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1:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Jerry Remy, a former player for the Boston Red Sox who later became part of the broadcast booth covering the team for NESN, died Saturday night at the age of 68. Remy had stepped away from his role as a NESN analyst for Red Sox games on Aug. 4

2:40 AM ET ATLANTA — At this moment in time, no human being on the planet has more self-esteem than Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario, who is easing into the role of postseason star like it’s gradually taking on the shape of his body. Rosario sat back casually at the podium after the Braves’ Game

12:11 AM ET The Atlanta Braves are one win away from their first World Series title since 1995 as they won Game 4 the way they’ve won all postseason: Clutch home runs and clutch relief pitching. The home run heroes were Dansby Swanson, who hit a 1-2 fastball from Cristian Javier out to right field

10:55 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Albert Pujols is set to fulfill a promise of playing in the Dominican Professional Baseball League this winter and said he wants to continue playing in the majors until “I feel I can’t play anymore.” Pujols, who was officially introduced Friday as the newest player on the

3:00 AM ET ATLANTA — Here it comes, the ultimate analytics move, another egregious attack on the heart of the game. After five no-hit innings in Game 3 of the World Series, manager Brian Snitker walked toward Ian Anderson in the Braves’ dugout and informed his starting pitcher that he was taking him out before

8:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Hank Aaron’s imprint is firmly stamped on the World Series. His No. 44 has been painted on the grass in center field at the Braves’ Truist Park all season. It remained in big, bold green for Friday night’s Game 3 against the Houston Astros. The impact of Aaron,

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images ATLANTA — Each of the next three days, a baseball stadium will dim its lights, thousands of people will illuminate the flashlights on their phones and they will

7:00 AM ET ON THE LAST day of the 2002 season, Sept. 29, I notched the 1,000th hit of my career, a single to left against the Marlins in Florida. My Philadelphia Phillies were about to head home under .500, so it felt nice to have something to celebrate. But that joy would be short-lived.

8:10 PM ET Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin has agreed to a three-year contract to become the San Diego Padres‘ new manager, a source confirmed to ESPN. The A’s had picked up his 2022 option but allowed him to interview for the Padres job. Melvin, 60, had been the A’s manager the past 11 seasons

2:00 AM ET HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve might not have the gaudy stats he’s used to this postseason but he continues to come up big in the bigger moments in October. Altuve went 2-for-5 with a home run, his 22nd career blast in the playoffs, as Houston won Game 2 of the

5:17 PM ET In Game 1 of the 2021 World Series, the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros saw a little bit of everything. Designated hitter Jorge Soler became the first player to lead off the top of the first inning with a home run. Adam Duvall helped his team stay hot in the third with

3:33 PM ET Associated Press Left-hander Tucker Davidson has replaced injured pitcher Charlie Morton on the Atlanta Braves‘ World Series roster. Major League Baseball announced the move before Game 2 between the Braves and Houston Astros on Wednesday night. Morton suffered a broken right fibula after he was struck on the lower right leg by

7:00 AM ET HOUSTON — IT’S CARLOS CORREA’s time. And the 2021 Astros are his team. The 27-year-old shortstop is on a mission to win another World Series as the leader of an often maligned Astros’ organization while the clock ticks to his free agency. So don’t expect him to back down now that the

2:35 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — Inside the training room of the visiting clubhouse at Minute Maid Park during Game 1 of the World Series, friends kept dropping by to apologize to Atlanta Braves pitcher Charlie

9:32 PM ET The 2021 World Series has arrived. The Atlanta Braves face the Houston Astros in Game 1 on Tuesday night. The Astros, with their sign-stealing scandal hanging over the past two years, are in their third Fall Classic in the past five seasons. The Braves return for the first time since 1999. Atlanta

6:45 PM ET Freddie Freeman‘s batting practice sessions, by his own admission, are the most boring in baseball. He does nothing but hit line drives into left field, over and over. Picture a slicing liner that barely clears the glove of a leaping shortstop and you’ll get the idea of each ball’s trajectory. And now

7:00 AM ET The 2021 World Series is set: The American League champion Houston Astros, making their third Fall Classic appearance in five years, face the National League champion Atlanta Braves, who just won their first pennant since 1999. Who is going to win it all — and how many games will it take? Who

7:36 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros are sticking to a theme they’ve mastered since returning to the national stage after their sign-stealing scandal came to light in 2019: They’re not out to prove anything — except that they’re the best team in baseball. They’ll get a chance to prove that beginning Tuesday when