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Oct 17, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s another blockbuster night in MLB’s league championship series. First, the New York Yankees are in Cleveland up 2-0 over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS. Later, the Los Angeles Dodgers look to take a commanding 3-1 NLCS lead over the New York Mets at Citi

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 17, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman is not in the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ starting lineup for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — The Guardians will start right-hander Gavin Williams in Game 4 of the ALCS on

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Mets are lighting up Citi Field, even before their batters step up to the plate. About 70 front office staffers scattered around the ballpark for more than five hours to install 3,500 strips of LED lights on each railing ahead

Associated Press Oct 17, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Friday’s decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, averaging an estimated 12.9 million viewers, according to MLB. The

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 08:52 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions New York gamblers bet more than $2 billion with the state’s sportsbooks in October 2023. They’ll have even more at stake this October, a month jammed with New York sports storylines.

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Yankees epitomize big. The brand, the payroll, the expectations, the excitement, the disappointment. It is an appropriate bit of casting

Oct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three of the teams in this year’s league championship series are expected to be major players in the Juan Soto free agent sweepstakes this winter: his current team, the New York Yankees, their crosstown rival New York Mets and the West Coast behemoth Los Angeles Dodgers.

ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff threw another shutout, this time in an 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Kiké

ESPN News Services Oct 16, 2024, 09:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions National League batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres said he underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb Wednesday. Arraez said he played through the injury for the entire second half of the season. He injured it

Guardians’ Matthew Boyd to start Game 3 of ALCS vs. Yankees Matthew Boyd, who pitched well for Cleveland after it acquired him in late July but has limited postseason experience, will get the start in Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday as the Guardians look to cut into the Yankees’ 2-0 series lead.

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 16, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Left-hander Matthew Boyd will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of the

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Nestor Cortes is on track to possibly be added to the New York Yankees‘ roster if they advance to the World Series. Cortes was to throw batting practice Wednesday at Yankee Stadium before New York headed to Cleveland with a 2-0

Field Level Media Oct 16, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida is recovering from surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder. The team announced Wednesday that Yoshida, 31, underwent successful surgery on Oct. 3. Dr. Evan O’Donnell performed the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. The

Todd Zola, FantasyOct 16, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close Writing on fantasy baseball game theory and player analysis since 1997 Winner of the 2013 Fantasy Sports Writer’s Association Best Baseball Article Open Extended Reactions The 2024 MLB championship series round is here, with a pair of best-of-seven showdowns ready to get going. In both series,

Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We are two games into both 2024 League Championship Series, and it’s time for our snap judgements based on what we’ve seen so far. The NLCS is tied after dominant offensive performances carried the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets to wins at Dodger Stadium.

ESPN News Services Oct 15, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a two-run drive into Monument Park for his first home run of this postseason, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 AL Championship Series lead. Judge, who