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CNN —The 2022 World Series is a classic case of overwhelming favorite against plucky underdog. The Astros’ only previous World Series win came when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. “It is the World Series, it’s a big stage, but they have been loose the entire time through this whole process. The Philadelphia Phillies last won the World Series in 2008. Further back in 1929, the Philadelphia Athletics’ World Series win was followed by the Wall Street Crash.

☆ No U.S.-born Black players expected on World Series rosters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The Houston Astros celebrate winning the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 23. In 1979 alone, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker were among 10 Black players on the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates champions. “It’s been a story that’s been ongoing since the late 1980s, the decline of Black baseball players,” he said. Hall wasn’t on the Phillies’ roster for any of the first three rounds this postseason and isn’t expected to be on the World Series roster. Many Afro Latino players embrace Black identity, yet perhaps not for the same reasons that Black U.S. players do.

☆ Baseball’s Behemoths Are Gone. Is This Bad for the Game?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Are baseball’s playoffs unfair? Some of the pastime’s self-appointed pooh-bahs are fretting about this, after the terse postseason dismissals of the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers—eliminated in a best-of-five series by the raffish, 89-win San Diego Padres—and the 101-win defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, sent to the golf course by those scrappy 87-win arrivistes, the Philadelphia Phillies…who also eliminated the division-winning St. Louis Cardinals.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers' historically great season came to a heartbreaking end on Saturday when the title favorites crashed out of the playoffs in the Divisional Round and now face major personnel decisions this off-season. "It's hard to even think about it right now," Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said after Saturday's game. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Dodgers have made 10 consecutive post-season appearances with their lone title during that stretch coming in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. There is also the case of speedy shortstop Trea Turner, who is set to become a highly sought-after free agent this off-season. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

“He was always on, always.”Jarrín, now 86, is set to retire as the Dodgers’ Spanish-language broadcaster this year. Jaime Jarrín threw out the first pitch to mark his last year on the job on April 14 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jarrín was scheduled to retire on Jaime Jarrín Day, on Oct. 1, when the Dodgers played the Colorado Rockies at home. Jaime Jarrín waves to the crowd during his final regular season game at Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, on Oct. 5. “Jaime Jarrín has been the first voice that I can remember as a kid,” said Jose Benito Garcia, 35, of Inglewood.

☆ The Astros Deliver a Dramatic Reminder of Their Dominance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Tim Brown | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Houston Astros on Tuesday night seemed drawn to the sound of it, gushing from their dugout in twos and threes and then all of them, by the time Yordan Alvarez’s walk-off home run landed in the second deck of Minute Maid Park’s right field. For the second time in postseason history, a player had homered with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a game, the first being Kirk Gibson for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series. For the first time, Alvarez’s home run—with two runners on base—had overcome a deficit of more than one run.

☆ The Padres Head Up I-5 to Face Their Dragon: The Dodgers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Tim Brown | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES—The San Diego Padres, an hour or so from advancing to a National League division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, stood by as six umpires ascended the pitcher’s mound Sunday night in Queens. The Padres were ahead and the opposing manager, a respected leader who had already made a show of collecting baseballs he may or may not have been suspicious of, apparently had decided that if the Padres were winning they must be cheating. Or maybe it was the way they were winning.

☆ Flexjet to Go Public Through $2.6 Billion SPAC Deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Subscription-based jet company Flexjet Inc. said it has struck a deal to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company that would value the combined entity at about $2.6 billion. The Cleveland-based company said it will merge with Horizon Acquisition Corp. II a SPAC led by billionaire investor Todd Boehly , one of the new owners of soccer club Chelsea FC and a part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Including debt, the combined company would be valued at $3.1 billion, the companies said.

LOS ANGELES, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2022 MLB playoffs on Tuesday hoping their spectacular regular season success will translate into post-season glory and that they can officially open up a dynasty discussion. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"2020 was something incredible, but we get some criticism for the shortened season," Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias told MLB.com. The Astros won their lone title by beating the Dodgers in a seven-game dogfight in 2017. The bright lights of the World Series will only magnify passions on both sides. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Don Mattingly will not return to Marlins in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sep 19, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly (8) watches from the dugout during the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY SportsSeptember 25 - Don Mattingly will not return as the manager of the Miami Marlins for the 2023 season. Mattingly and the Marlins mutually agreed on the decision. "We are fortunate to have had Don Mattingly leading our team on the field over the last seven years," Marlins' principal owner Bruce Sherman said in a news release Sunday. Mattingly was named the National League Manager of the Year in 2020 after guiding the Marlins to their first postseason berth since 2003.

☆ Albert Pujols Hits His 700th Career Home Run
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Tim Brown | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES – Albert Pujols hit the 700th home run of his career Friday night, becoming the fourth player in major league history—and the first from the Dominican Republic—to reach that mark, joining Barry Bonds, Henry Aaron and Babe Ruth. In the fourth inning, with many at Dodger Stadium standing, a sea of blue dotted with St. Louis Cardinals red, Pujols homered into the left field bleachers against Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Phil Bickford. He spread his arms wide as he rounded first base, as the fans stood and cheered the accomplishment as though he were one of their own. Pujols played five months for the Dodgers last season.

☆ Cardinals’ Albert Pujols hits 700th career home run, becomes fourth major league player to achieve historic feat
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LOS ANGELES — St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run on Friday night, connecting for his second drive of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and becoming the fourth player to reach the milestone in major league history. The 42-year-old Pujols hit No. Pujols snapped a tie with Alex Rodriguez for fourth on the list when he hit career homer No. Pujols also began his career in St. Louis. Pujols left St. Louis in free agency in December 2011, signing a $240 million, 10-year contract with the Angels.

☆ Where to watch Yankees slugger Aaron Judge chase the AL home run record
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Frank Pallotta | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York (CNN Business) Slugger Aaron Judge is chasing baseball history. The New York Yankees outfielder is on the brink of hitting the most home runs in American League history as he sits on 60 for the season . The current record is 61, which was set in 1961 by another Yankees outfielder, Roger Maris. (The overall record for a season is 73 by San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds. That game, which is the second of the doubleheader, could see Cardinals outfielder Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run of his career.

☆ Embattled Los Angeles Sheriff spares with his opponent over law enforcement gangs
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Los Angeles Sheriff's candidates took the stage in a heated hourlong debate on Wednesday night. Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his opponent, former police chief Robert Luna discussed law enforcement gangs. The debate was between the two candidates for Sheriff, the incumbent Villanueva, and challenger former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna. The two emerged as the top two candidates following Los Angeles County's primary held in June. The Long Beach Police Department, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and Sheriff Alex Villanueva's re-election campaign did not respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Maury Wills, Dodgers shortstop famous for base-stealing, dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. Wills played on World Series title teams in 1959, ’63 and ’65 during his first eight seasons with the Dodgers. Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., in 1964. After the game, Wills left with his MVP trophy and showed it to the guard. After retiring with the Dodgers in 1972, Wills worked an analyst at NBC for five years.

☆ An Imperfect Decade
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The San Francisco Giants were playing their own game, just down the steps from the home clubhouse at Oracle Park, but Carlos Rodón and some of his teammates stayed inside. Down the coast, Clayton Kershaw was working on a perfect game for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At least there was the possibility of history, and that was enough to intrigue Rodón, who had come so close to his own slice of it in 2021. That spoiled Rodón’s perfect game, but he was thrilled to settle for a no-hitter, one of 317 in major league history. “We were like, ‘We’re not even close.’ This is like the third longest, only 10 years.”

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☆ UIMITOR! Cozi uriașe de mașini s-au format la un centru de testare COVID din Los Angeles (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Cozi uriașe de mașini s-au format la un centru de testare din Los Angeles. Imaginile aeriene arată șiruri de mașini întinse pe mai mulți kilometri, transmite digi24.ro. Mii de oameni așteptau să-și facă teste pentru coronavirus pe Stadionul Dodger, „casa” echipei de baseball Los Angeles Dodgers. Regiunea Los Angeles se confruntă cu o creștere abruptă a cazurilor de coronavirus. Luni, oficialii au declarat că regiunea Los Angeles va depăși în curând 1.000 de decese legate de coronavirus pe săptămână, dacă tendința actuală de creștere va continua.

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Mii de oameni așteptau să-și facă teste pentru coronavirus pe Stadionul Dodger, „casa” echipei de baseball Los Angeles Dodgers. Regiunea Los Angeles se confruntă cu o creștere abruptă a cazurilor de coronavirus. Luni, oficialii au declarat că regiunea Los Angeles va depăși în curând 1 000 de decese legate de coronavirus pe săptămână, dacă tendința actuală de creștere va continua. În aceste condiții, autoritățile au anunțat o măsură disperată ambulanțele din Los Angeles nu mai preiau pacienți cu slabe șanse de supraviețuire și au primit ordin să conserve pe cât posibil rezervele de oxigen. De asemenea, oamenii sunt sfătuiți să sune la 911 doar dacă este o „urgență absolută”.

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☆ Imagini impresionante: Coadă de kilometri la un centru de testare COVID din Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Mii de oameni așteptau să-și facă teste pentru coronavirus pe Stadionul Dodger, „casa” echipei de baseball Los Angeles Dodgers. Regiunea Los Angeles se confruntă cu o creștere abruptă a cazurilor de coronavirus. Luni, oficialii au declarat că regiunea Los Angeles va depăși în curând 1.000 de decese legate de coronavirus pe săptămână, dacă tendința actuală de creștere va continua, scrie digi24.ro. În aceste condiții, autoritățile au anunțat o măsură disperată: ambulanțele din Los Angeles nu mai preiau pacienți cu slabe șanse de supraviețuire și au primit ordin să conserve pe cât posibil rezervele de oxigen. De asemenea, oamenii sunt sfătuiți să sune la 911 doar dacă este o „urgență absolută”.

Organizations: baseball Locations: baseball Los Angeles, Los Angeles

☆ Photos: Dodgers win 2020 World Series title
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-21 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to win the baseball World Series in Game 6 on Tuesday, October 27, in Arlington, Texas. The Los Angeles Dodgers closed out an unprecedented World Series with a 3-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday. The Dodgers and the Rays faced off during the coronavirus pandemic, making it a Fall Classic the likes of which we have never seen. This was the 20th World Series appearance for the Dodgers, who competed for the title in three of the last four years. It was just the second time the Rays made it to the World Series, which they won in 2008.

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