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Long game: Eovaldi returns to WS as G1 starter
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Thursday, 26 October 2023 18:31
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsARLINGTON, Texas -- Five years after his legendary relief appearance in the longest game in World Series history, Nathan Eovaldi is finally getting the opportunity start a game in the Fall Classic.The 33-year-old right hander will take the ball in Game 1 for the American League champion Texas Rangers, who host the upstart Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 1…
D-backs fueled by doubters, keeping 'receipts'
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Thursday, 26 October 2023 18:31
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsARLINGTON, Texas -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have defied the odds every step of the way in making it to the World Series, using naysayers' doubts as fuel."If you're in any sort of competitive field and somebody tells you [that] you can't do something or they think somebody can do it better than you, I think that's kind of…
'He transcended eras': What Dusty Baker means to baseball
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Thursday, 26 October 2023 17:39
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDusty Baker's Hall of Fame speech is going to be a doozy, because the man can drop more big names than anyone. He does it without trying, drawing from an anecdotal memory that covers most of a century. He played against Hoyt Wilhelm, a Hall of Fame pitcher born in 1922, and managed against Evan Carter, born in…
Source: Brewers' Counsell to interview with Mets
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023 17:28
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMilwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell is interviewing for the same position with the New York Mets, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday.Counsell, who just finished the final season of his contract, has led the Brewers to a 707-625 mark since becoming manager in 2015. If he were to be hired by the Mets, Counsell would be…
Scherzer says cut thumb won't interfere with WS
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Wednesday, 25 October 2023 17:28
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsARLINGTON, Texas -- Max Scherzer has a cut on the thumb of his pitching hand that he doesn't think will hinder him from playing in the World Series.The Texas Rangers starter had a Band-Aid on the inside of his right thumb near the nail before throwing a bullpen session Wednesday, two days before the World Series opener against…
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