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“World Series Champions. Bochy noted the challenges in winning one World Series, but also made reference to what the Chiefs accomplished last Sunday. Of the 169 players who became free agents after the World Series, more than half were still without a team when the week began. Molina managed Criollos de Caguas in winter ball and Puerto Rico in the recently completed Caribbean World Series. The Yankees and Brewers swapped relievers with left-hander Clayton Andrews going to New York and right-hander Johan Quezada going to Milwaukee.

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Abreu was suspended Saturday by MLB senior vice president Michael Hill, a day after the incident. The reliever appealed, allowing him to pitch in Game 6, and the hearing was held Monday before John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. He was pleased with the resolution since it allows him to pitch this postseason despite the suspension not being reduced. “That was kind of what I was hoping for when I didn’t use him in a down game two innings yesterday,” Baker said. Abreu, García and Baker were ejected.

Persons: Bryan Abreu, García, Abreu, Michael Hill, John McHale Jr, Rob Manfred, ”, “ I’m, Dusty Baker didn't, ” Baker, “, Baker, Jose Altuve’s, Ronald Blum, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, — Astros, Texas Rangers, MLB, García, Texas, Houston, “ Locations: Arlington

The youthful playoff infusion is the continuation of one of the best regular seasons for rookie hitters in MLB history. Five rookies — Carter, Carroll, Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson and Minnesota’s Royce Lewis and Edouard Julien — had OPS totals over 1.000, and Jung wasn’t far behind at .947. “I’d say adrenaline-wise, it’s probably felt about the same as the regular season, maybe a tiny bit more,” Carroll said. It's probably no coincidence that the Rangers started to struggle around the time he got hurt — the third baseman hit 23 homers during the regular season. Texas had a 73-49 record in games he played during the regular season and a 17-23 mark when he didn't.

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☆ 8-year-old CEO got a $50,000 'Shark Tank' offer from two billionaires: 'I believe you're going to be a winner'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Friday's episode, that kid was Gavin Batarse, an avid baseball player and the CEO of Glove Wrap. "Just place a ball in a glove and wrap it up with Glove Wrap. Some players wrap baseball gloves in rubber bands or stuff them under sofas. The potential market is large, spanning millions of kids and Major League Baseball players alike in the U.S. alone. The deal: $50,000 for a 22% equity stake in Glove Wraps.

Persons: Gavin Batarse, Jon, Morgan Batarse, Gavin, sofas, Gavin didn't, Mark Cuban, Michael Rubin, " Rubin, Still, Rubin, he'd, Cuban, Mark, Morgan, Gavin isn't, Sofi Overton, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran Organizations: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Sporting Goods, Sharks, Wise, Products, Twitter, CNBC Locations: Orange County , California, U.S, Cuban

Now the Rangers get another chance at the Astros when they meet for the first time in the playoffs in a Texas-sized showdown with a trip to the World Series on the line starting Sunday night in Houston. The Astros completed the regular season matchup against the Rangers with a three-game sweep at the beginning of September. But despite the lopsided results this season, both teams say they’ll start with a clean slate for the American League Championship Series. As manager of the San Francisco Giants in 2002, he lost the World Series to the Anaheim Angels. “In California we were in the World Series, two teams, us and the Angels, battling for bragging rights in California,” he said.

Persons: — Houston, Justin Verlander, Josh Jung, Adolis, Nathaniel Lowe, Evan Carter wasn’t, “, Evan, ” Lowe, Dusty Baker, ”, I’ve, Robbie Grossman, Jordan Montgomery, Verlander, Cy Young, Louis, Houston’s Framber Valdez, Nathan Eovaldi, Max Scherzer, Bruce Bochy, Scherzer, “ Max, ” Bochy, “ He’s, we’ll, Chris Young, Bryan Abreu, Abreu, hasn’t, Ryan Pressly, Jim Ross, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Turner, Stephen Hawkins, ___ Organizations: HOUSTON, Rangers, Astros, The Astros, Houston, American League, AL West, Lone Star, San Francisco Giants, Anaheim Angels, Angels, Mets, Minnesota, Montgomery, Orioles, Detroit, Dodgers, Arlington, Houston Mayor Locations: Texas, Houston, “, California, ”, Montgomery, St, Washington

The average game time dropped to its 1985 level after passing 3 hours for the first time in 2016. Over the objections of the players’ association, MLB instituted a pitch clock set at 15 seconds with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base. “I’m not a big fan of the pitch clock, but it is what it is.”Phillies catcher J.T. As part of the clock, MLB instituted penalties for violations that included balls against pitchers and strikes against batters. That reduced the distance between first and second, and second and third, by 4 1/2 inches.

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Not yet this season in what is shaping up for a wild West finish in the American League. That is one more win than the Mariners and Rangers — all three teams have 68 losses. The Astros pretty comfortably won each of the last five AL West titles determined over full 162-game schedules, including by 16 games last season. Texas, already ensured its first winning record since 2016, led the AL West for 148 of the season’s first 149 days through Aug. 26. While only 1-5 against Texas so far, the Mariners have won eight of 10 against the Astros.

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Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesHere is some of the history, process and cost when it comes to MLB expansion. In 1977, MLB went to 26 teams, adding the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. For a reference point, the move to 30 teams started with the formation of an MLB expansion committee in March 1994. The Diamondbacks and Rays both paid $130 million to enter MLB in 1998 while the Marlins and Rockies paid $95 million in 1993. Back in 1977, the Blue Jays ($7 million) and Mariners ($6.5 million) paid even less.

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☆ The New York Mets Sign Carlos Correa to Cap Baseball’s Biggest Payroll Ever
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Lindsey Adler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Mets made a dramatic late-night move to sign infielder Carlos Correa—who last week agreed to a huge new contract with the San Francisco Giants—to a 12-year, $315 million deal, putting an expensive exclamation point on a historic spending spree by Mets owner Steve Cohen. Correa was expected to be introduced in a Giants uniform on Tuesday, but the organization reportedly flagged an issue on his physical examination that led to the dissolution of their agreement with the 28-year-old right-hander. In swooped Cohen to grab Correa, who played shortstop with the Astros but is expected to move to third base in deference to Francisco Lindor.

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