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ESPN News Services Oct 22, 2024, 10:59 PM ET Fernando Valenzuela, the impetus behind “Fernandomania” while winning National League Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 as the Los Angeles Dodgers captured the world championship, has died at the age of 63. The Dodgers announced the news, saying Valenzuela died Tuesday

ESPN News Services Oct 22, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener against the New York Yankees. The right-hander opposes Gerrit Cole on Friday night at Dodger Stadium in a matchup of area natives. Flaherty is from nearby

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions NEW

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 22, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers had spent three years coveting Tommy Edman, which, when you think

Associated Press Oct 21, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — While not exactly a modern metric, Aaron Boone is convinced the New York Yankees have their highest kumbaya in years. “The closeness that these guys have with one another and that trite ‘playing for one another’ is palpable with this group,

Jeff Passan, ESPNOct 21, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Open Extended Reactions A few years from now, when the New York Mets have become the powerhouse they’re bound to be, they will look back on the 2024 season

Oct 20, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 World Series matchup is set, and it will be a star-studded showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. After the Yankees put away the Cleveland Guardians on Juan Soto‘s extra-innings home run in Game 5 of the ALCS on Saturday night,

Oct 20, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Saturday, the New York Yankees punched the first ticket to the World Series, beating the Cleveland Guardians in 10 innings. Now, the Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to do the same, with a 3-2 advantage over the New York Mets and in their return to

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets are down 3-2 to the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, facing two potential elimination games on the road, but they

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 20, 2024, 03:29 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Here’s the resume of one era for a certain big league baseball team. It’s

ESPN News Services Oct 19, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series — and first in 15 years — by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of

Oct 19, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After two thrilling matchups in Cleveland, the New York Yankees are one win away from their first World Series since 2009. The Yankees took two fairly routine games in the Bronx to start this series, but the Cleveland Guardians roared back at Progressive Field: After a

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 01:31 AM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — For an entire season, Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase provided something that even the best

ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating Cleveland 8-6 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Oct 18, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One team is one win from the World Series. Another is one win from turning their league championship series around. In the opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers have a 3-1 NLCS lead and can punch their ticket to the Fall Classic with a victory over the

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 12:58 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND

ESPN News Services Oct 18, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on Thursday night for a 3-1 lead in their

Oct 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Three of the teams in this year’s league championship series are expected to be major players in the Juan Soto free agent sweepstakes this winter: his current team, the New York Yankees, their crosstown rival New York Mets and the West Coast behemoth Los Angeles Dodgers.