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“You think I’m not as good as I am? I’m going to try to prove you wrong."

How A's slugger Nick Kurtz, just a year out of college, handled the pressure of a rapid ascent, learned to be "OK with failure" and became the unanimous AL Rookie of the Year.

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The NL West will now feature one manager going straight from coaching in college to the pros and another who was a reliever for his team just three years ago.

Will be fascinating!

'Right Guy at the Right Time': Dodgers Turn to Yamamoto With Season on Line Yoshinobu Yamamoto has quickly earned a reputation for stepping up in big moments for the Dodgers. The biggest awaits in Game 6 of the World Series.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a 1.15 ERA over his last nine starts and a 1.54 ERA over his last five playoff starts.

He has risen to the occasion again and again, as the Dodgers envisioned.

Tonight, their season relies on it.

“Right guy at the right time.”

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'Live and Learn': 3 Years After Failure, Chris Bassitt Finding His Redemption Chris Bassitt's road to being a relief pitcher in the World Series wasn't an easy one, but he's carved out an important role with the Blue Jays.

After a wild-card failure with the Mets’ season on the line, Chris Bassitt hoped it could be a learning lesson.

He prayed for another chance like this.

On the three-year wait, another chance with “best friend” Max Scherzer and October redemption:

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Dodgers' Offense Searching for Answers After a Rookie Put Them on the Ropes The Dodgers' struggles at the plate has become an all-too-common refrain this postseason for a lineup teeming with All-Stars and MVPs.

The Dodgers shuffled their lineup.

It didn't matter.

They K'd 12 times against Trey Yesavage, October's breakout rookie, and have now scored four runs in their last 29 innings.

"It’s time for us, for the offense, to show up."

One day left to figure it out:

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Six hours, 39 minutes of baseball madness.

Shohei Ohtani reached nine times. Will Klein enjoyed a night he could not even dream up. Yoshinobu Yamamoto readied to enter two days after a complete game.

And to finish off an 18-inning World Series epic, guess who:

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Dodgers Dynasty? Another World Series Title Would Cement It. The Dodgers' sustained excellence already puts them in the dynasty conversation, but winning back-to-back titles and three in six years would seal it: "To do that, we've got to win it."

The Dodgers are in the Fall Classic for the fifth time in nine seasons, won it in '20 and '24 and have made the playoffs 13 straight years.

Some already consider this a dynasty.

Others?

"We go back-to-back...we can potentially talk about a dynasty."

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'Best Performance Ever': Ohtani Sends Dodgers to World Series With Two-Way Outing for the Ages Shohei Ohtani launched three home runs as a hitter and struck out 10 as a pitcher in an all-time great postseason performance to end a slump and send the Dodgers to the World Series.

Shohei Ohtani answered questions about the toll that pitching had on his hitting.

Then he responded with “the single best performance in the history of baseball” to send the Dodgers to the World Series.

“Must be fun to be him, huh?"

On a display for the ages:

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Brewers Searching For ‘A Little Spark’ as Dodgers Move One Win From Return to World Series The Milwaukee Brewers are facing a historic comeback attempt while the Dodgers are just one win away from returning to the World Series.

On the note from Pat Murphy, the “little spark” a lifeless offense is searching for and the tall task ahead for the Brewers, as the powerhouse Dodgers enter tonight with a chance to return to the World Series:

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Mookie Betts Authors New End to His Season at Shortstop: 'It Sort of Flipped for Him' After setting out to 'prove everybody wrong,' Mookie Betts developed into a Gold Glove finalist at shortstop and turned his season around at the most important time.

Back in February, Betts set out "to prove everybody wrong."

Eight months later, he's a Gold Glove shortstop finalist.

"I think the only person on this planet that believed that Mookie Betts would in this conversation," Dave Roberts just said, "was Mookie Betts."

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Well, here’s a first. Shohei Ohtani is taking BP on the field at Dodger Stadium.

Tough Love, Nicknames and 'Irish Chaos': Inside the Evolution of Pat Murphy From Arizona State to Milwaukee, Brewers manager Pat Murphy has always led in his own distinctive way, getting the most out of his overlooked players in the process.

He creates nicknames and “Irish chaos,” a master motivator who, in his own style, gets the most out of undervalued talents.

“They take on Murph’s personality.”

On the quirks, idiosyncrasies and evolution of Pat Murphy, as told by his players through the years:

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'Just a Thud:’ Chaos and Heartbreak for the Phillies -- Now Uncertainty Looms In mere seconds, the Phillies suffered one of the most chaotic losses in postseason history and now brace for big offseason moves.

Thirty minutes after the chaos, the shell-shocked looks and the empty gazes remained. This year was supposed to be different.

"Deep down in my heart, I felt that this was the team."

But the Phillies’ season went up in flames.

Now, a winter of change looms:

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An All-Star Slugger and a 'Mic Guy': Kyle Schwarber Has a Revered Presence It takes a lot of talent to be an All-Star slugger and provide leadership to bring teammates together. Kyle Schwarber brings it all to the Phillies.

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'He wants it': Have the Dodgers Found a Late-Inning Answer in Roki Sasaki? Sasaki's dazzling postseason debut finished off the Dodgers' wild-card sweep of the Reds as their offense overpowered and their rotation overwhelmed.

The Dodgers advanced to the NLDS — and, vitally, might have found the late-inning answer they need.

Enter Roki Sasaki.

“It feels like he wants it.”

“Wow. That’s really all you can say, is ‘wow.’”

“That guy is gross.”

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'We'll get back up': Depleted Astros Miss Playoffs, Marking End of an Era Has the golden era of Astros baseball officially been sealed, and is there hope for next season?

On the end of an era in Houston…

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Shohei Ohtani is Fully Hitting AND Pitching. What Should We Expect in October? Shohei Ohtani remains hot at the plate, while still finding his stride on the mount. So what will be his plan for the postseason?

The fastest Dodger to 100 home runs with the franchise also might be a playoff weapon on the mound.

On Shohei Ohtani, who at the end of a milestone week as a hitter will try to build off a landmark outing as a pitcher, and what his progress means for October:

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I know he dealt with some pitch tipping stuff, but what a fascinating year for Jesús Luzardo:

-10 starts of 6+ IP, 1 or 0 runs allowed
-6 starts of 5 or fewer IP, 4+ runs allowed

Still has an ERA over 4.00 on the year, but he has 7th-most Ks in MLB and a 2.32 ERA over last 5 starts.

Bad Habits Derailed Mookie Betts' Season. A New Mindset Might Salvage It. In a season with unexpected obstacles, a change in Mookie Betts' mindset might get the Dodgers back on track.

Bad habits led to Mookie Betts' worst year at the plate and an "X" next to all of his 2025 goals.

Except for one.

"Win"

Now on an 8-game hit streak entering a critical weekend, will a new mindset help salvage his season?

On his search for answers:

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We should probably be talking more, collectively, about Nathan Eovaldi's unreal season. Dude has a 1.38 ERA in 111 IP.

We've got a while to go, but the last player to finish a season with at least that many innings and that low of an ERA was Bob Gibson in 1968.

Surprised By The Brewers? How A Bunch of ‘Average Joes’ Are Among MLB's Best Despite a bottom-10 payroll, the Brewers are among MLB's best teams again extracting the most out of their talent.

The Milwaukee Brewers have won 35 of their last 48 games. They enter Wednesday tied for the best record in MLB, despite a bottom-10 payroll.

How "a bunch of Average Joes" are, yet again, exceeding all expectations:

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Who is Jacob Misiorowski? Rookie All-Star Chats Pokémon, Card Collection Jacob Misiorowski talks about his All-Star season, facing big league stars on the mound, and his Pokémon cards.

The Miz goes tonight looking to make it a W12 for the Brewers.

Before the All-Star Game, I chatted with the rookie standout about his Pokémon and sports card collections, late nights on eBay bidding for his card, a 'holy s---' moment vs. Nolan Arenado and more.

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The dugout at Dodger Stadium is approximately one Misiorowski tall

As Clayton Kershaw was leaving the press conference room, Pedro Martinez stopped him to congratulate him and say a few words: “I’m going to be waiting for you in Cooperstown.”

Hamptons to Cape Cod to 'Absolutely Nothing': How All-Stars Saw Their Plans Change Plans change and trips gets canceled -- especially for these MLB All-Star replacements.

There were 16 All-Star replacements named last week, which meant a bevy of travel alterations.

From a postponed trip to the Hamptons, to cancellations in Cape Cod and Miami, to no longer ordering in Chinese food in Milwaukee, how their plans changed:

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Bregman hopes to return by the end of the week. He will not play in the All-Star Game.

Soto?! Suzuki?! Every MLB Team's All-Star Snub, Including Some Head-Scratchers Every team’s biggest All-Star snub, ranked from 30 down to the most glaring omission in MLB.

Among those not voted onto an All-Star team:

-NL hits leader
-NL RBI leader
-NL saves leader
-NL 1B leader in OPS
-NL OF leader in OBP
-AL 3B leader in HR/RBI
-AL OF No. 2 in OPS

Every team's biggest snub, ranked from 30 down to the most glaring omission:

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There are, at this very moment, four players (min. 250 PA) with a 1.000+ OPS: Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and two catchers.

It is absurd what Cal Raleigh and Will Smith are doing this year.

The crowd keeps chanting "Jeter" for some reason, but I'm pretty sure that's Altuve.

Max Muncy said he’s looking at roughly six weeks out with the knee injury, which, while disappointing, is about best case scenario considering how it looked at the time. No structural damage.