’ senior vice president and general manager since 2020, will take over

7:00 AM ET Kyle Schwarber‘s home runs this postseason have been nothing short of majestic. One traveled 488 feet in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres last week, the longest home run in Petco Park history. Another — 429 feet this time — got lost in the trees

4:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner plans to keep Aaron Boone as his manager. “As far as Boone’s concerned, we just signed him and for all the same reasons I listed a year ago, I believe he is a very good manager,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday as he

3:05 PM ET Associated Press Adam Wainwright will pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals next season, choosing to return for an 18th with the club while longtime teammates Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina head into retirement. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said Wednesday that the 41-year-old Wainwright informed the NL Central champions of his decision to

11:43 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies will start right-hander Aaron Nola in Game 1 of the World Series against the Astros and last season’s National League Cy Young Award runner-up Zack Wheeler in Game 2. Game 1 of the World Series is Friday in Houston. Game 2 is Saturday. Nola is 2-1

9:15 PM ET A fortuitous bettor in Colorado is in position to win big on the World Series, a potential score magnified by a bookmaker’s miscalculation. On April 13, one week into the Major League Baseball season, a bettor in Colorado placed a $50 futures wager with BetMGM on the Houston Astros to beat the

8:55 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — The sudden end of a season that went unexpectedly deep left the San Diego Padres with questions to answer and holes to fill, as well as a hunger to play further into October next year. They will also begin pondering a long-term deal for 24-year-old superstar Juan