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☆ Yankees, Dodgers to square off in World Series: 5 storylines to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Marc Carig | Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

For the first time in 43 years, two of baseball’s bluebloods are squaring off in the World Series. Finally, it will happen with Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani making their respective World Series debuts against one another. Of course, baseball’s postseason is often defined by upsets, and not since 2013 has the World Series featured a matchup of each league’s top team. The Juan Soto ShowcaseThe World Series begins Friday, which is Juan Soto’s 26th birthday. When the Yankees eliminated the Guardians on Saturday night, the last three clubs standing — the Dodgers, Yankees and Mets — were also one-two-three in payroll when the season began.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Shohei, Nick Cammett, Ohtani, Judge, he’s, Aaron Boone, Dave Roberts, Roberts ’, Roberts, Boone, Clay Holmes, Jason Miller, —, Anthony Volpe, Jazz Chisholm, Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto, Juan Soto’s, Soto, Tim Britton, there’s, Steve Cohen, Rustin Dodd, Sean M Organizations: Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, National League, American League, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Dodgers, Yankees, Baseball, NL, Mets, MLB, Kansas City Royals, East Locations: Los Angeles, pinstripes, Los Angeles and New York, Ohtani

☆ Los Angeles Dodgers defeat New York Mets in NLCS Game 6 to earn World Series berth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the World Series for the first time since 2020 after a 10-5 win over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series. THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE THE 2024 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/Ewz1tkLmYX — Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 21, 2024Both teams wasted no time getting the scoring started. The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the New York Yankees in the World Series and aim win the eighth title in the franchise's history. I think this is what the baseball world wanted.”The Dodgers won the World Series four years ago and have won seven championships.

Persons: Tommy Edman’s, Michael Kopech, Pete Alonso, Chris Taylor, Francisco Lindor, Sean Manaea, Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez, Edman, Anthony Banda, Jeff McNeil, Manaea, Phil Maton, Will Smith, Mark Vientos, Mark J, Terrill, Corey Seager, “, ” Edman, Dodger, Dave Roberts, “ We’ve, ” Roberts Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Dodgers, Dodger, Mets, ANGELES DODGERS, LEAGUE, The Dodgers, Los, LA, New York Yankees, Louis Cardinals, Fox Sports, ” Dodgers, NL Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ New York Yankees clinch first World Series berth since 2009
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The New York Yankees are World Series bound for the first time since 2009 after defeating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in extra innings of Game 5 of the AL Championship Series on Saturday. With the victory, the Yankees secured their 41st World Series appearance, marking a return to the Fall Classic after a 15-year absence, when they won their 27th championship. Right now we feel really good.”The Yankees now await the winner of the NLCS between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. The Dodgers hold a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 on Sunday in Los Angeles. In the 10th inning, catcher Austin Wells got the Yankees offense going, drawing a full-count walk off Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis.

Persons: Giancarlo Stanton Giancarlo Stanton, Juan Soto, Soto, ” Soto, ALCS Mary DeCicco, Tanner Bibee, Gleyber Torres, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Stanton, Babe Ruth, Austin Wells, Hunter Gaddis, Alex Verdugo, Brayan Rocchio, Torres, mashing, ” Boone, Soto’s, “ It’s, Luke Weaver, ’, Stephen Vogt, it’s Organizations: CNN, The New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Dodgers, New York Yankees, ALCS, Getty, Cleveland, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, ” Locations: Los Angeles . CLEVELAND , OH

☆ Juan Soto blasts the Yankees into the World Series with Game 5 win over Guardians: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Yankees acquired Juan Soto last winter to return them to the stage they once owned. Soto’s homer was the second by the Yankees in Game 5, after a two-run shot by series MVP Giancarlo Stanton off Tanner Bibee that tied the score in the sixth inning. pic.twitter.com/6R5fWpEg6I — New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 20, 2024“We had our ups, we had our downs,” general partner Hal Steinbrenner said on the TBS broadcast after holding aloft the AL championship trophy on the field. AdvertisementThe Yankees conquered Clase the previous two nights, but he rebounded in Game 5 against the same foes who humbled him earlier in the series. Stanton ripped a full-count slider — the only pitch Bibee left over the plate the whole at-bat.

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☆ Dodgers finish off Mets to clinch pennant and date with Yankees in World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Andy Mccullough | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

The relievers stitched together 27 outs against a Mets team that had appeared allergic to cardiac arrest this month. AdvertisementWhen Dodgers officials thought about Ohtani, they conjured fantasies about endless streams of revenue and a decade of contending for the World Series. For a few hours after the story broke, Dodgers team president Stan Kasten wondered if the team had built its future around a fraud. The Dodgers hung nine runs on the Mets in Game 1, eight in Game 3 and 10 in Game 4. In Game 6, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza turned to Sean Manaea, his best starter, who had quieted the Dodgers in Game 2.

Persons: Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Will Smith, Ohtani, Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman, hobbled, It’s, ” Roberts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Yamamoto, Friedman, Tyler Glasnow, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Ippei, Stan Kasten, Mizuhara, ” Ohtani, Will Ireton, Betts, Clayton Kershaw, Glasnow, Freeman, Ken Rosenthal, Rosenthal, Hernández, ” Hernández, “, ” Rosenthal, Carlos Mendoza, Sean Manaea, Michael Kopech, Teoscar, Edman, Max Muncy, Phil Maton, Smith, SMITH, HOMER 💪, odgers, ake Organizations: ANGELES, National League pennant, Los Angeles Dodgers, National League Division, Dodgers, The Dodgers, New York Mets, National League, Mets, New York Yankees, Dodger, San Diego, Tampa Bay Rays, National League West, Padres, The Athletic, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Manaea Locations: San, Los Angeles, Ohtani, tatters, San Diego, Queens

☆ New York Yankees are one win away from elusive World Series after holding off resilient Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 of ALCS
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The New York Yankees are just one victory away from reaching the franchise’s first World Series since 2009. Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan runs the bases against the New York Yankees. Fans at Progressive Field watching the Cleveland Guardians game against the New York Yankees on Friday. Nick Cammett/Getty ImagesAfter the game, Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt was asked about the team’s mindset ahead of a must-win game on Saturday. After the game, Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said the team was still focused on the task at hand.

Persons: Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, Emmanuel Clase, Clase, ” Stanton, David Dermer, Gleyber Torres, Soto, Cleveland, Austin Wells, Josh Naylor, Steven Kwan, Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisolm, Stanton, Jason Miller, Brayan Rocchio, Kwan, Jake Cousins, Aaron Boone, Clay Holmes, Holmes, David Fry, José Ramírez, Naylor, Fry, Mark Leiter Jr, Anthony Rizzo, Bo Naylor, Tommy Kahnle, Nick Cammett, Stephen Vogt, That’s, ” Vogt, don’t, ’, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, The New York Yankees, Yanks, Cleveland Guardians, American League, Yankees, ” New York Yankees, USA, Sports, Reuters, Jazz, Progressive, New York Yankees, Cleveland, AL Locations: ”, New York, Cleveland

☆ Guardians stun Yankees on walk-off home run in extra innings to stay alive in ALCS
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Cleveland led 3-1 in the eighth before Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer off All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase and Giancarlo Stanton followed with a solo drive. The Fry and Noel shots came after Judge and Stanton had connected for their homers, putting the Yankees up 4-3 against Clase. But the Guardians aren’t done, and still have a chance to end the longest World Series drought, stretching to 1948. The 30th postseason matchup between the Guardians and Yankees was another tightly contested matchup between two franchises who know each other well this time of year. Cleveland finally got some length from a starter as Matthew Boyd went five innings, the most Guardians manager Stephen Vogt has permitted this postseason.

Persons: Jhonkensy Noel, David Fry, Aaron Judge, Emmanuel Clase, Giancarlo Stanton, Lane Thomas, Luke Weaver, Noel, Bo Naylor, Clay Holmes, Brayan Rocchio, Naylor, Fry, Cleveland, Weaver, Rajai Davis ’, Aroldis Chapman, Stanton, Judge, MLB’s, Clase, Detroit’s Kerry Carpenter, Gleyber Torres, Eli Morgan, Juan Soto, Kyle Manzardo, Matthew Boyd, Stephen Vogt Organizations: CLEVELAND, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Detroit, Progressive, Yankees, Clase, Guardians Locations: Cleveland, York

☆ Yankees survive another late-inning thriller, lead Guardians 3-1 in ALCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

The Yankees built a 6-2 lead through six innings with homers by Juan Soto, Austin Wells and Giancarlo Stanton. Then the Yankees went to work again on Clase, and this time escaped Progressive Field with the win. Giancarlo Stanton is built for OctoberThe Yankees had runners on second and third with one out and Stanton in the batter’s box. This was Stanton’s third home run of the ALCS, tied for the second-most home runs in a single ALCS in franchise history. After striking out Fry, José Ramírez’s double to right scored Rocchio to slice the Yankees’ lead to 6-3.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND —, Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians ’, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Volpe, Alex Verdugo, Gleyber Torres, Clase, Luke Weaver, Tommy Kahnle, Juan Soto, Austin Wells, Giancarlo Stanton, Cleveland’s Bo Naylor, David Fry, Mark Leiter Jr, Leiter, Ian Hamilton, Josh Naylor, Stanton, Cade Smith, Tim Herrin, Rizzo, Smith, Babe Ruth, Aaron Judge, he’s, “, Aaron Boone, Giancarlo Stanton 😤 🎥, h., dou, nin Organizations: New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, American League, Yankees, Cleveland, Stanton

☆ David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel power Guardians to wild Game 3 ALCS comeback over Yankees: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementDavid Fry was the final hero on a night filled with them for the Guardians, who now trail two games to one. It was the first blown save in five playoff chances for Weaver, who has appeared in all seven of the Yankees’ postseason games. After Noel tied it up in the ninth, the Yankees left two runners on when Pedro Avila struck out Anthony Volpe to end the top of the 10th. Judge and Stanton took him deep and altered the course of the ALCS in a span of eight pitches in Game 3. Gaddis served up a two-run blast to Judge in Game 2, and Clase suffered the same fate in Game 3.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel CLEVELAND, David Fry, Jhonkensy Noel, Luke Weaver, Fry, Clay Holmes, ”, Aaron Boone, Lane Thomas, Stephen Vogt, Noel, Daniel Schneemann, Weaver, Emmanuel Clase, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Pedro Avila, Anthony Volpe, Bo Naylor, Holmes, sluggers, Noel, “, Stanton, Judge, Judge’s, Cleveland, Stanton —, Cleveland’s, Matthew Boyd, Cade Smith breezed, Tim Herrin, Hunter Gaddis, behemoths, Gaddis, Clase, Ian Hamilton, Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr, Boone, Leiter, Tommy Kahnle, Tim Hill, Jason Miller Organizations: New York Yankees, American League, Cleveland Guardians, Progressive, Guardians, ” Yankees, Yankees, Cleveland Locations: Baltimore, Cleveland

☆ MLB playoff viewership surges as big market stars vie for World Series
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jake Piazza | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The first game of the American League Championship Series on Monday night between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians saw an uptick of 4% from 2023, grossing 3.9 million viewers, according to a TNT Sports spokesperson. The championship series gains come right after four successful league division series for MLB and its broadcast partners. The American League Division Series averaged 3 million viewers, a more than 20% increase from 2023, according to TNT Sports. Viewership for the National League Division Series rose too, with game four in each series climbing from 2022. The Yankees have a 2-0 game lead against the Guardians, and the Mets-Dodgers series is tied at 1-1.

Persons: Rob Manfred, Ohtani, Aaron Judge, ” Eldridge, Todd Boehly, CNBC’s Scott Wapner, ”, Jose Ramirez Organizations: League, National League, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Fox Sports ’, Fox Sports, American League, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, TNT Sports, New, NFL, MLB, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, “, Dodgers, Yankees, Major League Baseball, Mets, Guardians, Kansas City Royals

One of the nation's most prominent and influential couples shared the spotlight with baseball's postseason Monday night as the New York Yankees opened the American League Championship Series at home. Major League Baseball posted video of pop juggernaut Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce, a tight end for the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, in the stands, after previously announcing they would be in attendance. Swift and Kelce have become a mainstay of high-profile sporting events, particularly in New York City. More recently, Swift was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 7 to support the Chiefs as they defeated the New Orleans Saints, 26-13, at home. Late last year, the Eras Tour became the highest-grossing tour in history, surpassing $1 billion, according to the concert industry publication Pollstar.

Persons: juggernaut Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Arthur Ashe, Italy's Jannik, Taylor Fritz, Swift's, Kelce Organizations: New York Yankees, American League, Major League Baseball, NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, National League, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, U.S, Chiefs, Super, Arrowhead, New, New Orleans Saints Locations: New York City, Australia, Las Vegas, New Orleans

☆ Aaron Judge hits first HR of playoffs as Yankees take 2-0 ALCS lead over Guardians: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Tyler Kepner | Chris Kirschner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementAaron Judge brought in the Yankees’ first runs in unconventional ways, and their last runs with one big swing. The Yankees’ Gerrit Cole wasn’t much better, leaving with one out in the fifth after giving up six hits and four walks. Aaron Judge finally breaks throughFor just the third time in his career, the hitter before Judge was intentionally walked. Cleveland brought in reliever Cade Smith to face Judge in a situation that could have broken the game open for the Yankees. Judge sent a towering fly ball into Monument Park in straightaway center field for a two-run home run, giving the Yankees a 6-2 lead.

Persons: Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Zack Meisel, Aaron Judge, Bryan Rocchio, Juan Soto, Judge, Hunter Gaddis, Gleyber Torres, Tanner Bibee, Gerrit Cole wasn’t, Chase Headley, Bibee, Soto, Cleveland, Cade Smith, Judge’s, Beer, Anthony Rizzo, Tim Herrin, Emmanuel Clase, It’s, Stephen Vogt, Alex Cobb, Vogt, Vogt didn’t, Smith, wasn’t, Erik Sabrowski, Gaddis, Gerrit Cole, Cole, Boone, Lane Thomas, Clay Holmes, Tim Hill, Hill, lefties Will Brennan, Andrés, Brennan’s groundout, Giménez, Holmes, Austin Hedges, …, Bo Naylor, David Fry, Naylor, Fry, Jazz Chisholm, Mary DeCicco Organizations: New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, American League, Yankees, Cleveland, Chicago White Sox, Judge, Yankee, Guardians, Hedges Locations: Bronx, Cleveland, Holmes

☆ ALCS Game 1: New York Yankees power past wild Cleveland Guardians
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Cantillo threw an AL postseason record four wild pitches, two of which allowed runs to score to hand the Yankees a 3-0 advantage. At the end of the day, it’s a team effort and we showed up today.”Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón throws against the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS. Cleveland threatened to make it a game in the top of the eighth, hitting three consecutive singles off Yankees reliever Tim Hill. With the tying run at the plate, Yankees manager Aaron Boone turned to closer Luke Weaver for the last five outs. After allowing a walk in the top of ninth inning, Weaver struck out the next three batters, securing his fourth save of the postseason and the Yankees victory.

Persons: CNN — Juan Soto, Carlos Rodón, Soto, Alex Cobb, Cobb –, –, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Volpe, Stephen Vogt, Joey Cantillo, Cantillo, ” Soto, “ It’s, it’s, Wendell Cruz, Rodón, Brayan, Rodon’s, “, ” Rodón, Gerrit, Cole, ” Stanton, Cleveland, Tim Hill, Steven Kwan’s grounder, Aaron Boone, Luke Weaver, Weaver, Will Brennan, José Ramírez, Tanner Bibee, Gerrit Cole Organizations: CNN, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, American League, Yankee, New York, Yankees, Guardians, USA, Sports, Reuters, AL, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Locations: New, Kansas City, Cleveland

☆ With Yankees and Mets both headed to the LCS, ‘a fun time in New York’ awaits
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

They are the second MLB team to earn an invitation to the league championship series and, yes, they’re aware of the other: the New York Mets. In the 55 seasons of LCS play, this will be just the third to feature both the Yankees and Mets. You might remember the others: 1999, when only the Yankees won, and 2000, when New York City had the World Series all to itself. We’re still hungry — at least in New York, where the World Series seemed like a birthright in the years before expansion. From Game 1 in 1949 through Game 2 in 1957, 44 of a possible 48 World Series games took place in New York.

Persons: Bernie Williams, Aaron Judge, “ It’s, ” Judge, “, Williams, Mike Piazza’s, —, I’ve, haven’t, Aaron Boone, Jon Berti, Oswaldo Cabrera, Austin Wells, “ That’s, ”, that’s, what’s, you’re, Carlos Mendoza, ” Boone, he’s, Boone, Pete Alonso, Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, they’ll, Brendan Kuty, Jim McIsaac Organizations: New York Yankees, Shea, Yankees, Kansas City Royals, American League, MLB, New York Mets, Mets, New, Giants, Dodgers, Cleveland, Houston Astros, AL, Guardians, Tigers, Houston, Kansas City, Royals, Phillies Locations: KANSAS, Kansas City, snagging, New York, New York City, Bronx, Cleveland, Atlanta, Milwaukee

☆ Gerrit Cole in control as New York Yankees clinch ALCS spot with win over Kansas City Royals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The New York Yankees clinched an American League Championship Series (ALCS) spot on Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals which saw them take the American League Division Series (ALDS) by the same score. Starter Gerrit Cole was the game’s dominant force, giving up just one run and six hits across seven innings, striking out four. The victory sees New York advance to the 19th Championship Series in its history, four more than any other franchise. Kansas City, meanwhile, has now lost its last nine games at Kauffman Stadium. It was the closest Kansas City would come, Aaron Judge recording the final out in the ninth to send New York through.

Persons: Gerrit Cole, “ We’re, AL Cy Young, “, Clay Holmes, Luke Weaver, Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto’s, Torres, Giancarlo Stanton, Maikel Garcia, Anthony Volpe –, Vinnie Pasquantino, Cy Young, Jamie Squire, Tommy Pham, Kyle Isbel, Soto, Aaron Judge, ”, ‘ It’s, ’ Organizations: CNN, The New York Yankees, American, Kansas City Royals, American League, AL Cy, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Bronx Bombers, San Diego Padres, Kauffman, Royals, New York, Kansas City, Cy, “, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers Locations: York, Kansas City, New York

☆ Far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit settles 2020 defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia election workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Washington CNN —Gateway Pundit, the far-right conspiracy site, has settled a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers who were falsely accused of rigging the 2020 results. The Gateway Pundit, infamous for publishing extremely partisan and sensationalized material, often dabbles in baseless right-wing conspiracy theories. The company tried to declare bankruptcy in April, saying the 2020 defamation cases were threatening its solvency. Gateway Pundit is appealing that ruling. Freeman, Moss and Giuliani have a major hearing on the debt-collection efforts scheduled for next week in federal court in New York.

Persons: Ruby Freeman, Shae Moss, Rudy Giuliani, Jim Hoft, Donald Trump, Freeman, Moss, Giuliani, CNN’s Katelyn Polantz Organizations: Washington CNN —, Trump, CNN, New York Yankees Locations: Georgia, Decemeber, New York

☆ Yankees ride strong performance from Gerrit Cole over Royals, advance to ALCS: Takeaways
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Rustin Dodd | Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

The Yankees will host Games 1 and 2 of this ALCS and, if needed, Games 6 and 7. Yankees veterans show upWhen the Yankees needed them most, their veterans finally showed up en masse. Then the baseball fell to earth, dropping harmlessly into the glove of Yankees right fielder Juan Soto, just in front of the fence. According to the official scorer at Kauffman Stadium, the wind was blowing from right field to left field at 6 mph at first pitch. Not at Kauffman Stadium, where the power alleys are 387 feet from home plate and straight-away right field is more than 370 feet away.

Persons: Rustin Dodd, Tyler Kepner, Chris Kirschner, Brendan Kuty, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto’s, Jon Berti, Torres, Alex Verdugo, Aaron Judge, Austin Wells, Giancarlo Stanton —, —, Gerrit Cole, Cole, Kyle Isbel, Juan Soto, MJ Melendez, Royals ’, Matt Quatraro, Lucas Erceg, Michael Wacha, Quatraro, Erceg, Soto, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Volpe, Yuli Gurriel, Jazz Chisholm, Chisholm, “, ”, Chisholm, Michael Massey, Maikel Garcia, Garcia, Volpe, Bobby Witt Jr, Vinnie Pasquantino, Mary DeCicco Organizations: Brendan Kuty KANSAS CITY, American League, New York Yankees, Yankees, Kansas City Royals, Kauffman, Tigers, Royals, Yankee, — Sportsnet, Kansas City Locations: Brendan Kuty KANSAS, Cleveland, Detroit, Texas, Houston, Austin, Kansas

☆ Famed Cuban, MLB pitcher Luis Tiant dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Close | Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Renowned Cuban baseball player Luis Tiant died Tuesday at his home in Maine, according to the Boston Red Sox. Tiant played for Cleveland, Minnesota, Boston, the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh before finishing his career with the California Angels. Rich Pilling/MLB Photos/Getty Images“Luis had the kind of unforgettable presence that made you feel like you were part of his world,” said John Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, where Tiant played from 1971-78. Tiant was inducted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997 and was a three-time MLB All-Star. My friend and teammate, Luis Tiant, passed away,” Tiant’s former teammate and nine-time All-Star Fred Lynn posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Persons: CNN —, Luis Tiant, “ El, Tiant, Rich Pilling, “ Luis, ”, John Henry, Luis, Fred Lynn Organizations: CNN, Boston Red Sox, MLB, Cleveland, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh, California Angels, Red Sox, American League, Red Sox Hall of Fame Locations: Cuban, Maine, Cleveland , Minnesota, Boston

It's been quite a year for NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns. This week it became official that Towns, the Minnesota Timberwolves 7-foot center/forward, will be playing for the New York Knicks. And in May, KAT — as he’s known — was named the 2023-24 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion “for his voting rights advocacy as well as his work across the justice and education systems,” the NBA said. Towns’ advocacy helped pass legislation ensuring formerly incarcerated people in Minnesota could exercise their right to vote. But it has all come full circle since he has represented the Dominican Republic in several international basketball championships, including the FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Persons: It's, Karl, Anthony Towns, KAT, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Champion “, Towns, —, he’d Organizations: NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Jabbar Social, Knicks, Dominican, GO Ministries, —, New York Yankees, FIBA Basketball, NBC Locations: Minnesota, Towns, ”, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Learn moreThe 2024 MLB Playoffs are here, and the month-long run-up to the World Series kicks off with a slate of Wild Card games. Whether you're looking to live stream a game or you just want to know what channel it's on, we've got you covered. How to watch the MLB Playoffs in the USThe MLB Playoffs will be spread across several networks: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, FOX, FS1, and TBS. However, many ABC MLB games are simulcast on ESPN3 (which comes with Sling) and several FOX MLB games, with the exception of the World Series, are simulcast on FS1. Sling TV Subscription For just the essentials without any extra fluff, Sling TV is the streaming service you're looking for.

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☆ ‘Today there is crying in baseball’: Athletics bid farewell to Oakland with one final victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The stadium is set to become the home for USL Championship League soccer team Oakland Roots starting in 2025. In a letter addressed to the fans ahead of the final home series, A’s owner John Fisher reflected on the team’s legacy in Oakland. “The A’s are part of the fabric of Oakland, the East Bay, and the entire Bay Area,” Fisher wrote. Countless dedicated staff members and Oakland Coliseum employees have poured their hearts into this team, and their efforts have meant so much to our community. The Oakland Coliseum sits in third place for the most no-hitters thrown (12), with the last being a perfect game by the New York Yankees’ Domingo German in 2023.

Persons: Hall, Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, Dave Stewart, Barry Zito, Mason Miller, Travis Jankowski, ”, Ezra Shaw, Mark Kotsay, “, Kotsay, who’s, ” Kotsay, Let’s, Oakland A's Jacob Wilson, Oakland Coliseum Ezra Shaw, John Fisher, Fisher, ” Fisher, Lew Wolff, Oakland Coliseum Eakin, New York Yankees ’ Domingo, Dallas Braden, Peggy Lindsey Organizations: CNN, Athletics, Texas Rangers, “, Coliseum, Hall of Famer, Rangers, Las Vegas, Oakland, West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, Minor League, Sacramento, Cats, Major League Baseball, NFL’s Raiders, Sin City, Oakland A's, Oakland Coliseum, Getty, AFC, USL Championship League, Oakland Roots, Howard, Oakland Coliseum Eakin Howard, Raiders, New York Yankees ’, Mariners Locations: Oakland, West Sacramento’s, Las Vegas, Sin, Bay, Seattle

☆ Nuggets, Avalanche launch streaming service, with some games aired on local broadcast stations
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Local fans of the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado Avalanche will have some new ways to watch their teams' games this season. Beginning this season, there will be 20 Nuggets and 20 Avalanche games on Tegna's free local over-the-air broadcasts, 9NEWS and My20. The platform will give fans in the Denver media market access to all Avalanche and Nuggets games for $19.95 a month. Stars games will be available on streaming service Victory+ this season, and the local Ducks games will be available via Victory+ and a local over-the-air broadcast. These pay TV contracts help support the billions of dollars in fees that the networks pay professional sports leagues to air their games.

Persons: Nikola Jokic, Bones Hyland, Norman Powell, Stan Kroenke's, Tegna, It's, Steve Smith, Gray Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Crypto.com Arena, NHL's Colorado Avalanche, Kroenke Sports, Entertainment, Denver's NBA, NHL, Avalanche, Nuggets, NBA, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Sports, DirecTV, Fubo, Communications, Comcast, Dish, Entertainment's KSE Media Ventures, CNBC, Bally Sports, Diamond Sports, Dallas Stars, Anaheim Ducks, Ducks, Dallas Mavericks, New Orleans Pelicans, Tegna, Pelicans, Mavericks, YES, New York Yankees, MSG Networks, New York Knicks, NHL's New York Rangers Locations: Los Angeles, Denver, Prague, North America, NBCUniversal

☆ Rudy Giuliani owes $300,000 to firm that worked on his bankruptcy case, judge says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But Lane is giving the accounting firm nearly all it sought. “There was an alarming and inappropriate lack of financial transparency by the debtor … which led to the need for this work,” Lane said at a court hearing on Tuesday. Giuliani dropped his bankruptcy case over the summer as the federal judge grew impatient with his lack of financial transparency. Global Data Risk has also been in court trying to collect quickly because the company was brought in to investigate Giuliani’s wealth on behalf of his creditors. Much of the company’s work never became public because Giuliani ended his bankruptcy prematurely.

Persons: Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Giuliani, Sean Lane, Lane, ” Lane, Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss, Freeman, Moss Organizations: CNN, Former New York City Mayor, New York Yankees Locations: White Plains , New York, Georgia, New, Manhattan, Florida

☆ Five Tufts University lacrosse players remain hospitalized after Navy SEAL-style workout
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three men’s lacrosse players at Tufts University remain hospitalized after a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout with a Navy SEAL graduate left them with a dangerous condition called rhabdomyolysis, the university said. A spokesperson for the university previously said five remained hospitalized. All have been evaluated by medical professionals, with a total of nine requiring hospitalization for rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo),” Collins said in an updated statement Monday. “The university continues to closely monitor the condition of the team, and some individual team members have been medically cleared to resume training,” Collins said. “A typical time of year when we see it in athletes is in the off-season, or getting ramped back up,” Sikka, who also serves as a team physician for the New York Yankees, told CNN.

Persons: BUD, Patrick Collins, ” Collins, ”, Dr, Shruti Gupta, “, Robby Sikka, ” Sikka, Sikka, it’s, CNN’s Meg Tirrell Organizations: CNN, Tufts University, SEAL, Tufts, Navy SEAL, Media Relations, Cleveland Clinic, Brigham, Women’s, WCVB, Professional Tennis Players, New York Yankees

☆ Shohei Ohtani’s 50-50 is just the latest chapter in an extraordinary season for the Los Angeles Dodgers star
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —It was perhaps fitting that Shohei Ohtani should achieve one of baseball’s most remarkable feats with an out-of-this-world performance. But despite being kept away from the mound, Ohtani has had a phenomenal debut season with the Dodgers. Ohtani smacks his 50th home run of the season, and with it, earns the first 50/50 in MLB history. Megan Briggs/Getty ImagesEven without pitching this season, Ohtani is still the odds-on favorite to win the NL MVP award, potentially the first to do so having played solely as a designated hitter (DH). A betrayal off the fieldAll the while, Ohtani’s record-breaking season on the diamond has come against the backdrop of off-field challenges.

Persons: Ohtani –, ”, “, –, Aaron Judge, Ohtani, Megan Briggs, Shawn Green, Ronald Acuña Jr, Alex Rodriguez, Raul Mondesi, Matt Kemp, Dave Roberts, Yoshimasa Hayashi, ” Hayashi, Ippei Mizuhara, Mizuhara, Damian Dovarganes, Mizuhara – Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Major League Baseball’s, League MVP, Marlins, Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, National League West, NL West, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, MLB, ” Dodgers, City of Angels, US Department of Justice, Dodger Locations: Asia, South Korea, Santa Ana , California

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